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Best Historical Fiction Book Publishing Companies

Showing 59 publishers that match your search.

Lucid House Publishing

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult

Location: Atlanta, US

Website: https://www.lucidhousepublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic

Connor Judson Garrett and Kevin N. Garrett

Paradise Road: A Memoir

Marilyn Kriete

A Season in Lights

Gregory Erich Phillips

Hachette Australia

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Horror, Action & Adventure, Self-Help, Historical Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Mystery & Crime, History, Business, Travel, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Architecture, Art, Cookbook, Humor, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Short Story

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.hachette.com.au/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Largest

💥 Hit titles
Sooley

John Grisham

The Night Train

Clyde Edgerton

The Warsaw Orphan

Kelly Rimmer

Aria Publishing

Genres: Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction

Part of: Head of Zeus > Aria Publishing

Location: London, GB

Website: https://ariafiction.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

Faith Hogan

One Last Greek Summer

Mandy Baggot

The Girl from Vichy

Andie Newton

Knopf Doubleday

Genres: Cookbook, Architecture, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Environmental, Politics, Math & Science, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Self-Help, Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, and Fiction

Part of: Penguin Random House > Knopf Doubleday

Location: New York City, US

Website: http://knopfdoubleday.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Conundrum Publishing

Genres: Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense

Location: Denver, US

Website: https://www.conundrumpub.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Submission form - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Shelter Below

R.L. Kennedy

The Stranger

Mark Ayre

The Enigma Strain

Nick Thacker

Historium Press

Genres: Historical Fiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/historium-press

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Partial manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Eisenhower Chronicles

M.B. Zucker

Lord of the Eyrie

Katerina Dunne

Life and Death in Ephesus

Finlay McQuade

Solas Literary

Solas Literary is a home for writers whose stories offer solace in times of change, challenge assumptions and, above all, spark the imagination.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction, and Young Adult

Location: London, GB

Website: https://solasliterary.co.uk/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Digital - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles

Bonnier Books

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Self-Help, Picture Book, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, and Fiction

Location: Stockholm, SE

Website: https://bonnierbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Largest

💥 Hit titles
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris

10 Rules For Talking

Tim Harkness

The Foundling

Stacey Halls

Antsu Literary Agency

Founded on a passion for exceptional storytelling, Antsu Literary Agency represents authors who dare to push boundaries and redefine genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.antsuliterary.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Digital - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles

Madville Publishing

Genres: Action & Adventure, African-American, Biographies & Memoirs, BIPOC, Diverse Literature, Fantasy, Feminism, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction

Location: Houston, US

Website: https://madvillepublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book queries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Sonju

Wondra Chang

What a Wonderful World This Could Be

Lee Zacharias

Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology

Julie E. Bloemeke and Dustin Brookshire

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