In Pamela Reitman’s bittersweet historical novel "Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life", the German Jewish artist struggles to express herself and survive in the shadow of the Third Reich. In 1939 in Berlin, Kristallnacht shatters... Read More

In Alice Austen’s engrossing historical novel "33 Place Brugmann", World War II disrupts a close-knit group living in a Brussels apartment building. In August of 1939, the residents of 33 Place Brugmann are aware of Adolf Hitler’s... Read More

Love is the focus of Martina Devlin’s elegant historical novel "Charlotte", about Charlotte Brontë, her husband Arthur, and Arthur’s cousin Mary, who became Charlotte’s friend and, later, Arthur’s second wife. The story is set... Read More

In their captivating historical novel "The Other March Sisters", Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, and Liz Parker shift the spotlight from the ambitious, outgoing Jo to her sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy. While Jo is in New York pursuing her... Read More

Centering the dizzying misogyny of the postwar era, "An Unlikely Prospect" is a revealing historical novel. Postwar crimes lead a rookie publisher toward truth and justice in Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s novel "An Unlikely Prospect". At... Read More

In Laurie Schneider’s stirring historical novel "Gittel", a young immigrant makes her way in a small town where some people are hostile to differences. Once, Gittel’s family lived in fine circumstances among a proud Jewish community.... Read More

Fragments from history combine to form an epic collective story in the ghostly novel "Wild Fox Ridge". In Xue Mo’s labyrinthine supernatural novel "Wild Fox Ridge", a man searches for a Silk Road legend, gathering stories as he goes.... Read More

A Roman hero experiences love, deception, and celebration in the suspenseful historical novel "The Legend of Valentine". In Sheldon Collins’s gripping historical novel "The Legend of Valentine", a young soldier defends country and... Read More