Read 25 Historical Fiction Books in 2025

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26 participants (144 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 historical fiction books in 2025, emphasizing diverse voices and time periods. It’s not all WWII! 

Challenge Books

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The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang, Kate Quinn

The Phoenix Crown

Janie Chang, Kate Quinn

384 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Book of Last Letters by Kerry Barrett

The Book of Last Letters

Kerry Barrett

384 pages • digital • 2022

fiction historical romance emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities by Carl H. Nightingale

Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities

Carl H. Nightingale

517 pages • hardcover • 2012

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • paperback • 2003

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion by Sheila Williams

No Better Time: A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion

Sheila Williams

240 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
Grace by Natashia Deón

Grace

Natashia Deón

400 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Girl in the Blue Coat

Monica Hesse

320 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction historical mystery young adult emotional mysterious fast-paced
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

Only the Beautiful

Susan Meissner

386 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced