#Historical Fiction

fiction history

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

young-adult fiction

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

fiction fantasy

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan boy, navigate the horrors of World War II in occupied France. Their paths eventually cross in the besieged city of Saint-Malo, where their fates become intertwined. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the power of human connection amid devastation.

fiction history

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

Set after the American Civil War, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the haunting story of Sethe, an escaped slave tormented by the ghost of her dead daughter. A devastating exploration of the trauma of slavery and the fierce power of a mother's love.

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko follows four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family as they fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan. Beginning in early 1900s Korea with the story of a young woman named Sunja, the novel sweeps through decades of history, exploring themes of identity, discrimination, and resilience.

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

young-adult fiction history

Narrated by Death himself, this is the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl living with a foster family in Nazi Germany. As bombs fall and her neighbors march to war, Liesel finds solace in stealing books and sharing them with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Edmond Dantes, a young sailor falsely imprisoned, escapes and discovers a vast treasure. Reinventing himself as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, he orchestrates an elaborate and ruthless revenge against those who destroyed his life. The ultimate revenge tale and one of the greatest adventure novels ever written.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. She chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the story, and what unfolds is a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love.

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice

In a darkened room, the vampire Louis tells his epic story to a young reporter — from his transformation by the seductive Lestat in 18th century Louisiana, to their creation of a child vampire, Claudia. Rice reinvented the vampire as a romantic, tortured figure and launched a literary empire.

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. In 1960s America, when she's reluctantly becomes the host of a cooking show, she uses it as a platform to teach chemistry to housewives across the nation.

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada heads to the Mexican countryside to rescue her newlywed cousin from a mysterious English family's crumbling mansion. What she discovers in High Place is a nightmare of colonialism, eugenics, and fungal horror lurking beneath the walls. A lush, atmospheric gothic thriller.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

Two Jewish cousins in 1940s New York create a wildly successful comic book superhero, channeling their dreams, fears, and the shadow of World War II into four-color adventures. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

France, 1714. A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever — but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. For 300 years, Addie LaRue leaves her mark on the world in subtle ways, until one day she stumbles into a bookshop and meets a young man who remembers her name.

fiction fantasy

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

In pre-colonial Nigeria, the proud warrior Okonkwo builds his reputation in his Igbo village, only to see his world shattered by the arrival of European missionaries and colonial rule. A foundational work of African literature that tells the story of colonialism from the colonized perspective.