- "When the Flood Came: A Novel of the Great Chicago Flood of 1992" (2012)
- "The City Under Glass: A Novel of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893" (2014)
- "The Last Day of the Dinosaurs: A Novel of the Great Extinction" (2016)
- "The Dinosaur Feather: A Novel of the Jurassic Era" (2017)
- "The Edge of the World: A Novel of the Age of Exploration" (2019)
- "The Book of Wonders: A Novel of the Renaissance" (2021)
Short stories:
- "The Last Days of the Ice Age" (2013)
- "The Great Comet of 1811" (2014)
- "The Lost City of Atlantis" (2015)
- "The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius" (2016)
- "The Sinking of the Titanic" (2017)
- "The Moon Landing" (2018)
Articles and essays:
- "The Science Behind 'When the Flood Came'" (2012)
- "The History Behind 'The City Under Glass'" (2014)
- "The Extinction Event That Inspired 'The Last Day of the Dinosaurs'" (2016)
- "The Scientific Evidence for the Dinosaur Feather" (2017)
- "The Age of Exploration: A Time of Discovery and Danger" (2019)
- "The Renaissance: A Time of Art, Science, and Literature" (2021)