Những podcast Historical Fiction hay nhất (2025)

1
Silence by Shusaku Endo: Flopostasy 1:00:13

3d ago1:00:13

1:00:13

We're putting the family in Family and Friends this week when Grace's brother Nick comes on to talk about Silence by Shusaku Endo! Which of the three film adaptations should we watch? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fin…

1
Zeenath Khan, "The Sirens of September" (India Penguin, 2025) 24:01

13d ago24:01

24:01

A sweeping historical coming-of-age novel set against India’s 1948 takeover of Hyderabad, The Sirens of September (India Penguin, 2025) shifts between the palaces of princely Hyderabad, the refugee camps of post-Partition Bombay, army command rooms and the seedy lanes of London’s Piccadilly. Farishteh Ali Khan, an aristocratic teenager who enjoys a…

1
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows: Epistolary Novels Are Not a Flop 59:57

10d ago59:57

59:57

Returning guest Kat joins us to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as well as to share a salacious story or two! But the biggest question: Has she joined the season five Storygraph reading challenge? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book …

1
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver: The Gospel of Flop 1:09:13

24d ago1:09:13

1:09:13

Grace and Erin are alone in the studio this week, discussing a recommendation from Erin's friend Ryleigh: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and …

1
Maren Halvorsen, "The Bailiff’s Wife" (Cuidono Press, 2025) 38:15

30d ago38:15

38:15

Despite the long-held perception that medieval and early modern women were as quiet, pious, and obedient as society expected them to be, the truth is more complex. The Bailiff’s Wife (Cuidono Press, 2025) builds on a historical event recorded in a seventeenth-century English broadsheet to create a picture of a society in flux, the result of far-rea…

1
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: The Four United Flops 58:28

1M ago58:28

58:28

Data Scientist Ashley is here again, with a book she's been recommending since season one! We sat down to talk with her about it, and not even technical glitches could stop us! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or f…

1
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon: Flop in a Box 1:13:24

1M ago1:13:24

1:13:24

We're bringing the family back to Friends and Family: Erin's mom, Pam, joins us with a book from her book club, The Frozen River! Are feminist themes, a real historical document, and a shocking ending enough to thaw our hearts? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a ne…

1
William Cooper, "The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld" (Dlnp, 2025) 23:11

1M ago23:11

23:11

Donald Rumsfeld was a major player in American history. In this riveting alternative history, he's put on trial for his role in the United States 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Trial of Donald H. Rumsfeld (Dlnp, 2025) charts Rumsfeld's rise to fame and power, the fight with President Donald Trump that leads to his prosecution, and his spellbinding tria…

1
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie: The Flop of a Ka-Priest 1:02:59

1M ago1:02:59

1:02:59

While we travel back to ancient Egypt this week for a murder mystery, Kate C. joins us this week as our guest and Agatha Christie expert! Where does this book rank on her list of books read? And will we be watching an adaptation of this one? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll b…

1
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave: The Third Amendment Is Not a Flop 1:01:55

2M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Previous guest Diana returns to discuss a book she's read before: The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave! We travel to France to discuss the famous dancing plague, as well as feminism, race, class, and bees. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating…

1
Episode 243 - Connilyn Cossette Author Chat 27:49

2M ago27:49

27:49

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Show your appreciation for the show and buy me a coffee. You'll find details by following this link. Connilyn Cossette joins us on the podcast again to talk a…

1
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Houston, We Have a Flop 1:01:06

2M ago1:01:06

1:01:06

For the second episode (and first book) of season five, guest host Kelly joins us on a journey to space with Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere! All of us have personal histories with TJR and the space program, so tune in for a fantastic discussion! *Thank you for bearing with us through some of this episode's audio problems! Five or Flop is a podcas…

1
Episode 242 - Ann Gabhart Author Chat 33:05

2M ago33:05

33:05

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Show your appreciation for the show and buy me a coffee. You'll find details by following this link. Ann Gabhart joins us on the show this week to talk about …

1
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson: Badass Feminists, Badass Flops 1:08:17

2M ago1:08:17

1:08:17

1
Katie Tietjen, "Murder in Miniature" (Crooked Lane Books, 2025) 32:42

2M ago32:42

32:42

When we meet Maple Bishop in the first book in her series, Death in the Details, she is reeling from a series of life-changing circumstances. Rural Vermont in 1946 doesn’t have much use for a childless widow with limited means of support and even less interest in knitting, baking, and chitchat. Maple ruffles feathers, including those of Ginger Coms…

1
Reviewing The Handmaiden: Our Final Flop Film 37:40

3M ago37:40

37:40

For the last bonus episode before season five begins, we're watching The Handmaiden, the Korean adaptation of Fingersmith! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter…

1
Episode 241 - Michelle Griep Author Chat 26:39

3M ago26:39

26:39

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Show your appreciation for the show and buy me a coffee. You'll find details by following this link. Fall is coming, and it's getting to be that time of year …

