Category: Black & African American Historical Fiction

At BookViral reviews, we are proud to have reviewed the very best in Black & African American Historical Fiction and in particular those that explore the African Americans’ place in American society as it has evolved across the centuries.

Now more than ever authors writing in the Black & African American Historical Fiction genre bring social commentary into focus. Not only entertaining their readers but informing and encouraging reflection.

Authors have long known the power of fiction to move hearts and minds but in Historical Fiction, they find themselves in the unique position of not only holding up a mirror to the past but through engaging with their readers help ensure we do not repeat those elements of history we have come to consider wholly unacceptable in terms of human behavior.

At BookViral our US Historical Fiction reviewers are not only chosen for their literary standing but their interest in the theme of a novel which we ask them to prove through previous book reviews and publications.

In this way, we ensure our US Historical Fiction are not only an authenticate reflection of a books entertainment value but an insightful precis of an author’s ability to create fresh and original narratives on their chosen theme that isn’t dragged down by the trite genre tropes far too many authors fall back on.

On our BookViral Historical Review pages, you will find reviews for bestselling authors like Nathan Harris – The Sweetness Of Water, The Underground Railroad by Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead and Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston to up and coming new authors with bright futures that readers of US Historical fiction are talking about.

Epic African Fiction

It is a novel with the courage to be about complex, sweeping emotions with Waldrip effectively using the alternate perspectives of disparate timelines to create a marvellously pacy, suspenseful read which is deceptively easy to become immersed in.

Historical French Fiction To Read

Patti Flinn brings us a fascinating foray into the complications of colour and gender in 18th Century France in ‘Veronique’s Journey’. This unique novella tracks the coming of age of a young black girl in a small town, who is buffeted by parental expectations and societal norms.

Black & African American Cultural Heritage Fiction

A powerful deeply affecting portrait of life in a bygone world, Lost Souls Recovered is so well written that we understand not just the racial inequalities of the time but equally as important the emotions too.

Black and Native American Indians Historical Fiction

Meticulously researched and rousingly told, Standing Against The Wind is first and foremost entertaining with confident pacing and compelling characters, but it also proves an intriguing and enlightening foray into a tumultuous and pivotal period in Black and Native American Indian history.

Black & African American Historical Fiction Reviews

Black & African American Historical Fiction genre that not only brings social commentary into focus but entertains and encourages reflection on US History.