World War II Historical Fiction

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Capturing a Time, an Emotion, and Your Attention

There’s so much to love about a novel that gives us insight into what it was like to be a woman during a certain time in history. Even better if that time was pivotal, unforgettable and hovering on the brink of seismic shifts that will leave the world forever changed.…

Jessica StrawserJuly 22, 2021

Fiction

Kat Devereaux Brings Italy’s Forgotten Resistance to Life in “Daughter of Genoa”

“He who saves a single life saves the entire world” – The Talmud Author Kat Devereaux has written an impressive second work of historical fiction with Daughter of Genoa. The plot centers on protagonist Anna Levi Pastorino, a half-Jewish widow whose existence in Genoa in 1944 is precarious. Believing blame…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 28, 2026

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S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

After reading S. Kirk Walsh’s piece that ran in the New York Times this past January, “How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music,” I was eager to read her new novel, The Elephant of Belfast (Counterpoint). Having also studied with E.L. Doctorow at NYU…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 5, 2021

Fiction Giveaways

BookTrib Giveaway: Two New Tales of Intrigue in Women’s Fiction

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BookTribSeptember 2, 2021

Fiction

Fictional Telling of FDR’s Maid, the Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

Shara Moon is making a mighty splash with her debut in historical fiction: Let Us March On. The novel introduces a broader community of readers to Lizzie McDuffie, one of America’s “hidden figures”, who made a quiet difference in the early Civil Rights Movement by way of having the ear…

Linda HitchcockMarch 13, 2025

Fiction Giveaways

BookTrib Giveaway: A Book to Make You Laugh, a Book to Make You Cry

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BookTribMarch 24, 2022

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

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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Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

"Quinn manages to give her readers something that’s both engaging because it’s well written and exciting because it’s grounded in truth." —∞— Amid WWII, can Lady Death, a quiet bookworm turned lethal sniper, hit her mark? Based on an incredible true story, Kate Quinn’s latest novel, The Diamond Eye (William…

Lydia LefevreApril 18, 2022

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

Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Cracking the Code: K.D. Alden’s Thrilling Tale of America’s First Female Cryptologist

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a 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 reviews…

Blaine DesantisJune 12, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Historian Weaves Gripping Tale of Fight for Freedom in Post-WWII Novel

Berlin, 1948. A war-ravaged city lies in ruins as the victorious Allied powers guard their separate occupation zones and work toward reinstituting Berlin’s infrastructure and economy. But when the Soviet Union brazenly imposes a blockade upon the Western sectors, it will precipitate the heroic and herculean effort known as the…

Peggy KurkowskiMarch 27, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Lost and Found: The Battle for Art in WWII’s Darkest Hours

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a 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 reviews…

Blaine DesantisFebruary 7, 2024

Listicles

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with hope. Each powerfully reminds us: though war shatters worlds, the…

Katie BloomerAugust 22, 2025

Fiction

Debut “When Sleeping Women Wake” Is a Love Letter to the Forgotten Women of War

It’s no secret that MANY millennials view historical fiction as their favorite genre, and I can confirm this theory. The older I get, the more I want to expand my horizons from World War II-occupied Europe stories (though those are still fabulous, don’t get me wrong) to new periods, different…

Lydia LefevreJuly 1, 2025

Author Spotlight

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

What does it mean to come of age in a world where truth itself is a battlefield? Through shifting timelines and converging fates, The Threads Remain wrestles with identity, morality, and the haunting legacies of war. In this Q&A with author Glenn Shapiro, we step beyond the page to uncover…

BookTribAugust 27, 2025

World War II Historical Fiction

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

BookTrib Giveaway: Two New Tales of Intrigue in Women’s Fiction

BookTrib Giveaway: A Book to Make You Laugh, a Book to Make You Cry

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

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

Books & Looks Podcast: Cracking the Code: K.D. Alden’s Thrilling Tale of America’s First Female Cryptologist

Historian Weaves Gripping Tale of Fight for Freedom in Post-WWII Novel

Books & Looks Podcast: Lost and Found: The Battle for Art in WWII’s Darkest Hours

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

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