Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 16 Nov - 22 Nov 2025
Last updated:
November 22, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Cat Sebastian, Ayana Gray, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Mu Su Li, Eliza Prokopovits and many more.
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After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian
1968 New York CityNews about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night--news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night--but he's doing fine. He's sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights merrily sleeping his way through the rare book community... -
![I, Medusa by Ayana Gray]()
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story...romance · fantasy · myths · retellings · fiction · historical-fiction · young-adult · historical · spirituality · urban-fantasy -
romance · fantasy · lgbtq · mlm · historical-fiction · wuxia · ancient-china · ancient-civilization · xianxia · fiction
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![Three Hundred Years of Longing: Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li]()
Three Hundred Years of Longing: Bu Jian Shang Xian San Bai Nian Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li
The Banquet of the Winding Wine ends with one nobleman falling asleep warm in his bed. When he wakes, he’s shackled as a prisoner in the Northern Domain of Tealspire, feared by all as an archfiend! However, he’s not the only one who’s just woken up...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · female-author · action-adventure · paranormal · sword-sorcery -
![A Holiday House Party by Eliza Prokopovits]()
A Holiday House Party by Eliza Prokopovits
Miss Peony Pettigrew is not looking forward to hosting a house party for the holidays, but an unexpected addition might change her mind.Viscount Westbrook’s sisters are on the guest list, but stormy weather strands him there too. He wasn’t planning on a holiday party—or love—or a brush with the Fae—but he may have found all three... -
