Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by thestorygraph

Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
All books added
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

451 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel

The Mirror & the Light

Thomas Cromwell #3

Hilary Mantel

784 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary challenging dark informative slow-paced
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

368 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore

Valentine

Elizabeth Wetmore

308 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Woman of a Thousand Names by Alexandra Lapierre

The Woman of a Thousand Names

Alexandra Lapierre

640 pages • 2020

fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith

The Everlasting

Katy Simpson Smith

352 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

403 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical literary magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Lady of the Ravens by Joanna Hickson

Lady of the Ravens

Queens of the Tower #1

Joanna Hickson

466 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
The Ninth Child by Sally Magnusson

The Ninth Child

Sally Magnusson

336 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical magical realism emotional mysterious medium-paced