Henry Holt
Bewitching Season
Editors' choice
This delightful debut by Marissa Doyle bodes well for her career as a writer of young adult novels. Set…
A Voyage Long and Strange : Rediscovering the New World
Tony Horwitz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist with a penchant for history. He also likes to re-examine all…
Pinkerton’s Secret
This novel is told from the point of view of Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton, who became the backbone of…
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-44
This the second of the author’s studies of the US Army’s role in the liberation of Europe during World War…
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy
Dancing in the Streets is a compilation of essays celebrating the collective joy demonstrated through ritual dancing. Throughout history, dance…
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
The Buried Book begins with the 19th century rediscovery of the Epic of Gilgamesh – the world’s first accounting of…
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
This biography with a twist follows the life of Marie Antoinette from her childhood in Austria to her execution in…
The White Cascade
In 1910, the Great Northern Railway crossed the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. Two trains loaded with passengers and mail…
The Judas Field
Living a sad, lonely and alcoholic life in Mississippi in 1885, Cass Wakefield is asked to accompany a widow of…
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