Civil War author and lecturer Scott Mingus will present on the Civil War murders of York County, with true crime stories like the murder of a Rebel soldier by York Countians when they learned he was ...

The Struggle to End the American Civil War” By Michael Vorenberg, read by Landon Woodson. Random House Audio, 16½ hours, $28.

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

Discover 7 powerful historical fiction books that stir deep emotions, reveal human resilience, and are guaranteed to leave ...

Chris Bohjalian’s 25th novel, “The Jackal’s Mistress,” was inspired by the true story of a Southern woman who helped an ...

Historical novelists Chris Bohjalian and Christina Baker Kline for a discussion about Bohjalian’s latest book, “The Jackal’s Mistress.” ...

The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...

He was the highest-decorated Union soldier in the Civil War,” said David Eby from the Monroe County Historical Society ... into research from state war books and the late Monroe County Community ...

In dramatic scenes that appear to mark a turning point in nearly two years of civil war, Sudan’s military is driving fighters of its rival, the Rapid Support Forces, out of Khartoum. By Declan ...