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Internationally bestselling author Paula McLain has been credited with revitalizing the historical novel.  She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives with her family in Cleveland.

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Standalone Fiction

A Ticket to Ride

A Ticket to Ride

The Paris Wife

The Paris Wife

Circling the Sun

Circling the Sun

Love and Ruin

Love and Ruin

When the Stars Go Dark

When the Stars Go Dark

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

Short story
Skylark

Skylark

Standalone Non-fiction

Like Family

Like Family

Works of Poetry

Less of Her

Less of Her

Stumble, Gorgeous

Stumble, Gorgeous

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Historical Fiction Books to Read This Summer

Historical Fiction Books to Read This Summer

Heat, delirium and drama collide across the past.

Best Historical Fiction Books Set in Summer

Best Historical Fiction Books Set in Summer

Sun-drenched settings and stories that simmer...these historical fiction novels bring the heat in more ways than one.

Best Historical Fiction Books Adapted Into Movies and TV Shows

Best Historical Fiction Books Adapted Into Movies and TV Shows

Six unforgettable stories that are just as powerful on screen as they are on the page.

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