I read (or, more accurately, listen to) a lot of books from a lot of different genres, but even the most cursory scans of my Goodreads profile would confirm that I’m a big fan of historical fiction.

Lost in time but rooted in truth, historical fiction offers readers ... Hailed by Oprah Winfrey as “one of the best books I have ever read,” Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Water Dancer” promises ...

Picture this. It’s a cold, blustery winter afternoon. You’ve secured a cozy seat by the crackling fire, softened by cushiony ...

By Olivia Waite Jennifer Szalai, Dwight Garner and Alexandra Jacobs look back at the books that “offered refuge from the wheels grinding in our heads.” The year’s best speculative fiction ...

T he best of this year's fiction features characters who, like so many, feel like they don't belong anywhere, even when they're with the people they love. Some are foreigners in their cities, others ...

What makes time-travel books so fascinating? A key genre of the science fiction ecosystem ... authors a chance to play fast and loose with historical facts, to experiment with paradoxes and ...

Historical fiction ... book begins with the famous line: ‘Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,’ grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. I read this book every year and I find it's best ...

Our picks for the best novels of 2024 run the gamut from familiar retellings to richly imagined science fiction and biting ...

Our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books. By Alida Becker Curl up ... By Daniel Nieh 4 New Novels Brimming With Historical Drama In the hands of skilled novelists, the stories of ...

A good historical novel has the power to ... of all the recent books offering female-focused retellings of old legends and sagas, they’re among the very best. The Voyage Home is the third instalment ...

"James" by Percival EverettIt was a big year for the writer whose publisher used to be Minnesota-based Graywolf Press.