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"Historical fiction is having a moment", said Cosmopolitan. From novels inspired by Shakespeare to clever reimaginings of Greek myths, there are scores of fascinating books to choose from. "And rest ...

Long dismissed as genre fiction, the historical novel has now established itself in the literary mainstream, thanks in part to heavyweight authors like two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel ...

1. In 1405, Christine de Pizan, a writer at the French court, was fed up. “I could hardly find a book on morals where, even before I had read it in its entirety, I did not find several chapters ...

6 Historical Fiction Books About Cool Women You Might Not Know. ... To best preserve her own life, and keep power, she remarries the second-in-command and begins a fight for control.

Full of drama, an entertaining array of female leads, and fast-paced storytelling, these may be the historical fiction equivalent of candy, but wow do they go down easy. The Six Tudor Queens ...

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020. Share full article. 43. By Alida Becker. Dec. 8, 2020; Whittling down a best-books list can be uncomfortably arbitrary. ... CONJURE WOMEN, by Afia Atakora.