20th century historical fiction

4 Historical Novels That Burn Down Stereotypes of Lawless Women

For ages we’ve devoured stories about gangsters and cowboys, thieves and pirates, and all manner of scoundrels, but they nearly always feature male protagonists. Suddenly, there’s a rise in novels featuring women on the other side of the law, their trials and adventures, and it made me think about the…

Heather WebbMarch 1, 2024

Fiction

Wronged Women Pulled Into World of Wealthy Antique Collector in Historical Mystery

After six years of waiting, will justice be served? Kate Quinn and Janie Chang are the masters of historical fiction, and they take us on another whirlwind journey in The Phoenix Crown. This time, it's set in San Francisco in 1906. We follow Gemma and Suling, two women of very…

Lydia LefevreFebruary 13, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Abandoned in Axis Territory, Married Secret Agents Must Survive the War — And Reveal Its Secrets

Trust No One (TMR Press) pulls readers into historic events and clandestine locations across Europe in a search for the conspirators behind a high-profile assassination that could change the course of World War II. Accomplished author Glenn Dyer crafts a thrilling tale that moves through ancient crypts of Algiers and…

Michael FerryFebruary 12, 2024

Thrillers

Tananarive Due Tackles History’s Horrors, Heroes and “Haints” in “The Reformatory”

Tananarive Due’s new novel, The Reformatory, had an auspicious publication date: October 31st. It’s long been said that the line between the living and the dead is at its thinnest on Halloween night—a belief fitting of her story, given the ghosts (or “haints”) she resurrects within its pages. A seven-plus…

John B. ValeriNovember 21, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Porcelain Maker by Sarah Freethy (St. Martin’s Press) Dear Reader, I’ve always been fascinated by the lives of artists, so when I came across the kitsch, white porcelain of Allach I was determined to find out…

AuthorBuzzNovember 6, 2023

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“The Fervor” Depicts the Horrors of Japanese Internment During WWII

Set in 1944 as World War II rages on, The Fervor (Putnam) by Alma Katsu, follows Meiko and her young daughter Aiko as they endure life in an internment camp where a mysterious disease is spreading like wildfire. What starts as a cold quickly turns into fits of violence, aggression…

Lydia LefevreApril 27, 2022

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A Murder Mystery Full of Art and Intrigue in 1960s Manhattan

Once upon a time, Thomas Hart Benton was a household name, known widely as America’s foremost Regionalist painter. A prolific chronicler of the nation during the good and bad times of the 1920s through World War II, the Kansas City native studied art in Paris and New York City and…

Claudia KeenanMarch 1, 2021

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Visit the Big Apple Through the Pages of These 5 Great Reads

One of my favorite parts of writing any book is the research. I love to wade into pages and pages about a particular event or person and trek to the location to immerse myself in the sounds, sights and smells of it. When the research is paired with one of…

Heather WebbFebruary 3, 2022

4 Historical Novels That Burn Down Stereotypes of Lawless Women

Abandoned in Axis Territory, Married Secret Agents Must Survive the War — And Reveal Its Secrets

Tananarive Due Tackles History’s Horrors, Heroes and “Haints” in “The Reformatory”

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

“The Fervor” Depicts the Horrors of Japanese Internment During WWII

A Murder Mystery Full of Art and Intrigue in 1960s Manhattan

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