Asked to maintain an impossible level of vigilance against nuclear threats, Cold War–era soldiers are pushed to their limits in the biting historical novel "Bunker Mentality". In Copernicus Paul’s razor-sharp historical novel "Bunker... Read More

Fleshing out a family story with imagination and admiration for its heroine, "Surviving Southwood Avenue" is an inspiring historical novel. In Melissa Simonye’s historical novel "Surviving Southwood Avenue", a girl’s Depression-era... Read More

An edifying, lesson-filled historical novel, "Olivia" focuses on a girl’s efforts to make her community an equitable one. Covering a decades-long path toward social equality, Alejandro Benavides’s inspired historical novel "Olivia"... Read More

A message of love and equality is centered in "Magda Revealed", a piquing alternative historical novel that reconstitutes a figure whose significance was buried in the Bible. In Ursula Werner’s illuminating novel "Magda Revealed", Mary... Read More

A teenager on a farm shoulders increasing responsibilities to help her family and community in the moralistic historical novel "Gold". The fourth book in a series, Linda Jane Niedfeldt’s standalone historical novel "Gold" is about an... Read More

Men’s morals are tested during the Revolutionary War in the thoughtful novel "The Monmouth Manifesto", about loyalty, espionage, and the consequences of following orders. In James Arnett’s dramatic historical novel "The Monmouth... Read More

A once ordinary dentist courts intrigue with his inventive spying technique in the amiable thriller "The Saudi Oil Gambit". In Reginald Nelson’s thriller "The Saudi Oil Gambit", unlikely heroes concoct an unusual plan to thwart... Read More

Spanning decades, including China’s Cultural Revolution and the Vietnam War, the historical novel "Wu Lou" is both poignant and tragic. In Lu Xinhua’s affecting, ultimately hopeful historical novel "Wu Lou", love, philosophy, and joy... Read More