Biographical Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: LET US MARCH ON By Shara Moon

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 5 February 2025

Publication Date: February 4, 2025 Devoted wife, White House maid, reluctant activist… A stirring novel inspired by the life of an unsung heroine, and real-life crusader, Lizzie McDuffie, who as a maid in FDR’s...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction JoAnne - 3 February 2025

Publication Date: February 4, 2025 She found the literary voices that would inspire the world…. The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE UNEXPECTED DIVA by Tiffany L. Warren

Biographical Amy Wilson - 8 January 2025

Publication Date: January 7, 2025 "Beautifully crafted and captivating. This triumphant tale is sure to be an instant classic."—Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian "How do we not all know...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE COLONY CLUB by Shelley Noble

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 2 October 2024

Publication Date: October 1, 2024 From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a thrilling historical novel about the inception of the Colony Club, the first women’s club of its kind, set against the...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF RED by Doug Villhard

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 5 September 2024

Publication Date: September 3, 2024 One hundred years ago, Red Grange became more famous than Babe Ruth and sparked the original debate as to whether college athletes should be compensated for their name,...

5-STAR REVIEW: SCANDALOUS WOMEN by Gill Paul

Fiction Amy Wilson - 13 August 2024

Publication Date: August 13, 2024 Mad Men meets the world of publishing in international bestselling author Gill Paul’s new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous...

5-STAR REVIEW: YOUR FORGOTTEN SONS by Anne Montgomery

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 6 June 2024

Publication Date: May 29, 2024 Bud Richardville is inducted into the Army as the United States prepares for the invasion of Europe in 1943. A chance comment has Bud assigned to the Graves...

5-STAR REVIEW: FDR UNMASKED by Steven Lomazow

Biographical Amy Wilson - 18 April 2024

Publication Date: June 7, 2023 The Hidden Illnesses That Shaped FDR’s Life and Changed the Course of History Conventional wisdom has it that after Franklin Delano Roosevelt overcame a bout of polio at age...

5-STAR REVIEW: CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS by Eliza Knight and Denny S. Bryce

African-American Dayna Linton - 8 April 2024

Publication Date: March 5, 2024 Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen...

5-STAR REVIEW: AMERICAN DAUGHTERS by Piper Huguley

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 2 April 2024

Publication Date: April 2, 2024 In the vein of America’s First Daughter, Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington...

5-STAR REVIEW: FINDING MARGARET FULLER by Allison Pataki

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 20 March 2024

Publication Date: March 19, 2024 A “sweeping” (Entertainment Weekly) novel of America’s forgotten leading lady, the central figure of a movement that defined a nation—from the New York Times bestselling author of The...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THAT DICKINSON GIRL by Joan Koster

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 March 2024

Forgotten Women: Book 1 Publication Date: November 15, 2022 She's going to be the greatest orator of the Civil War. Eighteen-year-old Anna Dickinson is nothing like the women around her, and she knows it. Gifted...