Damnation Spring, Ash Robinson
An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens … Read more
Category Archives: Historical
Ark of the Apocalypse, Tobin Marks (Review)
Ark of the Apocalypse by Tobin Marks ISBN: 978-1-63337-237-5 Publisher: Boyle & Dalton Publication date: March 14, 2021 Review by Mary Woodbury Review Tobin Marks’ … Read more
The Old Woman and the River, Ismail Fahd Ismail
The story is about the life-giving powers of women; it is also a story about hope and the possibilities of the human spirit even in … Read more
Indie Corner – Jaimee Wriston
Back to the Indie Corner series I’m thrilled to talk with Jaimee Wriston Colbert again. In this Indie Corner, we explore her new novel How … Read more
The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma
In a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers take advantage of their strict father’s absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden … Read more
The Year Without Summer, Guinevere Glasfurd
Author Guinevere Glasfurd tells Historia how a local news story showed her the way to write her sweeping climate change novel, TheYear Without Summer, which … Read more
Infinite Country, Patricia Engel
Infinite Country is a multi generational family saga about a Colombian family with mixed citizenship status. The story is told through different family members perspectives, … Read more
How Beautiful We Were, Imbolo Mbue
“We should have known the end was near.” So begins Imbolo Mbue’s powerful second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village … Read more
The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah
Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods … Read more
Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan
Aljaz Cosini is leading a group of tourists on a raft tour down Tasmania’s wild Franklin River when his greatest fear is realized—a tourist falls … Read more
Betty, Tiffany McDaniel
“A girl comes of age against the knife.” So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father … Read more
Crooked Hallelujah, Kelli Jo Ford
Crooked Hallelujah tells the stories of Justine–a mixed-blood Cherokee woman– and her daughter, Reney, as they move from Eastern Oklahoma’s Indian Country in the hopes … Read more
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest, Rebel Girls
From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace … Read more
Animal’s People, Indra Sinha
Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People looks at the Bhopal gas explosion in India – one of the most horrific environmental disasters of the 20th-century. A poisonous … Read more
Heart Wood, Shirley DicKard
Complete title: Heart Wood — Four Women, for the Earth, for the Future Heart Wood is a compelling family saga set in the foothills of … Read more