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Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia, England, 1829 by Anna Kirwan

Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia, England, 1829

The Royal Diaries

Anna Kirwan

219 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult lighthearted slow-paced
Upon Her Shoulders: Southeastern Native Women Share Their Stories of Justice, Spirit, and Community by Cherry Maynor Beasley, Ulrike Wiethaus, Mary Ann Jacobs

Upon Her Shoulders: Southeastern Native Women Share Their Stories of Justice, Spirit, and Community

Cherry Maynor Beasley, Ulrike Wiethaus, Mary Ann Jacobs

204 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Kristina: The Girl King by Carolyn Meyer

Kristina: The Girl King

The Royal Diaries

Carolyn Meyer

170 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction childrens historical young adult adventurous informative medium-paced
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

The Empire of Gold

The Daevabad Trilogy #3

S.A. Chakraborty

766 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard

In the Vanishers' Palace

Aliette de Bodard

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
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The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

400 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars by Annelise Freisenbruch

The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars

Annelise Freisenbruch

384 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative tense slow-paced
How Women Became Poets: A Gender History of Greek Literature by Emily Hauser

How Women Became Poets: A Gender History of Greek Literature

Emily Hauser

360 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction gender history literary poetry
A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women by Emma Southon

A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women

Emma Southon

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history medium-paced
Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World by Honor Cargill-Martin

Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World

Honor Cargill-Martin

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty

The River of Silver

The Daevabad Trilogy #3.5

S.A. Chakraborty

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer

The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain

Time Traveller's Guides #4

Ian Mortimer

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction historical history informative reflective medium-paced
Ninshubar by Emily H. Wilson

Ninshubar

The Sumerians #3

Emily H. Wilson

432 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical medium-paced
Gilgamesh by Emily H. Wilson

Gilgamesh

The Sumerians #2

Emily H. Wilson

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs

Jedi: Battle Scars

Sam Maggs

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional funny fast-paced