Recs if you like Girl with a Pearl Earring...

books with a painting/artwork on the cover see the pinned comment for artwork details suggestions welcome 🚧this list is under construction🚧

Dive into these historical fiction books that are shorter than 300 pages! Selections here tried to stay away from historical fiction with fantasy or magical realism elements.

As always, open to any suggestions for additions to this list! 🙂

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

atmospheric historical novels about women, secrets, and the dangerous gap between what is shown to the world and what is true. It is often told through the lens of a significant object or artwork.

Novels that have art, galleries, museums etc. as their main theme. Preferably no biographical novels.

books all published in 1999. making this for a book club but check it out if you need your Y2K fix

please recommend an addition if you have one!