Historical Fiction Recommendations

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh stay safe Russell! I’m so eager for this video. I adore historical fiction so much!

[@nancytrue7276]

Me too! My favorite genre!

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Best Historical Fiction I’ve read recently and would recommend The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue House On Endless Waters by Emuna Elon Mussolini’s Island by Susan Day Actress by Ann Enright Trick To Time by Kit de Waal Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Wonder by Emma Donoghue The Good People by Hannah Kent Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld Rules of Civility by Amor Towles All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison All the Lives We Never Lived by Arundati Roy The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Wife by Meg Wolitzer The Less Dead by Denise Mina The Sundown Motel by Simone St James ☘️👋📖🤗📚🦋🤩

[@anabeatrizbarreto5199]

What is your opinion on Ken Folletts works? I read the 20th century trilogy and was absolutely in love

[@derbyabby56]

Hi Russell, I just popped in here to comment that I read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine recently based on a recommendation in one of your early videos. It is my new favorite book, & I don’t think I would’ve ever discovered it if it wasn’t for you. So thank you for your recommendations & hard work on your channel ☺️

[@stephaniemcmillan3141]

I hadn't heard of any of these! I'm so excited. Thank you for bringing a breadth of new titles for my TBR.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Oh I am so glad. I love when an older video gets some love. I hope you like them all.

[@TheTeddybear1992]

All these books sound amazing, I've got them on my ever growing Goodreads tbr

[@rafaelarelayze3830]

i love your vibes

[@wendyryan1618]

I love the idea of a point of view from a carrier pigeon! When I worked for the military (as a civilian) I used to walk past the photo of a famous Aussie war pigeon wearing its medal for bravery. A great selections of books.

[@katep6334]

Have you read wild swans? Incredible multigenerational story set in China. Def among my top three historical fiction. Other recent treasure has been discovering Erin Morgenstern with her magical spin.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I have not. I have Morgenstern's latest on my shelf. I need to get to it soon. So much to read.

[@kimswhims8435]

@@InkandPaperBlog Wild Swans was incredible when I read it many years ago.

[@nicolereed2913]

Fantastic post Russell. Thank you! I have read We Must Be Brave and really enjoyed it. I actually found it in my neighborhood Free Little Library! Aren't these fires insane? My nephew and his family have evacuated Boulder Creek and are pretty sure their home is a goner. We have friends in the Carmel area who have also been evacuated and are in fear of losing their home. My cousin in Morgan Hill is under evacuation advisory. My daughter is in Groveland near Yosemite and has been under evacuation orders and trying to get her livestock safely transported out. These folks are spread out all over Northern California! It is a real disaster. What a year, right?

[@staceydarlington5205]

Thanks. I put almost all on my tbr.

[@kelleysullivan8908]

Doc and Epitaph are amazing!!

[@InkandPaperBlog]

yes!! Did you read her most recent book? It was very good too.

[@nancytrue7276]

I adore historical fiction and was so glad to see you’d done a video on books in that category. I recently completed an ARC from Netgalley of “Unbound,” by Dina Gu Brumfield. It is primarily set in Shanghai, China and portrays a wonderful picture of Shanghai history including the Japanese occupation and subsequently, the effects of Mai’s revolution. Highly recommend.

[@bookinwithdebra]

The Exiles sounds really interesting and varied. It's gone on to my wishlist. Thanks for sharing. Will be interested to hear your review when you've read I.

[@edwardmeade]

The best books of historical fiction I have ever read are the wartime duology: "Stalingrad" by Vasily Grossman or its sequel "Life and Fate." Both are now out in excellent translations. You can read them alone or as a duology. Writing about the German soldiers on Christmas Day 1943 in Stalingrad he wrote, "Bach felt the beauty and sadness of the moment. These men who defied the power of the Russian heavy artillery, these coarse, hardened soldiers who were dispirited by their lack of ammunition and tormented by vermin and hunger had all understood at once that what they needed more than anything in the world was not bread, not bandages, not ammunition, but these tiny branches twined with useless tinsel, these orphanage toys." This was written by a man whose own mother was murdered by the Germans in Berdichev, Ukraine. He could see the humanity, the dignity in every person, even the justly hated enemy. These are not books for the faint of soul but you'll be a better person for having read them.

[@Georgesmomsu]

The Exiles sounds so good. I’ve been on a pandemic roll for some reason, so The Orphan Collector definitely makes the cut. Hope you guys are staying cool down there. It’s very hot and so smoky here. Scary times in CA.

