Few forms of entertainment captivate like a really good story that whisks you away to another time-and historical romance ...

Getting truly lost in a good historical fiction story is like stepping back in time. Between the fascinating details of ...

As a genre, historical fiction is by its very nature eclectic. After all, it can and does often contain multitudes. From tales of ancient Greece and Arthurian Britain to stories set in Victorian-era ...

A good historical novel has the power to transport us back to a different time and make it seem as real and immediate as our present moment. When it’s done well, a period piece shouldn’t feel like a ...

The next Friends of the Desert Hot Springs Library Series lecture will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Desert Hot ...

As an American Girl doll lover and avid reader, the American Girl historical books were a hallmark of my childhood.

Once again, Oregon men’s basketball (8-9, 1-5 Big Ten) tested its mettle against one of the nation’s best. Once again, the Ducks stood no... SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in my year and a half ...

In the midst of chaos, the characters in these books find their own ways to metabolize real-life tragedy. By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first ...

We love good historical fiction—a novel that takes the sweep of history and brings it into sharp focus through individual characters and their tangled motivations, cloaking fact in richly structured, ...

HINCKLEY — University of Minnesota grad and Pine County resident Kristina Shuey fell into writing as a stay-at-home mom. Back in 2020, her first two children, 16 months apart, had trouble sleeping. So ...