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Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

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There Are Rivers in the Sky Summary
There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 2024 446 pages
4.37
53.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Blackthorn Queen Summary
The Blackthorn Queen
by Melanie Karsak 2023 338 pages
4.48
1.0K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romantasy
The Paris Vendetta Summary
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry 2009 14 pages
3.94
19.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Hattie Big Sky Summary
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 2006 289 pages
4.02
19.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint 2023 291 pages
3.74
33.3K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Downstairs Girl Summary
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee 2019 374 pages
3.96
40.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Earth Will Shake Summary
The Earth Will Shake
The History of the Early Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1982 376 pages
4.11
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6.7K ratings
France
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Outrun the Moon Summary
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages
3.96
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Friends Like These Summary
Friends Like These
by Meg Rosoff 2022 320 pages
3.30
2.5K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
A Spool of Blue Thread Summary
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler 2015 358 pages
3.44
100.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Summary
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow 2019 374 pages
4.01
163.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Imposter Bride Summary
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler 2012 352 pages
3.34
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
The Summer Before the War Summary
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson 2016 481 pages
3.79
43.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Ring of Earth Summary
The Ring of Earth
by Chris Bradford 2010 314 pages
4.42
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Golden Braid Summary
The Golden Braid
by Melanie Dickerson 2015 308 pages
4.08
9.2K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Chains Summary
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 316 pages
4.1
58.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Venetian Betrayal Summary
The Venetian Betrayal
by Steve Berry 2007 497 pages
3.97
28.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Charlemagne Pursuit Summary
The Charlemagne Pursuit
by Steve Berry 2008 509 pages
3.93
22.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Mona's Eyes Summary
Mona's Eyes
by Thomas Schlesser 2025 368 pages
3.7
6.0K ratings
Art
Historical Fiction
Roman
The Street Summary
The Street
by Ann Petry 1998 435 pages
4.27
13.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
The Parthian Summary
The Parthian
by Peter Darman 2011 722 pages
4.26
1.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Roman
Historical
The Princess Knight Summary
The Princess Knight
by Cait Jacobs 2025 512 pages
3.67
1.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Angel's Game Summary
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2009 531 pages
4.02
180.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Death of an Earl Summary
Death of an Earl
by G.G. Vandagriff 2021 257 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 313 pages
3.54
94.6K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Inheritance Summary
Inheritance
by Nora Roberts 2023 419 pages
4.28
68.3K ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Mystery
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble Summary
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble
by Amie McNee 2022 370 pages
3.91
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Mariah Fredericks 2025 336 pages
3.8
351 ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
These Violent Delights Summary
These Violent Delights
by Micah Nemerever 2020 460 pages
3.94
26.0K ratings
Dark Academia
LGBT
Queer
All Hallows Summary
All Hallows
by Christopher Golden 2023 325 pages
3.53
10.9K ratings
Horror
Halloween
Thriller
In the Shadow of Truth Summary
In the Shadow of Truth
by J.E. Leak 2023 649 pages
4.46
310 ratings
Lesbian
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Midwife of Auschwitz Summary
The Midwife of Auschwitz
by Anna Stuart 2022 348 pages
4.51
48.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Once and Future Witches Summary
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow 2020 517 pages
4.03
101.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee 2014 530 pages
3.68
5.0K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Forrest Gump Summary
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom 2002 248 pages
4.01
72.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Classics
The Little Stranger Summary
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters 2010 512 pages
3.57
58.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
Crooked Hallelujah Summary
Crooked Hallelujah
by Kelli Jo Ford 2020 304 pages
3.47
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
The Desolations of Devil's Acre Summary
The Desolations of Devil's Acre
by Ransom Riggs 2021 528 pages
4.22
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Fragile Threads of Power Summary
The Fragile Threads of Power
by V.E. Schwab 2023 648 pages
4.26
44.1K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
Magic
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco 2007 623 pages
3.91
74.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37
by Scott Carson 2025 389 pages
3.96
907 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Beyond That, the Sea Summary
Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash 2023 351 pages
4.22
49.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Found Summary
Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008 320 pages
3.98
41.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
Moonglow Summary
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages
3.80
34.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Children Return Summary
The Children Return
by Martin Walker 2014 336 pages
4.22
7.0K ratings
Mystery
France
Crime
A House Between Sea and Sky Summary
A House Between Sea and Sky
by Beth Cato 2025 301 pages
4.23
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell 2004 333 pages
4.27
110.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
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