1
Episode 240 - Readers' Retreats 25:20

3M ago25:20

25:20

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Show your appreciation for the show and buy me a coffee. You'll find details by following this link. Have you ever participated in a readers' retreat? What's …

1
Lucy Pick, "The Queen’s Companion" (Cuidono Press, 2025) 34:23

3M ago34:23

34:23

Eleanor of Aquitaine is best known as the wife of England’s Henry II, the mother of his numerous children—including two kings, Richard the Lionheart and his infamous brother John, of Magna Carta fame—and perhaps for her long incarceration at Henry’s insistence after their burning romance turned to ashes. What is often forgotten is that Eleanor, bef…

1
Watching The Color Purple: No Flops Here! 32:04

3M ago32:04

32:04

We're back to movies, watching the musical version of The Color Purple! Somehow, Whoopi Goldberg is still here? Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram…

1
Meghana V. Nayak, "Tilt: A Novel on Intergenerational Trauma" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 40:37

3M ago40:37

40:37

Kavya is an Indian-American professor and single mother struggling with debilitating panic attacks. Bombarded by flashbacks of cruelty and violence that disrupt her everyday life, she is left with no choice but to confront the intergenerational trauma tormenting her. At first, Kavya finds some relief in piecing together the legacies of her family's…

1
The Five or Flop Awards: Ranking Four Seasons of Prizewinners 32:19

3M ago32:19

32:19

Over the seasons, Grace and Erin have read a lot of award-winning novels, from the Pulitzer, to the Booker, to the... British Fantasy Award? Now, it's time to decide who deserved the honor! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flo…

1
Catherine Merridale, "Moscow Underground" (HarperColins, 2025) 33:41

3M ago33:41

33:41

Moscow Underground (HarperCollins, 2025) by Dr. Catherine Merridale is a sweeping novel of life, death and politics in the quicksand world of Stalin's tyranny. Moscow's glittering new subway is under construction at last. The first line will run through the centre of the city, cutting deep through Moscow soil. But futures cannot be created without …

1
Episode 239 - Jane Kirkpatrick Author Chat 33:47

4M ago33:47

33:47

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Show your appreciation for the show and buy me a coffee. You'll find details by following this link. Jane Kirkpatrick joins the show this week to chat about h…

1
Watching The Letter: The Flopverse of W. Somerset Maugham 26:27

4M ago26:27

26:27

For our first bonus episode following Season Four, we're diving back into The Letter cinematic universe and watching the Bette Davis movie! Do we recommend it? Well, that's up to interpretation. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale o…

1
Episode 238 - Mary Connealy Author Chat 30:26

4M ago30:26

30:26

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Mary Connealy rejoins us on the podcast this week to talk about her latest release, Legends of Gold. We catch up with what she's been doing since she was last…

1
Kathleen Kaufman, "The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey" (Kensington Books, 2025) 33:58

4M ago33:58

33:58

This fascinating novel—dual-time historical with a fantastical overlay, based in part on the life of the author’s great-grandfather, a nineteenth-century charlatan—follows the career of a young Scotswoman named Nairna Liath. When we meet her in 1900, Nora, sixteen years old, travels the Scottish countryside at the insistence of her father, Tavish, …

1
Episode 237 - Sarah Loudin Thomas Author Chat 31:48

4M ago31:48

31:48

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Sarah Loudin Thomas returns to the podcast this week to chat about her latest release, These Blue Mountains. It's a stunning story about German POWs in the US during WWI and a young woman's search for her missing fian…

1
The Color Purple by Alice Walker: Season Four Has Finished Flopping 59:36

4M ago59:36

59:36

It's the big season finale this week, and we're reading The Color Purple! We look back on the highs and lows of the season, but first we have a discussion about how classics age and what to do when an author betrays the themes of their most famous work. Here is the article Grace cites: Fact and Fiction in Alice Walker's The Color Purple, by Jacquel…

1
Episode 236 - Roseanna M. White Author Chat 35:24

4M ago35:24

35:24

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Roseanna M. White returns to the podcast, this time to talk about her recent release, The Collector of Banned Books. We discuss the real library in Paris that…

1
Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman: The Most Notorious Flop on the Pod 44:06

5M ago44:06

44:06

We're walking a thin genre line in today's episode - come with us as we explore Jews Queers Germans by Martin Duberman! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow. Leave …

1
Episode 235 - Jennifer L. Wright Author Chat 25:22

5M ago25:22

25:22

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Jennifer L. Wright, a first-time guest, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her new book, Last Light over Galveston. We discuss what meteorology w…

1
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: Fine or Flop? 52:13

5M ago52:13

52:13

We're discussing our two favorite topics this week- pacing and plot twists- as we read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow. Leave us a…

