April 2026

Haere mai and welcome to our Historical fiction newsletter.

From the new to the old - find out about the latest titles set in the past.

Staff List

New For You - Historical Fiction - April 2026

Dive into the past with this selection of the latest Historical Fiction titles.

Coming soon

Our fiction selectors have picked out the best of the newest crop of historical fiction titles.

Field Notes from an Extinction by Eoghan Walls

A fast-paced, funny literary thriller in which a scientist documenting the last Great Auks faces famine, violence and transformation.

Havisham by Elle Machray

Jilted bride. Mad witch. Tragic villainess.An immersive reimagining in which Dickens' most infamous female character tells her side of the story at last.

Lázár by Nelio Biedermann

A story of a Hungarian aristocratic family and their lives in the 20th century.

Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

A bond between two female folk singers, the love stories that haunt them, and the music that brings them together to burn bright.

What's new

New in historical fiction

"The Moonlight Runner" by Robards, Karen, 1954-

"Nearly A Bride" by Jeffries, Sabrina, pseud., 1958-

"The End and the Beginning" by Holdom, K. J.

"A Death in Mayfair" by Ellis, Mark (Novelist), 1953-

More new titles

eBooks

"Stormy Waters at Harbour House" by Miller, Fenella-Jane

"The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love" by Holton, India

"Black Silk and Sympathy" by Challinor, Deborah, 1959-

"A Daughter's Ruin" by Neale, Kitty, pseud

More eBooks

More Audiobooks

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Historical Fiction - New & Trending

A mix of fresh new historical titles from the past year and buzzy favourites trending across social media and bestseller charts.

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