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Investigative Novel Questions Mysterious Death of da Vinci

“What the heck is going on in Leonardo’s message!” In a masterful work with particular appeal for amateur sleuths, historians and art aficionados, author D. Allen Henry has crafted a thoughtful novel, Killing Genius: The Mysterious Last Days of Leonardo da Vinci, based around the premise that Leonardo da Vinci’s…

Jim AlkonNovember 19, 2024

Author Spotlight

Based on Real-Life History, a Search for Justice Hits Home for Author

More and more, there's been a growing discussion of trauma — of the ways it weighs on an individual, coloring their every experience. But less discussed is the effect of trauma not on a person, but a place. Ashby Jones' historical novel, The Little Bird, leads that very discussion. Full…

BookTribNovember 18, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Continued Battle for Freedom in Revolutionary Haiti

“Freedom is born from the resilience of those who dare to dream.” Triumph To Tragedy Book Four: The Clash of Pétion & Christophe by Daniel J.D. Bayard is an entertaining and enlightening novel that reveals the secret lives of some of Haiti’s greatest revolutionary figures. As the fourth book in…

Katie BloomerNovember 13, 2024

Fiction

Historical Novel Explores NY’s First Social Club for Women

The Colony Club is the epitome of what historical fiction should be, as the genre all too often misses the mark, riddled with anachronisms or carelessly blatant errors. Author Shelley Noble deftly balances clearly identified actual people, places and events with plausible vibrant fictional characters portrayed in a lively story…

Linda HitchcockNovember 7, 2024

Miscellany

Giving a Name to the Nameless in History

In the early days of the Jamestown colony, a woman was murdered and cannibalized by her husband. In the written accounts she is never named other than by her husband's name. The infamous John Smith even jokes about the manor and motivation for her death: "And one amongst the rest…

Alena BruzasOctober 30, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Journey of Sacrifice and Freedom in the Texas Revolution

“He was more interested in being on the tip of the arrow, out there on the edge, where the excitement was. Texas was now on the edge.” Dive into the historical battle of the Alamo in this fact-based fictional account of revolution on the plains of the Midwest. Told with…

Michael FerryOctober 30, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

Bruce Lee, Defying Stereotypes, and the Catharsis of Writing

Most writers embark on projects with a clear sense of what they want to say, often revisiting familiar characters, themes and settings. When my publisher agreed to launch Johnny Delivers, a standalone sequel to the award-winning Letters From Johnny, they likely had no idea of the deeper struggles I had…

Wayne NgOctober 28, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Historic Sicilian Saga Reveals Mafia’s Clandestine Beginnings

Fans of epic, swashbuckling adventure are in for a treat! With the arrival of Sicilian Avengers by Luigi Natoli — translated for the first time in English by Stephen Riggio — the intrigues of an eighteenth century Sicilian noble family and the secret sect dedicated to protecting the people finally…

Peggy KurkowskiOctober 22, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Detailed Exploration of Medieval Life — With a Unique Twist

What would you do if you could suddenly live hundreds of years? What would your future look like? Would you even know where to start? Anthony Hamer answers these questions and more in M Was Twenty August 1346, a historical novel that’s sure to excite every reader’s imagination. An Unexpected…

Katie BloomerOctober 21, 2024

Fiction

Parisian Tale of Love and Ambition in “Mademoiselle Eiffel”

The Eiffel Tower, chosen as the symbol of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, is adorned with the Olympic Rings called “The Spectaculars,” in the official colors by day and lit in white at night. They were installed between the first and second floors several weeks before the opening ceremonies…

Linda HitchcockOctober 21, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Madeline Martin on Wartime Resilience, Motherhood and the Power of Books

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

Blaine DesantisOctober 16, 2024

Thrillers

Search for Stolen Art Leads to Battle of the Bulge in This WWII-Era Mystery

James R. Benn returns with an action-packed addition to his best-selling WWII-based Billy Boyle mystery series with The Phantom Patrol. The Boston native ex-cop detective returns as investigator and crime solver assigned to “Uncle Ike’s” staff. His distant cousin is General Dwight David Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied…

Linda HitchcockOctober 10, 2024

Recommended Thrillers

The Love Affair That Nearly Tore Apart World War I-Era Britain

Robert Harris, best-selling author, television correspondent and journalist for the Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph has written Precipice, an exceptional work of historical fiction. It is a stunning, revelatory and utterly fascinating account of the secret largely epistolary love affair between Liberal Party Prime Minister H.H. (Henry Herbert) Asquith and…

Linda HitchcockOctober 9, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Literary Exploration of Love, Life and Coming-of-Age

Everything is changing, evolving, and devolving no matter how hard we try to add meaning or substance. Truth is fleeting. Such a Nice Girl is a profound, literary exploration of life, love, and a number of themes, in the setting of a rural New England town. In the tradition of…

Michael FerryOctober 4, 2024

Fiction Recommended

New Take on “Oliver Twist” Brings Unlikely Characters to the Front

“As long as there is a piece of the story out there the story is never truly finished.” Whether you’re a longtime Dickens fan seeking a continuation of a beloved story, or someone who is looking for a revision of a story that didn’t quite strike the right chord, Out…

Megan BeauregardOctober 2, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Legacy of Secrets and Survival Spanning Generations

A Wolff in the Family is a sweeping historical saga of a family’s life, hardships, travels, scandals and secrets. Fans of Kristen Hannah’s The Four Winds and Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses will be captivated by this multigenerational tale that is based on the true story of author Francine Falk-Allen’s…

Megan BeauregardOctober 2, 2024

Investigative Novel Questions Mysterious Death of da Vinci

Based on Real-Life History, a Search for Justice Hits Home for Author

A Continued Battle for Freedom in Revolutionary Haiti

A Journey of Sacrifice and Freedom in the Texas Revolution

Bruce Lee, Defying Stereotypes, and the Catharsis of Writing

Historic Sicilian Saga Reveals Mafia’s Clandestine Beginnings

Detailed Exploration of Medieval Life — With a Unique Twist

Books & Looks Podcast: Madeline Martin on Wartime Resilience, Motherhood and the Power of Books

The Love Affair That Nearly Tore Apart World War I-Era Britain

A Literary Exploration of Love, Life and Coming-of-Age

New Take on “Oliver Twist” Brings Unlikely Characters to the Front

A Legacy of Secrets and Survival Spanning Generations

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