Our columnist on four stellar new releases. Alida Becker was an editor at the Book Review for 30 years. She was the first ...

More to come, I hope. HHhH BY LAURENT BINET (Harvill Secker £16.99) What is historical fiction? Is it fiction founded on historical fact, or is it history with the benefit of a good story?

With stories set in Ancient Rome, Gilded Age New York, and more, these are the most anticipated historical fiction books of ...

Snowy landscapes, icy air, cozy evenings spent at home…winter always provides a picture-perfect setting. Many readers even insist it's the best of all seasons for snuggling up with a good book. In ...

And with biographical historical fiction books, you can explore the lives of famous or lesser-known historical figures through a blend of captivating facts and rich, imaginative storytelling.

From Tudor England to the White House, read the unmissable fiction that’s inspired by history. Conjure up some of your favourite books and we can guarantee some of them will have their roots in ...

Producers openly admit the six-part series dropping Thursday is highly fictionalized. It centers around 1857 involving the ...