The books of Brian Castro are postmodern pantomimes that mug the dictates of genre, without ever quite escaping them.

A Slight Angle is more than just historical fiction. It is a story about the timelessness of intimacy, expressed through ...

Katharine McGee, the bestselling author of the American Royals series, turns back the clock to 19th-century Europe in her new ...

These books are perfect for the spooky season. By Alida Becker In the hands of skilled novelists, the stories of an heiress, a prime minister and a literary mystery woman are brought to life ...

She has previously received research funding from the Wikimedia Foundation (the parent organisation of Wikipedia ... is outright omission of crucial historical context. The Katoomba article ...

These books are perfect for the spooky season. Credit...Caroline Gamon Supported by By Alida Becker Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first winner of the ...

Many authors mix historical fiction with sci-fi, but Whitehead’s take on a truly successful Civil War network to freedom has to be one of the best examples. By creating an actual railroad beneath the ...

Historical fiction is having a moment, with the last few months seeing a number of new books telling stories from across history. From retelling of Greek mythologies, to stories set in Shakespeare ...

That love story has now won the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize from the Historical Novel Society Australasia, one of the richest literary prizes in Australia. It was praised by prize chair ...

The publishing company describes the book as a non-fiction children’s book for readers ages 10 and older. The story of America’s origins is told from the perspective of the New England ...