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EnglishCruel Optimism
EnglishBlues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
EnglishBook of Job A Contest of Moral Imaginations: Using Our Past to Generate a Future
EnglishThe Digital Humanities
EnglishSpecial Relativity: For the Enthusiastic Beginner
EnglishBX-POPPY WAR TRILOGY: The Poppy War / The Dragon Republic / The Burning God (Complete Poppy War Trilogy)
EnglishThe Giant Awakens: 4 (The After Dunkirk) Paperback – 7 June 2022
EnglishThe New York Times Book of MedicineNew on BookR
EnglishThese Empty Places: A Southern Fiction Historical Novel About Second Chances Set in the Appalachian MountainsNew
EnglishAtmosphere: A Love Story; The Number One Sunday Times BestsellerNew
EnglishCC Certified in Cybersecurity All-in-One Exam Guide: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial KillerNew
EnglishA Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder: A Brilliant Victorian Historical Mystery: 5 (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, 5)New
EnglishHistorical Dictionary of the Enlightenment (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements)New
EnglishRiding the Tempest: 5 (After Dunkirk, 5) Paperback – 21 February 2023New
EnglishSchool of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them Audio CD – Unabridged, 1 August 2023New
EnglishThousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 1 Paperback – 10 January 2023NewMore historical fiction reads
EnglishNOW WE SHALL BE ENTIRELY FREE Paperback – 30 May 2019
EnglishWe Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan Paperback – 29 October 2013
EnglishAmerican Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress
EnglishEmpire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
EnglishThunder At Twilight: Vienna 1913/1914 
EnglishSmocking Secrets Paperback – 25 June 2022EnglishA Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder: A Brilliant Victorian Historical Mystery: 5 (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, 5)EnglishRiding the Tempest: 5 (After Dunkirk, 5) Paperback – 21 February 2023All historical fiction books
EnglishThese Empty Places: A Southern Fiction Historical Novel About Second Chances Set in the Appalachian MountainsEnglishAtmosphere: A Love Story; The Number One Sunday Times BestsellerEnglishCC Certified in Cybersecurity All-in-One Exam Guide: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial KillerEnglishA Bride's Guide to Marriage and Murder: A Brilliant Victorian Historical Mystery: 5 (Countess of Harleigh Mystery, 5)EnglishHistorical Dictionary of the Enlightenment (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements)EnglishRiding the Tempest: 5 (After Dunkirk, 5) Paperback – 21 February 2023EnglishSchool of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them Audio CD – Unabridged, 1 August 2023EnglishThousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 1 Paperback – 10 January 2023
EnglishThe Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice Paperback – 10 January 2023
EnglishJapanese Death Poems : Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death Paperback – 9 December 2022
EnglishThe Lost Girls of Willowbrook: A Heartbreaking Novel of Survival Based on True HistoryEnglishSmocking Secrets Paperback – 25 June 2022EnglishThe Giant Awakens: 4 (The After Dunkirk) Paperback – 7 June 2022
EnglishThe Book Woman's Daughter Paperback – 3 May 2022
EnglishGoodbye Mickey Mouse (Penguin Modern Classics)
EnglishGreat Circle: The soaring and emotional novel shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize
EnglishThe Maid’s Disgrace: A gripping and romantic Victorian saga from the bestselling author Paperback – 29 April 2021
EnglishThe Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
BengaliCHANDRAKALA O CHANDAN PURUSH Unknown Binding – 1 January 2021
EnglishMedical Ethics: Accounts of Ground-Breaking Cases
EnglishAcross This Land – A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada (Creating the North American Landscape)
EnglishColor Harmony for Artists: How to Transform Inspiration into Beautiful Watercolor Palettes and Paintings Paperback – Illustrated, 19 November 2019
EnglishThe Jungle Grows Back Paperback – 1 August 2019EnglishNOW WE SHALL BE ENTIRELY FREE Paperback – 30 May 2019
EnglishEnlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Paperback – 3 January 2019
EnglishOrphan's War: Speeches That Shape the World - and Why We Need Them: A gripping WW2 saga novel about love and loss on the Home Front, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn
EnglishIn Salonica with Our Army (Classic Reprint)
EnglishLucy & Andy Neanderthal
EnglishThe Truth about the Titanic (Classic Reprint)
EnglishThe Tuscan Child
EnglishThe Witchfinder's Sister: A haunting historical thriller perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Dutch House
EnglishBeneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
EnglishMerchants of VirtueEnglishSpecial Relativity: For the Enthusiastic Beginner
EnglishThe Ballroom Paperback – 1 September 2016
EnglishA Gentleman in Moscow Paperback – Notebook, 2 November 2017EnglishThe New York Times Book of Medicine
