“Life After Life”: A World War II do-over
Kate Atkinson's new novel follows the multiple lives of an Englishwoman trying to get her own story just right
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction
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“The Stockholm Octavo”: Powdered wigs, poisoned fans and a lively deck of cards
Scheming aristocrats, gamblers and fortune-tellers enliven this satisfying historical thriller set in Sweden
Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 11:00 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Fiction
“Bring Up the Bodies”: Hilary Mantel’s power play
The sequel to her Booker-winning "Wolf Hall" is a thrilling exploration of what it took to run Tudor England
Monday, May 7, 2012 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Books
The real-life inspirations for “Game of Thrones”
Mischief and murder --medieval-style -- inspired the epic series
Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 17Entertainment Books, Editor's Picks
Reviewing the Tea Party historical drama
The straight-to-DVD "Courage, New Hampshire" is a tale of justice, godliness and wildly varying accents
Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 12:30 PM UTC 44Politics Tea Parties, American History
“Doc”: A cutthroat legend comes alive
A brilliant new novel reimagines the lives of the mythical figure and his bloody cohorts in the Old West
Thursday, Jun 2, 2011 12:35 AM UTCEntertainment Historical Fiction, Fiction
History Channel hires reality show guru for Bible series
"Survivor" producer Mark Burnett tackles noncontroversial religious text, promises no historical context
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:25 PM UTC 20Entertainment The Bible, Historical Fiction
“The Princess of Montpensier”: A delicious French bodice-ripper
A gorgeous cast and a vivid glimpse of 16th-century love and life make "Princess of Montpensier" a delight
Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 1:01 AM UTCEntertainment Historical Fiction, History
What Michele Bachmann doesn’t know about history
Her version of America's founding is no more sophisticated than a comic book populated by superheroes and villains
Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 59Politics Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Michele Bachmann revealed: Gore Vidal made her a Republican
The Minnesota congresswoman was apparently a liberal, until she read "Burr"
Thursday, Dec 30, 2010 10:20 PM UTC 173Politics Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.
Queen Victoria to literature: Where is the love?
Historical fiction has never given the longest-reigning monarch in English history her due
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 2:15 AM UTC 25Entertainment Historical Fiction, History
Secrets and lives
Sebastian Barry may be the most exhilarating prose stylist in Irish fiction. His new book weaves together strands from Ireland's past -- and his own.
Friday, Jun 20, 2008 10:15 AM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Historical Fiction
Summer reads
Past perfect: From a sinister Victorian thriller to the lush life of Louis XIV's mistress, these historical novels will take you back in time.
Monday, Jun 16, 2008 10:26 AM UTCEntertainment Summer reading, Laura Miller
Ursula K. Le Guin celebrates early Rome
The unlikely heroine of "Lavinia" leaps out of the Aeneid and brings an ancient culture -- deeply bound by "duty, order and justice" -- to life.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 4:28 PM UTC 24Entertainment Fiction, Historical Fiction
The fall of the house of Pynchon
Slogging through the science and history, sex and paranoia that crowd Thomas Pynchon's cartoonish new novel, it's obvious his disciples now write better Big Idea novels than he does.
Tuesday, Nov 21, 2006 1:30 PM UTC 48Entertainment Fiction, Thomas Pynchon
Indian bummer
In his highly anticipated follow-up to "Cold Mountain," Charles Frazier explores 19th century America's brutal program to expel Indians. As a richly imagined historical novel, it draws out the best and worst of literary fiction.
Thursday, Oct 5, 2006 12:31 PM UTC 18Entertainment Historical Fiction, Books
“The Night Watch”
Sarah Waters' grand new novel chronicles love, sex and obsession among four Britons in crumbling World War II London.
Monday, Mar 20, 2006 12:26 PM UTCEntertainment Historical Fiction
Interview with … Jesus?
In her new novel, Anne Rice leaves behind the vampires and turns her attention to young Jesus Christ -- and it's good!
Thursday, Nov 3, 2005 1:00 PM UTC 10Entertainment Fiction, Historical Fiction
“The March” by E.L. Doctorow
In this kaleidoscopic rendering of Gen. Sherman's famous March to the Sea, the characters and metaphors come and go with all the tumult of the Union Army.
Saturday, Oct 1, 2005 10:01 PM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Historical Fiction
“The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova
A band of intrepid historians hunt for the real-life Dracula -- and visit plenty of far-flung European locales -- in this hypnotic multigenerational mystery.
Monday, Jun 6, 2005 5:19 PM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Historical Fiction
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