Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn ...

We know novels have the power to take us to different places and time periods. And with biographical historical fiction books ...

Highlights among the year’s novels, short-story collections and works in translation, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.

A good historical novel has the power to transport ... gaps left by the likes of Homer and Euripedes; of all the recent books offering female-focused retellings of old legends and sagas, they ...

From Tudor England to the White House, read the unmissable fiction that’s inspired by history. Conjure up some of your favourite books and we ... Gyasi to create her epic interweaving story ...