Category: Reviews
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Top Historical Fiction Picks June 2026
Summer reading is overrated. I mean, I read all year long, don’t you? If you’re a parent who is gathering summer reading books for your children, remember it’s important that you read all year. To learn more about that, read my blog post: https://ulleseit.com/five-reasons-for-adults-to-read-all-year/ In the meantime, here are a few new historical fiction coming…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks May 2026
Spring into reading with these fabulous new books! Whether you’re searching for a gift for Mother’s Day or planning your own summer reading, this is a good place to start when looking for new historical fiction. BEST COVER Sawadika American Girl by Daria Summers (1968 Bangkok, May 1)) “A stunning historical coming-of-age novel offers an…
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The Rhino Keeper
Recently I attended the History Through Fiction conference in Beverly, Massachusetts. On the plane, I read The Rhino Keeper by Jillian Forsberg. I’d alread read and reviewed the author’s more recent book, The Porcelain Menagerie, and I’d enjoyed it. Besides, what better way to travel to a conference than to read the book of an…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks April 2026
April is a busy month for my family. We have Easter and three birthdays to celebrate (and two more at the beginning of May). Easter means chocolate bunnies for the grandkids, a long-standing tradition that my grandmother did for me and I did for my sons. April’s birthdays are all adults, one on Easter Sunday.…
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Women’s History Novels
This is my category, so this is my month! I am not, however, the only person to write exceptional historical novels about women. In fact, there are so many great possibilities I can only list a few. The Ladies Alpine Society, by Edie Cay, is a four-book series about female mountain climbers. The series, starting…