With this selection of historical novels, you can journey to various times and places: the royal courts of Henry VIII in England and Augustus the Strong in Central Europe, 17th-century Denmark, ...

Books are like balms — grabbing the right book at the right time can provide the perfect antidote for what you’re going through at that very moment. Whether you need a dose of hope, happiness, comfort ...

There seems to be a misconception that books must look a certain way. As if only some genres are worth reading or there’s a right way to read a book. When I was growing up, I was all about paperback ...

While actual time-travel remains the stuff of science fiction, well-researched historical fiction can fling the mind back through centuries and land you squarely in the action. And the rewards go far ...

Alix Christie's novel Gutenberg's Apprentice is a stand-out debut that takes readers into Gutenberg’s 15th-century Mainz workshop to experience the frustration and exhilaration of designing, ...

UNLESS I miss my guess, the time is ripe for good historical novels. Fiction of this sort was rather shoved to one side in the years following the war, when realism and irony were in favor. I recall ...

Other historical novels quickly followed, including "The Crown Family Saga," a two-volume tale about a German immigrant family trying to make it in 20th-century America. John William Jakes was born on ...

I am always disappointed when I spot inaccuracies in historical novels ... (“Accuracy: a Novel Notion in Historical Novels?,” The Review, April 13). However, I find it curious that Carlin Romano does ...

Beverly Jenkins is the award-winning author of more than 30 novels, most recently Destiny's Captive. Jenkins picks 10 of her favorite historical novels just in time for Valentine's Day. I think the ...