by Anne Sebba The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz author Anne Sebba shares with The History Reader the horrifying story of the 45 women forced to play music in an Auschwitz concentration camp orchestra. Photo of the women’s orchestra of Auschwitz. Public domain. The...
by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer An instant New York Times bestseller, Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer is a dramatic face-off with the good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived. Read on for a featured excerpt focusing on Vladimir Putin. Chapter...
We’ve fallen hard for these history books publishing this October. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Siddharth Kara’s The Zorg, the heartbreaking story about the slave ship that sparked the U.K.’s abolitionist movement, to Tom Clavin’s Running Deep, the true story of the...
by Elena Sheppard Elena Sheppard, author of The Eternal Forest, joins us to discuss the myth of La Milagrosa. The Eternal Forest masterfully weaves Cuban mythology and history, and is on sale today! Havana Harbor entrance in 1841. Public domain via Wikipedia. In...
by Gary Myers Read an excerpt of BRADY VS. BELICHICK, a unique and unparalleled look into the nature and relationship of two of the pillars in the NFL’s greatest dynasty. Chapter 1: Get Out of Bounds! Pepper Johnson, the New England Patriots inside linebackers coach,...
Each year on September 17, we celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the United States Constitution. Today, we bring you our favorite reads that highlight the period of the founding of America. American Rebels Nina Sankovitch’s American Rebels explores, for...
by Siddharth Kara Pulitzer Prize-finalist Siddharth Kara visited the Gold Coast in Africa while doing research on the British slave trade for his book, The Zorg. In The Zorg, using primary source research and investigative skills, Kara reveals how an incident on the...
by Jack Kelly To celebrate Labor Day, author Jack Kelly shares with The History Reader why Thomas Paine, who famously penned the lines, “These are the times that try men’s souls…,” is quite possibly the working-class American founder of our time. Thomas Paine, copy...
Looking for your next history read? Need a book for back to school season? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing in September 2025. Killing the SS Now in paperback. Killing the SS is the epic saga of the espionage and daring waged by self-styled...
Each year on August 19th, America celebrates National Aviation Day. Today, we bring you our favorite books that honor aviation history and technology. We hope you fly through these must-reads! Inferno by Joe Pappalardo Joe Pappalardo’s Inferno tells the true story of...
by Cathy Pegau Cathy Pegau, author of A Murderous Business: A Mystery, shares with The History Reader how some queer women of means in the United States were able to push boundaries more so than women in poor or middle, working-class families. Being queer in a...
Tim Queeney’s Rope is a unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and its impact on civilization, in the vein of single-subject bestsellers like Salt and Cod. In it, Queeney has woven together a fascinating blend of history and technology, taking...
by Paris Davis In Every Weapon I Had, author Paris Davis shares the story of a Green Beret commander’s heroism during the Vietnam War, and the long fight to recognize his bravery. You can read an introductory excerpt below. The Frederick Hart bronze statue Three...
by Tom Clavin Tom Clavin writes about Jay Zeamer, an Eagle Scout and skilled pilot during World War II, who undertook a risky mission that significantly impacted the war. Don’t forget to preorder Tom’s upcoming book RUNNING DEEP now! Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer. Public...
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing in August 2025. Rope A unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and its impact on civilization, in the vein of single-subject bestsellers...
by Tim Queeney Tim Queeney, author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization, shares with The History Reader how rope played a pivotal role in Colonial America’s acts of tarring and feathering before it fell into gradual disuse in the...
by Jeffrey Kluger Few authors have had as big an impact on space journalism as Jeffrey Kluger. His book Lost Moon, co-authored with Astronaut James Lovell, was the basis for Tom Hanks’s movie, Apollo 13. In honor of the anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon on...
by Jack Kelly As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States 250 years ago and the sacrifices that soldiers made to create the United States, author Jack Kelly recounts the Battle of Bunker Hill and Dr. Joseph Warren’s role in it. Portrait of...