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May 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 - May 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.

Mere by Danielle Giles

A beautiful historical novel about fear and survival, power and position, and a love that takes hold in the darkest of places.

 

Tangled Roots by Maria Turtschaninoff

An old soldier carves a croft out of the Finnish forest and calls it home, but try as he might to tame the land, its wild magic endures.

 

What's new

More new titles

eBooks

"The Modern Fairies" by Pollard, Clare
"Edith Holler" by Carey, Edward, pseud., 1970-
"A Woman of Opinion" by Lusk, Sean
"Nero" by Iggulden, Conn, 1971-
"The Herb Knot" by Loftus, Jane
"Yorùbá Boy Running" by Bandele-Thomas, Biyi, 1967-2022
"Edith Holler" by Carey, Edward, pseud., 1970-
More eBooks

Audiobooks

"Elusive" by Cogman, Genevieve
"The Gentleman and His Vowsmith" by Ide, Rebecca, pseud
"The Glassmaker" by Chevalier, Tracy, 1962-
"The Swell" by Gordon, Kat, 1984-
"The Portrait Artist" by Heywood-Lonsdale, Dani
"Traitor's Legacy" by Parris, S. J., 1974-
"The Gentleman and His Vowsmith" by Ide, Rebecca, pseud
More Audiobooks
 

Staff List

Historical Fantasy

Historical Fantasy fiction delivers historical realities, complex plots, and some level of magical or other-worldly content.

 

Audio

Listen to The Women by Kristin Hannah on BorrowBox

Listen to this story of devastating loss and epic love. Read by Julia Whelan. Available now, no waitlist!

 

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