Why We’re Excited: A historical coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a real 1950s-era leprosarium in Louisiana certainly doesn’t sound like any book I’ve ever read before.

One part historical ode, one part political drama, and one part legal thriller, this historical fiction doorstopper promises a wild ride. Publisher’s Description: Every legend has a beginning . . .

Smithsonian 's picks for the best history books of 2023 include King: A Life, The Sisterhood and The Wager. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz For many, 2023 was a year of momentous change and loss ...

History books cited by foremost newspaper columnist, Lasisi Olagunju, indicate that Yoruba, not Benin, founded Lagos, contrary to Oba Ewuare II's claim.

Nero and Paul is the second book in the series — following the popularity of her first historical novel, Herod and Mary, also co-written with Bryan M. Litfin, Ph.D.

Our columnist picks the year’s outstanding books.Burma Sahib By Paul Theroux In the autumn of 1922, a 19-year-old Etonian named Eric Blair becomes an officer in the British forces ruling over ...

J.R. Ward, the best-selling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, is set to return with a four-book romantasy series titled Kingdoms of the Compass.