1
Sarah Landenwich, "The Fire Concerto" (Union Square Publishing, 2025) 35:33

5M ago35:33

35:33

This compelling debut novel explores the interconnected lives of three acclaimed female concert pianists: Clara Bishop; her teacher, Zofia Mikorska; and their nineteenth-century predecessor, Constantia Pleyel—best known for her arrest and subsequent incarceration for the murder of her own piano teacher, a composer named Aleksander Starza. Exactly h…

1
Episode 234 - Jenelle Hovde Author Chat 33:05

5M ago33:05

33:05

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Jenelle Hovde is a newcomer to the show but not to writing, though she takes her first foray into Regency romance with her latest release, No Stone Unturned. …

1
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: Everything’s Flop Babe 32:28

5M ago32:28

32:28

We're excited to introduce a new subgenre to the pod this week with our first mystery novel! Find out the person, place, and weapon in this week's episode on Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flo…

1
Episode 233 - Dawn Wagner Reader Chat 36:33

5M ago36:33

36:33

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Dawn Wagner, a voracious reader, joins us on the podcast this week to chat about books! She shares how she manages to read so much while homeschooling three b…

1
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng: Flopping on the Veranda 41:30

5M ago41:30

41:30

We're crossing decades and oceans this week, and juggling tons of real-life historical figures: we're reading The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four …

1
Dennard Dayle, "How to Dodge a Cannonball: A Novel" (Henry Holt, 2025) 59:30

5M ago59:30

59:30

How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously questioning the essence of the fight, not just for territory, but for the soul of America. How to Dodge a Cannonball (Henry Holt, 2025) is funnier than the Civil War should ever be. It follows Anders, a teenage idealist who enlists and reenlist…

1
Episode 232 - Elizabeth Musser Author Chat 41:16

5M ago41:16

41:16

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. All the way from France, Elizabeth Musser joins us this week to chat about her latest release, a wonderful WWII novel called From the Valley We Rise. She's es…

1
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: Flop Dog Stands 57:06

5M ago57:06

57:06

We're two-thirds of the way through Season 4, and this week is a big one: we're reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides! The book covers a lot of ground, we have a lot of thoughts, and the historical accuracy section is a lot longer than usual! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll…

1
Episode 231 - Amy Lynn Green Author Chat 29:38

6M ago29:38

29:38

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Amy Lynn Green returns to the show this week to chat about her new release, The Codebreaker's Daughter. She tells us about how codebreaking began in the US du…

1
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta: Flopping in a Feminist Modern Way 40:23

6M ago40:23

40:23

Cantoras, Part 2? Grace and Erin disagree over this week's book, Under the Udala Trees, but we're excited to return to an era we previously visited in Season 2! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme f…

1
Episode 230 - Christine Hill Suntz Author Chat 31:37

6M ago31:37

31:37

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Christine Hill Suntz joins us all the way from Canada this week to talk about her new book, The Lawyer and the Laundress. During the interview, we chat about …

1
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall: Premise Five, Practice Flop 52:45

6M ago52:45

52:45

This week, we tackle our romance pick for the season: A Lady for a Duke, a classic historical romance with an LGBTQ+ twist! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Four is Reading Rainbow. Le…

1
Episode 229 - Joanna Politano Author Chat 25:57

6M ago25:57

25:57

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Joanna Politano comes to the show this week to chat about her new release, The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House. This novel combines steampunk, romance, m…

1
Cantoras by Caro de Robertis: Erin's Flight Flops Again 46:08

6M ago46:08

46:08

Erin's back from Ireland with another plane story, Grace's AC is on full blast, and we have a new book and a new era on deck: Cantoras by Caro de Robertis, set in 1970s Uruguay! Note: Erin was correct in the episode! The Thirty Names of Night did win the Stonewall Book Award in 2021. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst histori…

1
Jack Wang, "The Riveter" (HarperVia, 2025) 50:42

6M ago50:42

50:42

NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with author Jack Wang about his novel, The Riveter (HarperVia, 2025). In the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe during WWII. Vancouver, 1942. Josiah Chang arrives in the bustling city ready to make a new life for himself. …

1
Episode 228- Jen Turano Author Chat 37:39

6M ago37:39

37:39

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. Jen Turano joins us this week for a lively chat about her most recent release, A Lesson in Propriety. Want to know what favorite cartoon of hers helped to ins…

1
Karen Swan, "The Midnight Secret" (Macmillan, 2025) 47:58

6M ago47:58

47:58

Keeping details straight while writing a chronologically organized series is difficult enough. Focusing four full-length novels on the events of a single group experience in a single year, with back stories and future developments for a small group of heroines, each of whom has a chance to tell her own story of the central event and its consequence…

Podcast đáng để nghe

Podcast Historical Fiction

Podcast đáng để nghe

Hướng dẫn sử dụng nhanh