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#Historical Fiction

Cozy Historical Fantasy For Fall

Snuggle up with cozy historical fantasy books full of faerie scholars, magical government workers, and odd-ball couples this fall.

Atmospheric Historical Fiction New Releases October 2024

All the historical fiction new releases you could need coming out in October 2024.

Exciting Changes Coming to Past Tense and Book Riot!

New voices, more variety, and other exciting changes are coming to your inbox. Plus: get in early on Book Riot All Access.

Shakespearean Women Get Their Own Story

Rosaline, Lady Macbeth, and Desdemona tell their own tales in these stories where Shakespearean women take the forefront.

9 Books that Explain the ‘90s: Novels that Use the 1990s as a Historical Setting

Travel to the not-so-distant past with these books set in the 1990s, from '90s New York City, Manchester, Mexico City, and more.

The Most Requested Fall Historical Fiction on Netgalley

Everybody's requesting these fall historical fiction books—will you?

10 Historical Fiction Retellings From Austen to Shakespeare

These 10 historical fiction retellings reimagine your favorite stories without sacrificing the historical setting.

Mesmerizing Historical Fiction

Discover the mesmerizing—and horrifying—history of psychology, mesmerism, and insane asylums.

The Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century (So Far)

The best historical fiction of the 21st Century so far takes readers to Pre-Civil-War America, 1920s Russia, 1970s Kabul, and more.

New Historical Fiction by Black Authors

Read more books by Black authors with these new historical fiction releases from 2024—which span from 1800s America to 1930s Lagos.