7 Must-Read Historical Novels
- BOOK LISTS, BOOKS & HISTORY
- April 25, 2025
Some of these top 10 queens in literature enjoy palaces, kings, crowns, and royalty, while others inhabit ice palaces, create their own queendoms, terrorize small children, or play Queen for a Day onstage during beauty pageants. If you haven’t already, then get to know these literary queens. 1. Languoreth in The Lost Queen by Signe
READ MOREThese 10 books that take place in Delaware prove this small state is the setting for big stories. Take a trip to “The First State” with these 10 must-read books set in Delaware. 1. Beloved by Toni Morrison “Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is
READ MOREThese recent books by Latino authors make perfect companions for National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, which honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans and heritages rooted in all Latin American countries. If you haven’t already, then place on your TBR list these 15 books by Latinos
READ MOREThese 10 must-read books set in Connecticut prove plenty of writers have found the Nutmeg State to be a fantastic setting for their stories. Take a trip to New England with these 10 must-read books that take place in Connecticut. 1. Small Great Things: A Novel by Jodi Picoult “Ruth Jefferson is a labor and
READ MOREThese top 10 villains in literature entertain, enthrall, and terrify us with their sinister plots, ploys, and antics. If you haven’t already, spend some time (but not too much time) with these best fictional villains and all-around antagonists. 1. Mr. Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
READ MOREFrom downtown Denver to the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains, from Leadville to Estes Park, and from Boulder to the Great Plains, you’ll get a Rocky Mountain High when you read these 10-must read books set in Colorado. If you haven’t already, then place these books that take place in Colorado on your TBR
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