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Historical Fiction October 2025 |
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| L.A. Women by Ella BermanNew to Los Angeles’ party scene in 1965, ambitious writer Lane connects with socialite and fellow writer Gala. They eventually fall out and a decade later, Lane mines Gala’s life for a novel, only to learn she’s gone missing. This slow-burn latest from book club favorite Ella Berman serves up a sharp look at female friendship and rivalry. Try this next: The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe; Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik (nonfiction). |
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| Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula ByrneBefore moving to Bath, England, Jane Austen, her sister Cassandra, and her parents stay at coastal Sidmouth for several weeks during the summer of 1801. Jane relishes the views, sea bathing, and visiting with her brother Frank, who’s temporarily home from the Navy with a handsome friend in tow. But there are other intriguing men with whom Jane spends time in this delightful novel. Read-alikes: Natalie Jenner's Austen at Sea; Gill Hornby’s Godmersham Park. |
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| The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey by Kathleen KaufmanNairna and her father work as spiritualists in 1900 Scotland. While many practitioners are fake, including her dad, Nairna’s talents are real, which leads to fame and exclusive circles. But after a scandal, she flees to the United States under the name Nora Grey in this rich novel that also explores the life of a psychic widow in 1860s Wales. For fans of: Sarah Penner’s The London Séance Society. |
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Dear Miss Lake : A Novel
by A. J. Pearce
During wartime, advice columnist Emmy Lake and the Woman's Friend staff relocate to the countryside, where Emmy balances rural life, a looming wedding and the possibility of war correspondence, in the fourth novel of the series following Mrs. Porter Calling.
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| Buckeye by Patrick RyanOn Victory in Europe Day, 1945, while her husband is away in the Pacific, beautiful Margaret shares a celebratory kiss with married hardware store clerk Cal Jenkins, whose physical disability kept him from enlisting. This leads to a connection between their small-town Ohio families for decades, where their sons grow up together but take different paths in the Vietnam era. For fans of: Read with Jenna books; vivid, heartfelt novels about families and war. |
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Coram House : A Novel
by Bailey Seybolt
"In this debut that's perfect for fans of Tana French and Gillian Flynn, a true crime writer risks becoming the next chapter of a crumbling orphanage's dark legacy as she unravels the mystery of two deaths, decades apart."
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Among the Burning Flowers
by Samantha Shannon
A standalone legend to the New York Times bestselling fantasy series bridges the events of A Day of Fallen Night and The Priory of the Orange Tree.
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House of Two Pharaohs
by Wilbur Smith
When a scribe is murdered in a sealed vault, Nomarc Piay turns to his mentor-mage, Taita, who must also confront a brilliant adversary plotting to rise as Egypt's Dark Pharaoh in the tenth novel of the series following The Quest.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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