Fiction steps beyond imagination with 12 novels that recreate history so vividly, that you might swear they were memoirs.

Kristina Shuey is a former analyst for the state of Minnesota who turned to writing as a hobby while raising her young ...

In our survey about the best books since 1996, a number of authors split the vote — among their own titles. Here are 10 ...

Some books make you think. Others make you laugh. But the ones that truly stay with you? They make you feel—deeply, intensely, and sometimes painfully. Historical fiction is known for doing just ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

Interested in dipping your toe into the genre? The author Leigh Bardugo recommends books that can get you started.

New York Times Bestselling author David Baldacci joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest historical fiction novel 'Strangers in Time' set in London in 1944.

THE shortlist for a prestigious book award named after a Scottish author has been revealed. Six books written by authors from England, Ireland and the Netherlands have made it to the final bout in the ...

This week’s reviews traverse everything from domestic drama, climate fiction, parenting neurodivergent kids and an ironically ...

The books that made the shortlist were: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry (Canongate); The Mare by Angharad Hampshire (Northodox Press), The Book of Days by Francesca kay (Swift Press), Glorious ...

Octavia E. Butler transformed sci-fi with visionary stories on race and identity, yet mainstream fame eluded her. Her legacy ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.