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

Entertainment Woman's World books editor (and book lover!) shares her top 12 historical fiction novels - enjoy ... Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this plot follows three ...

WSJ's Doug Blackmon discusses his book, "Slavery by Another Name," an account of the period between the U.S. Civil War and ...

The novel opens with a bang, but there’s a thin, repetitive feel to the based-in-fact tale of a Confederate woman’s saving a ...

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