[@joyclendening9908]

The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan, highly recommend. All of Khaleed Hosseni!

[@smokiencooper4264]

OMG, Russell, you hit it out of the ballpark with this one! I am a huge fan of historical fiction and every book you showed on this video is something I would definitely read! My local library has every one of these books. The Exiles is “on order” and reservable. You made my day with this list...thank you! Some recent historical fiction I’ve read and recommend are: Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini The German Heiress by Anika Scott The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

[@teresamedeiros7312]

I put Cher Ami and The Exiles on hold at my library. I love books with an animals POV. Thanks for rec

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

I love historical fiction. I was a push over when I was introduced to books by James A Michener.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I read Michener back in junior high school. He was considered taboo - but I did love him.

[@tphipps7665]

News of the World, great book. Also, just finished a book based on real life about a group of women in Kentucky to created a rural library to deliver books by horse into the mountains. The Giver of Stars. This is an excellent book, also touches on lives of miners and racism, set in early 1900s. I recommend both of these books to readers of historic fiction. I'm ordering The Orphan Collector today and plan to also read The Exiles and We Must Be Brave. Thank you for your excellent reviews.

[@danielperatinos89]

The Physician by Noah Gordon.

[@alex_gamer8976]

I need this for a test soo thank you i reallly lernd🙂🙂

[@InkandPaperBlog]

You are welcome.

[@locutusdborg126]

Excellent. I live in CA, too. Thanks for not sending prayers. I appreciate that.

[@lindaleehall]

The Women of the Copper Country is unforgettable. I admit I was really drawn to it as I am/was a Michigander, not from the copper area but still my state. The story sweeps along to a quite unforeseen climax, keeping the reader anxious to know what will happen next. The characters are intriguing and, in some cases amazing. A book well worth reading, especially for Michigan natives.

[@dunkbiscuit]

Just to let you know for watchers in the uk, At The Wolf's Table is The Women at Hitlers Table. 😊

[@alanaschlotter6324]

The one that comes to. mind is called 'The Bride of New France' by Susanne Desrochers

[@janemack2667]

Loved this video! Thank you! Reading THE TASTE OF SUGAR by Marisol Vera; recently read NEWS OF THE WORLD by Paulette Jiles; on the TBR (along with several other books) THE PARISIAN by Isabelle Hammad.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Jiles book is so so good. I am intimidated by Hammad's book - you will have to tell me how it is.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Van Demons Land was Tasmania

[@lizh9497]

Jacqueline McMenamin other way around. Tasmania was Van Diemen’s Land 😀 The Exile sounds great. Interestingly, there’s a small town in North East Tasmania called Mathinna. It’s named after an Aboriginal girl. I wonder if it’s the one from this novel?

[@kimswhims8435]

@@lizh9497 I think it is, but Mathinna wasn't her real name it was the name that Franklin gave her it's "the name of a necklace made of shells" made by indigenous Tas women. She's fictionalised in Richard Flanagan's novel "Wanting" and her story was included in Cassandra Pybus non-fiction "Truganini. Journey through the apocalypse". Ancestors of mine were amongst the first colonists that went to Van Diemen's Land. ia.anu.edu.au/biography/mathinna-29655

[@linjicakonikon7666]

I'm surprised you left out the hysterical fiction of Barry Obongo's numerous AutoBiographical novels.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Surprise why? I cannot talk about all authors LOL.

[@eliotopian]

omg yer almost at 10k!

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Lol... still a ways away

[@blakebennett3591]

Gates of fire?!?!

[@Austrian_blood]

The Song of Achilles: will satisfy the most avid reader of historical fiction.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

100% agree.

[@caramcnulty8129]

Loved "How we Disappeared" by Jing Jing Lee and have just started "Little" by Edward Carey.

[@Limonada_RC]

I'm new sub here ! salut from Panama

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Thank you so much. I hope you like what you have found.

[@Limonada_RC]

@@InkandPaperBlog =) thanks!!!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

I love the 3 B's....books,broads and booze.

[@gsy971]

All female authors

[@markhannig1192]

This fella loves historical fiction so much he wears it on his shirt.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

That's HYSTERICAL fiction. Resistance to the Heroic Rebellion of the Right is like being an Orc for the Dark Lord. Or like calling the BROWNSHIRTS resistors.

[@Austrian_blood]

Copper Country=Frick.