Nonfiction
The Borgias: The Hidden History
As a follow-up to his previous book, The Tudors: A World Undone, Meyer brings his considerable skills to another infamous…
Victorian Time
Pardon the pun, but this is a timely publication when current technological advances are affecting the way we perceive time…
Jungleland
This book is really two stories in one—both of which were structured like “shaggy dog” stories. The author recounts the…
All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship
All Standing tells of one of the greatest human rights atrocities of all time, the Irish potato famine of the…
How to Create the Perfect Wife
The feminist in me – not to mention the far from perfect wife – quailed at the title of this…
The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story
Within the last year, we’ve been treated to Hollywood’s rendition of the most famous family feud in American history –…
The Tutor’s Daughter
Emma Smallwood works with her father at their small male academy, content as long as she has her beloved books…
Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott’s Marvel
Captain Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole has been analyzed from many points of view, and some of…
Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913, America’s Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed it Forever.
It is the 100th anniversary of the Great Flood and, particularly after the recent devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and with…
Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
Norse mythology has long held the fascination of historians, writers, filmmakers and artists. Of these, Snorri Sturluson stands at the…
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Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
