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July 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Historical fiction newsletter.

From the new to the old - we'll be letting you know about the latest titles set in the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - Historical Fiction - July 2025

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.

The bride stone by Sally Gardner

An estate on the line, a marriage of convenience and a bride with a hidden past!

 

Fulvia by Kaarina Parker

A story about female ambition and learning where true power lies and exactly what it costs, set in the world of Ancient Rome.

 

The Paris dancer by Nicola Rayner

Inspired by the incredible true story of a Jewish ballroom dancer in Paris during World War II.

 

We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

Queer, baroque, tender and surreal novel conveys glimmers of hope for the future within the brutal colonial history of Latin America.

 

What's new

New in historical fiction

"Agrippa" by Harris, Robert, 1957-
"Odette Rising" by Edwards, Julianne
"The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion" by Brower, Beth
"Little Spark" by Kidd, Jess
"The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion" by Brower, Beth
"The Editor" by Lindsay, Jennifer, pseud
"Odette Rising" by Edwards, Julianne
More new titles
More eBooks

Audiobooks

"Four Treasures of the Sky" by Zhang, Jenny Tinghui
"The Battle Drum" by El-Arifi, Saara
"Prisoner" by Carson, Sylvia, 1901-1941
"Frederica" by Heyer, Georgette
"The Curse of Gods" by Dramis, Kate
"The Wax Child" by Ravn, Olga
"The Battle Drum" by El-Arifi, Saara
More Audiobooks
 

Historical mysteries

For readers who like a historical setting but also a mystery to be solved...

Blog Post

The Divine David Bishop: A Divine Fury

In book four of D.V. Bishop's Cesare Aldo series, readers find Aldo stuck on the night shift. That is, until he discovers a body.

Event

Dahl-ing Reads

Oct 6th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Fendalton Library

Dive into Roald Dahl’s heartwarming and quirky classic, Esio Trot. Then get hands-on with a craft and create your own tortoise.

 
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