87 New Historical Fiction Books Hitting Shelves This Year

In "The Librarian of Burned Books" by Brianna Labuskes, three women's lives entwine as they uniquely fight World War II: through books. They're an American author drawn to 1930s Berlin, a German woman who escapes to Paris, and an American fighting against censorship of paperbacks sent to soldiers overseas. Spanning over a decade, their stories come together in a tale about censorship, knowledge, and who controls what is shared. It's a powerful — and timely — tale of the power that the written word can have, which is the very reason those words are so often banned throughout history.

Release date: Feb. 21