My favorite historical fiction authors and their books.
I love this series
Philippa Gregory
Great books that include Irish history
Colm Tóibín
I love her thorough research
Tracy Chevalier
I love to learn more about people we thought we already know about.
Heather Terrell
These are more soapy, and I enjoy the drama.
Barbara Taylor Bradford
I love her writing and the characters
Catherine Coulter
She does quirky characters to well, I still think about some of them years later.
Anne Tyler
I have read all his books and went to a book signing, he is an amazing storyteller in real life too.
Armando Lucas Correa
He makes the mundane so interesting.
Amor Towles
She captures great women lost to history
Allison Pataki
Fun addition of art into historical fiction
Barbara Shapiro
I prefer her historical fiction to her suspense books.
Karen Harper
Great American historical fiction
William Kent Krueger
She's never written a bad book!
Beatriz Williams
This is such an awesome series that touches on so many areas of the war.
James R. Benn
Coming from Chinese American descent, she brings a unique perspective to all her writings.
Lisa See
Great characters in conflict
Ann Patchett
Great research, you feel like you know the famous people in her books
Dawn Tripp
My favorite so far is the Liz Taylor Ring
Brenda Janowitz
Wonderful insight into a different culture.
Gail Tsukiyama
She knows how to tell a story that just draws you in.
Kristin Harmel
I still think about things from her books years later.
Christina Baker Kline
Great backstory about the use of Radium in watchmaking.
A Beautiful Poison eBook by Lydia Kang
I knew about the robbery, now I know about the woman behind the museum.
The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin - Goodreads
I loved this story, and had to just let the impossibleness of the story not ruin the joy of the storytelling.
The Paris Apartment: A Novel - amazon.com
I just finished reading this book and the author did a great job of setting the historical scene for the emergence of Christian Dior in post war Paris. Highly recommend this one :).
