5 Must-Read Books for History Buffs

25 May 2023

5 Must-Read Books for History Buffs

Calling all history buffs with a love for literary fiction! These compelling reads seamlessly blend the allure of history with the power of storytelling, transporting you to different eras and immersing you in the lives of unforgettable characters. So grab a cozy chair, prepare to travel through time, and lose yourself in these remarkable literary journeys that bridge the gap between past and present.

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Forced to Fight (Rise of the Horse King Volume 1)

by CD Haun

Release Date: March 13, 2023

A story of 2 brothers. Brasus doesn’t want the throne he was born to rule. Thiaper hungers for power & resorts to lies, kidnapping, poison, & murder. The king believes his younger son & Brasus is sent to Rome as a slave. Caesar orders him to his death as a chariot driver. Surprisingly he lives & friends convince Caesar to help him regain his throne.

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A History of Burning

by Janika Oza

Release Date: May 2, 2023

In 1898, Pirbhai, a teenage boy looking for work, is taken from his village in India to labor for the British on the East African Railway. Far from home, Pirbhai commits a brutal act in the name of survival that will haunt him and his family for years to come.

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Hotel Cuba

by Aaron Hamburger

Release Date: May 2, 2023

A heartbreaking, epic family story, Hotel Cuba explores the profound courage of two women displaced from their home who strive to create a new future in an enticing and dangerous world far different from anything they have ever known.

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Glassworks

by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

Release Date: May 16, 2023

A gorgeously written and irresistibly intimate queer novel that follows one family across four generations to explore legacy and identity in all its forms. For readers of Mary Beth Keane, Min Jin Lee, and Rebecca Makkai, Glassworks is “an era-spanning, family and chosen-family following, marvel of a debut.” (CJ Hauser, author of FAMILY OF ORIGIN)

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To Die Beautiful

by Buzzy Jackson

Release Date: May 2, 2023

To Die Beautiful is a timely look at how fascism flourishes and what good people do to fight back. Based on real events, To Die Beautiful is told with the drama and emotional resonance of meticulously researched history.

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