The books, the research, and the story behind them
Rinaldi Source holds the complete author profile, full book catalogue, and the research method behind every novel.
Rinaldi Source is the working reference for Ann Rinaldi, the historical fiction novelist whose career at Berkley Books produced twenty six published novels built on a single method. The Biography section maps that career end to end, from her earliest titles through her most recent work, and names the themes and periods that recur across the shelf. The Books section carries the full catalogue, grouped by period and audience, so a reader can trace which titles treat the Civil War, which treat the Second World War, and which reach young readers or romance readers. Every entry is tied back to the source material that shaped it.
The site exists for the reader who wants to understand what went into each book and how the research shaped the prose. No storefront, no ISBN listing, no event calendar sits here. What sits here is the author profile, the complete book list, and the documented method that connects archival work to the finished page. Each section names its sources plainly, and the catalogue entries stay factual, one title at a time, with no promotion attached.

The Research Behind Her Pages
Ann Rinaldi, author
The Biography hub follows Ann Rinaldi, author, from first title to latest, tracing the themes and periods that recur across the shelf.
Historical fiction civil war
The Books hub organizes the full catalogue by period and audience, from Civil War titles to young reader selections.
BEST HISTORICAL FICTIONBest historical fiction 2025The best historical fiction of 2025 is a short list of novels that reset the year's bar for research, voice and stakes, led by The Heaven & Earth.
HISTORICAL FICTION FILMSHistorical fiction filmsHistorical fiction films are feature movies that dramatize stories set in a real past, built from novels, memoirs, diaries or archival record.
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKSWWII historical fictionAnn Rinaldi wrote 14 books, and her 3 World War II historical novels anchor that shelf: The Silver Lining (2014).
HISTORICAL FICTIONHistorical fiction for young readersHistorical fiction for young adults is a shelf of novels set in documented pasts, written for readers roughly 12 through 18.
HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCEHistorical romance novelsHistorical fiction romance books are love stories that place their couple inside a documented past.
BEST HISTORICAL NOVELRinaldi book listAnn Rinaldi's book list is the complete catalogue of historical fiction for book clubs built by the American novelist who wrote 17 novels across 4.Restored addresses
- /home.htm Ann Rinaldi, author
- /docs/Rinaldi_books.html Rinaldi book list
Rinaldi Source publishes at annrinaldi.net since 2026. Under another owner this domain treated the same subject from 2008 to 2024.