New Historical Fiction Books August 2026
On the hunt for new historical fiction books for your reading list? If so, you're in the right place. Every month I share a list of upcoming releases perfect for fans of historical fiction. The past few months have been incredible publication months for historical novels with long lists and big name authors, but August is coming in a little quiet and under the radar. Still, there are some great new historical fiction books publishing this month that you need to know about, including one that I think is going to be a huge hit (hint: it's listed first). So get your pad and pen ready to take notes and scroll down to check out this list of new historical fiction books for August 2026.
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Meet Me in the Garden
Nina LaCour
August 4 | Flatiron Books
Meet Me in the Garden is a rich, decades-spanning story of a young Creole woman dreaming of something bigger than a quiet married life in New Orleans.
The House of Boleyn
Tracy Borman
August 4 | Grove Atlantic
A dramatic fictionalized account of the Boleyn family, The House of Boleyn is the story of the ruthless and ambitious family told in vivid historical detail.
A Lady's Guide to Love and Pirates
Jennifer Moore
August 4 | Shadow Mountain
A Lady's Guide to Love and Pirates is a swashbuckling historical romance about a determined young lady on a mission to rescue her pirate godfather with her life and her heart on the line.
Stay Buried
Jennifer McMahon
August 11 | Gallery Books
Stay Buried is a creepy dual-timeline historical horror about a pair of siblings who inherit their ancestral home in a strange town full of unsettling traditions.
Hocus Pocus
Brinda Charry
August 11 | Scribner
Hocus Pocus is an atmospheric historical fiction about a young Indian magician chasing fame across the world only to learn the dangerous cost of becoming someone else’s wonder.
Murder in Blackfriars
Jennifer Ashley
August 11 | Berkley
Murder in Blackfriars is an atmospheric Victorian-era mystery about a mysterious murder and a cook-turned-sleuth determined to protect the man she loves.
The Book of Chuck
LaToya Watkins
August 18 | Tiny Reparations Books
The Book of Chuck is a multigenerational novel about a Texas family with the inherited gift of prophecy, linking them together through time.
These Walls Remember
Del Sandeen
August 18 | Berkley
These Walls Remember is a Southern gothic novel about two estranged sisters who inherit a family property in Savannah with a dark history waiting inside its walls.
Goodbye, Ramona
Montserrat Roig
August 25 | Random House
Translated from Spanish and republished for the first time in the US, Goodbye, Ramona is a multigenerational novel about the changing possibilities for women across the twentieth century.
Fallen for France
Elizabeth Letts
August 25 | Ballantine
Fallen for France is a sweeping World War I tale of a majestic mare and the three people whose lives are bound together for love of the horse.
The Whitechapel Full Moon Society
Elizabeth DeLozier
August 25 | Dutton
A creepy Victorian historical fantasy with Jack the Ripper, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society follows a young maid who stumbles into something far more monstrous than she expected in search of her missing brother.
The Night Pool
Lauren Lee Smith
August 25 | Blackstone Publishing
The Night Pool is a Gold Rush historical horror novel about three women in 1850s California facing two horrors: a supernatural evil and the brutal violence of the frontier.
The Woman Who Had Everything
Stephen Greco
August 25 | Kensington
The Woman Who Had Everything is a glamorous biographical novel about Elizabeth Taylor in Italy in 1967 as she tries to balance fame, marriage, and ambition in her typical flamboyant style.
The Bravest Hour
Anna Lee Huber
August 25 | Kensington
Set in 1920 Dublin, The Bravest Hour is the continuation of a spy novel series following a plucky female spy facing one final reckoning with a dangerous enemy.
Miss Morton Takes the Waters
Catherine Lloyd
August 25 | Kensington
A Victorian mystery set in Bath, Miss Morton Takes the Waters follows a lady's companion involved in a deadly investigation of a locked-room murder at a health retreat.
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I’m a historical fiction fanatic passionate about sharing newly released books, book club picks, and the types of stories that linger long after the last lines. If that sounds like the type of books you love to read, then you’re in the right place!
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