7 Must-Read Historical Novels
- BOOK LISTS, BOOKS & HISTORY
- April 25, 2025
These 10 must-read books about remarkable Black Americans feature ministers, boxers, civil rights activists, scientists, entertainers, and politicians. Celebrate Black History Month during the month of February with these biographies and autobiographies of remarkable Black Americans. 1. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Clayborne Carson (Editor) “Written in his own words, this history-making
READ MOREThese 15 must-read books set in New York include national bestsellers and Noble Prize and Pulitzer Prize winners. Visit the Empire State and get in a New York state of mind with these books that take place in New York. 1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote “Holly Golightly knows that nothing bad can ever
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in Wyoming feature unputdownable crime and literary mystery series, historical fiction, short stories, nonfiction, and biographies. Visit the Cowboy State, from small towns to Yellowstone National Park, with these books that take place in Wyoming. 1. Open Season by CJ Box “Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve
READ MOREThese 10 great books with family secrets include bestselling and award-winning fiction, fascinating nonfiction, and unputdownable memoirs. These books about family secrets deliver shocking plot twists. Get ready to keep turning the pages with these must-read books with family secrets. 1. The Lost Family by Libby Copeland “The Lost Family delves into the many lives
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in Wisconsin include national bestsellers, award-winning fiction, and fascinating fictionalized accounts of notable Wisconsinites. Visit America’s Dairyland and the Badger State with these books that take place in Wisconsin. 1. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach “At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in Washington State feature bestselling books in, around, and near Seattle, Puget Sound, the Spokane Indian Reservation, and other cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest, and go beyond the well-known Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey series. Visit the Evergreen State with these books that take place in Washington
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