EnglishDevil's Consort Paperback – 20 February 2015EnglishThe Digital Humanities
EnglishThe Complete Gideon Trilogy: The Time Travelers; The Time Thief; The Time Quake (The Gideon Trilogy) Paperback – Import, 7 October 2014
EnglishDifferential Diagnosis and Management for Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms
EnglishThe Spymistress: A Novel
EnglishThe Grass Crown (Masters of Rome Book 2)EnglishWe Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan Paperback – 29 October 2013
EnglishWhirlwind: The Sixth Novel of the Asian Saga
EnglishWinter of the World: A Gripping Epic From The Number One Bestselling Author (The Century Trilogy Book 2)
EnglishThe Seduction of Silence
EnglishRussian WinterEnglishCruel Optimism
EnglishIn a Far Country
EnglishWhispers in the Sand Paperback – Import, 1 July 2011
EnglishCara's Land: engross yourself in this captivating and moving novel set in the Yorkshire DalesEnglishBlues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
EnglishNight Over Water
EnglishZondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary
EnglishLegion of the Damned: The iconic anti-war novel about the Russian Front (Legion of the Damned Series Book 1)
EnglishEagle of the Ninth: A Novel: 1 (The Roman Britain Trilogy, 1)
EnglishPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time Paperback – 13 April 2010
EnglishThe Scarlatti Inheritance: Action, adventure, espionage and suspense from the master storyteller
EnglishNear and Dear: In hard times a young mother discovers her inner strength
EnglishLIFE ASCENDING: THE TEN GREAT INVENTIONS OF EVOLUTION Paperback – 7 January 2010
EnglishDesperate Measures: An emotionally gripping saga novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn (The Battersea Chronicles)
EnglishTouching Distance
EnglishMemoirs of a Geisha: The Literary Sensation and Runaway Bestseller (Vintage 21st Anniv Editions)
EnglishForbidden Places: A rich, engrossing novel of women, war and survival
EnglishJackdaws: The Pulse-Pounding Spy Thriller from the Multi-million Copy International Bestselling Author of The Kingsbridge Series
EnglishLast Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville: Real Estate Development in America From George Washington to the Builders of The Twenty-first Century, and Why we Live in Houses Anyway
EnglishOver the Edge of the World Updated Edition: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
EnglishEnemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security
EnglishTHE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER Paperback – 15 January 2007
EnglishATTILA Paperback – 3 July 2006
EnglishThe Blue Bedroom
EnglishBrothers In Arms: The Epic Story Of The 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotton HeroesEnglishBook of Job A Contest of Moral Imaginations: Using Our Past to Generate a Future
EnglishThe Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
EnglishThe Illustrated Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe Hardcover – 1 January 2003
EnglishThe Bible Unearthed
EnglishThe Quest for Cosmic Justice
EnglishJohnny Appleseed: My Story Paperback – Picture Book, 25 September 2001
EnglishStonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC
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EnglishWHEN THE WAR WAS OVER Paperback – Illustrated, 9 November 1998
EnglishIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement
EnglishHappy Birthday, Kirsten: A Springtime Story (American Girl Collection) Paperback – Import, 1 December 1987EnglishBX-POPPY WAR TRILOGY: The Poppy War / The Dragon Republic / The Burning God (Complete Poppy War Trilogy)EnglishAmerican Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of ProgressEnglishEmpire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American HistoryEnglishThunder At Twilight: Vienna 1913/1914 
EnglishSister Noon Paperback
EnglishRooster: The Life and Time of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit
EnglishEssex Dogs: A Novel: 1 (Essex Dogs Trilogy, 1)
EnglishSocial Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need (Merrill Social Work and Human Services)
EnglishTombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
englishAn Inaugural Dissertation, on the Operation of Cold
EnglishCity of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771–1965 (Justice, Power, and Politics)
EnglishThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel Paperback – 7 May 2019
EnglishWealth And Poverty Of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich And Some So Poor
EnglishA Crowning Mercy Paperback – 24 November 2003
EnglishThe Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
EnglishThe Princeton Guide to Historical ResearchWhy read historical fictions
A good historical fiction is a shortcut to focus. The pace pulls you in, the characters stay with you, and a physical copy makes it easy to step away from the screen.
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Historical Fiction questions, answered
What are the best historical fiction books for beginners?
Start with Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant, then explore the most-read shelf above.
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