87 New Historical Fiction Books Hitting Shelves This Year

Set in the early 1950s, "The House of Eve" by Sadeqa Johnson traces the intersecting stories of Ruby and Eleanor, two ambitious young Black women fighting to achieve their dreams. Ruby has grown up in poverty and with a negligent mother, but she's on track to be the first in her family to attend college — until a forbidden affair threatens everything. Eleanor attends Howard University with big ambitions, then falls in love with William, whose family is among the ranks of the wealthy Black elite and wary of outsiders. Despite their odds, Eleanor and Ruby will do all they can to set their lives on the paths they dream of, not the ones laid out for them.

Release date: Feb. 7