Lost in time but rooted in truth, historical fiction offers readers a mesmerizing portal to the past. From the glittering ...

Homer Glen resident Dave Drown has self-published his second novel, "The Road to the Purple Onion," which takes place in the ...

Liesel, harbored by foster parents, loves to read and has her respect for books heightened when her ... Many authors mix historical fiction with sci-fi, but Whitehead’s take on a truly ...

These books are perfect for the spooky season ... a literary mystery woman are brought to life. By Alida Becker In a new novel by Olga Tokarczuk, guests at a mountain retreat face a dark ...

As Douglas J. Penick remarks in the introduction to his retelling of THE OCEANS OF CRUELTY: Twenty-Five Tales of a Corpse Spirit (New York Review Books, 176 pp., paperback, $17.95), it reminds us ...

Luis Jaramillo's "The Witches of El Paso" mixes elements of magic, family legacy, and historical fiction. His tales bring the ...

A good historical novel has the power to transport ... gaps left by the likes of Homer and Euripedes; of all the recent books offering female-focused retellings of old legends and sagas, they ...

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 ...

Known for her historical fiction, Arkansas author Nancy Dane ventures into the thriller genre with "The Next Target." ...

The best in Aussie fiction is on display in Robbie Arnott’s latest historical novel. Thirty-seven-year-old twins Iris and ...

A Skaneateles author will present her new historical fiction book in Auburn later this month. Author Karen Hempson will give ...

When I first came across a review of Rahad Abir’s novel Bengal Hound in The Daily Star, I was intrigued by the storyline: A ...