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Spread the loveAs we step into 2025, the world of historical fiction continues to captivate readers with its blend of fact ...

Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn about events that have shaped our world and imagine (or reimagine) people who ...

Plot Summary: Stanley Yelnats is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Accused of stealing a famous pair of shoes, he chooses to serve time at Camp Green Lake, where he is made to dig a 5-foot ...

For decades, Disney animations have shaped perceptions of family relationships and gender roles. Although much focus has ...

László Krasznahorkai’s “Herscht 07769” is a timely meditation on our impotent slide into authoritarianism.

Lost in time but rooted in truth, historical fiction offers readers a mesmerizing portal to the past. From the glittering ...

When I was looking through my best books of the year, I realized how many 5-star books set in the 80s I read this year.

The enduring power of nursery rhymes is that they bring children into contact with the realities of human emotion. And the ...

Barbara Robinson’s 1972 book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is one of the stone classics of holiday literature. (I still ...

A Brackley-based writer has released a second book in a series of historical novels set around the time of the Irish Land Wars in the late 19th century. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to ...

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