This month’s best new historical fiction

Don’t miss the best new historical fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Check out this month’s historical fiction picks — which include a riveting Tudor drama, a high-seas adventure set in 19th-century New England, and more!

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	The stunning latest from an author who ‘brilliantly mashes up history and fiction’ (Publishers Weekly) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 19th-century Los Angeles, three Chinese women — a young bride in an arranged marriage, a peasant sold into a brothel, and a doctor’s educated wife — forge an unexpected, transformative bond “Stunning… It will touch readers with the characters’ resilience, heroism, and devoted friendship” (Library Journal, starred review) One of 2026’s most anticipated reads, according to the Today Show Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers ‘Deserves to be on as many shelves and reside in as many hearts as possible’ (David Baldacci) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “A stirring tale of love, loss, and loyalty” (Publishers Weekly) from a National Book Award finalist and combat veteran As World War I breaks out, three young people from an isolated Virginia community come of age — and find their lives transformed by the conflict One of June’s must-read books, according to NPR Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers High-seas adventure ‘filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists’ (Fiona Davis) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Julie Gerstenblatt is our female James Michener, our American Ken Follett, and I can’t wait to see what she does next” (Nancy Thayer) In 1851, Winifred is forbidden from joining her merchant parents’ voyage from Nantucket to China via San Francisco — so she stows away on the ship… Beatriz Williams raves, “This is masterful storytelling from a gifted writer” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Marie Benedict recommends this ‘enthralling’ page-turner inspired by true events WHY IT’S READWORTHY: From a #1 New York Times bestselling author hailed as “a literary citizen of the highest order” (Ann Patchett) Detroit, 1927: Determined to escape her family’s long shadow, a young heiress arrives at an elite art program whose dark secrets may cost her everything… “For readers seeking the glamour of The Great Gatsby with the mystery of an Agatha Christie novel, A Fortune of Sand is for you” (New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Enter the dazzling, dangerous world of the Tudor courts WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After her aunt Anne Boleyn’s execution, Katherine is pulled into political intrigue — and uncovers a long-buried family secret that upends her world… The New York Times bestselling author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII delivers a “simply unmissable” read (Tracy Borman, author of The House of Boleyn) Introduces a little-known — but utterly fascinating — character from Henry VIII’s and Elizabeth I’s courts Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers ‘As deliciously dishy as an English cream tea and the royal gossip whispered over it’ (Kate Quinn) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Amid Edward VII’s abdication of the throne, a scandalous rivalry breaks out within the royal family… The New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife fictionalizes a notorious, real-life power struggle “Exceptional and entertaining… The Windsor Affair is a book you’ll devour in one day” (Kim Michele Richardson, author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Small-town secrets abound in this ‘gut punch of a novel’ (Publishers Weekly starred review) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A quiet community in upstate New York is rattled when James and Ella White — a couple convicted of homicide and then proven innocent — return. Amid suspicion and shocking revelations, tensions among their neighbors reach a boiling point… “An unsettling, propulsive, and cinematic thriller” (New York Times bestselling author Claire Lombardo) “This work, tightly wound in the best sense, solidifies Winslow’s reputation as a masterful storyteller” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Desperate to save her throne, a young duchess arranges a secret marriage in an enchanted forest… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale takes inspiration from the real-life Anne of Brittany “A clever and inspiring reimagining of a little-remembered time and place” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) “Katherine Arden writes beautiful, irresistible books — the kind you want to immediately reread, the kind you want to both share and hoard, the kind you carry around in your heart” (New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers You’ll be transported to glittering Old Hollywood in this mesmerizing Jane Eyre retelling WHY IT’S READWORTHY: While living at the Chateau Marmont, Aria finds her world upended by reclusive musician Theo, the hotel’s mysterious new owner… From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Seamstress With praise from Chanel Cleeton, Hazel Gaynor, and Kristina McMorris, who describes it as “a propulsive tale that kept me up late into the night” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers As Queen Elizabeth II ascends to the throne, three women in her employ must carve their own paths WHY IT’S READWORTHY: From the beloved author of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir and The Kitchen Front Can dresser Caroline, wardrobe assistant Lucy, and secretary Miranda find the strength to fight for the futures they want? Fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey should pick this up Learn more... 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