Plus Russell Persson’s “The Way of Florida” and Inger Christensen’s “The Painted Room.” ...

Inspired by the historical figure known as Lambert Simnel, THE PRETENDER (Knopf, 471 pp., $30) is a rollicking account of a ...

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Conn Iggulden is known for turning the lives of legendary figures into gripping, fast-paced epics. From the brutal rise of ...

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Since then I have devoured a lot of books, ranging from science fiction and romance to non-fiction ... Without further ado, here are five of the best books I've read in the last couple of years ...

We often turn to historical fiction not just to understand the past, but to feel it in our bones. The following twelve books reveal not only political upheaval or wartime destruction, but also the ...

(Mainichi/Ayane Matsuyama) TOKYO -- Prophecies of disaster written in a 1999 manga book, with no scientific backing, are affecting travel to Japan among Hong Kongers as word of the predictions ...

I had this flash of a woman wishing total disaster would strike her so she ... and if I want the work to be good I’d do best to read a book and write, or spend time with friends and get on ...

The best novels defy easy categorisation, and The Ministry of Time covers many genres: climate fiction, sci-fi ... I loved this book, but to inspire greener behaviour, showing visions of what ...

Then, in last year’s A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, he transformed our past into a gruesome, hilarious, and wildly entertaining book for adults ... discovered that true historical mysteries can ...