Inspired by the historical figure known as Lambert Simnel, THE PRETENDER (Knopf, 471 pp., $30) is a rollicking account of a ...

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I have just published my new novel which tells the story of Jack the Painter, a man who single-handedly almost succeeded in ...

From the trenches of the World Wars to the scheming royal courts, from the perspectives of ordinary citizens to towering ...

Whether or not you have a sister (or more than one!), you know that this sibling relationship can be complicated, to say the ...

In her new historical fiction novel "The Girls of Good Fortune," Kristina McMorris brings light to historical violence ...

Amor Towles blurs history and fiction so well you’ll fact-check every chapter. His characters, settings, and emotion-filled ...

As the son of an orphan, David Jacinto grew up knowing almost nothing about his mom’s side of the family. His mom told him everything she knew about her biological great-great-grandparents, which led ...