Little Brown
Queen of America
Teresita Urrea acquired her title of “Saint of Cabora” during the Mexican war known as the Tomochic Rebellion during the…
Netherwood
Eve Williams is a happily married miner’s wife; her husband works in Lord Netherwood’s coal mine. When tragedy occurs, she…
Mystery in the Minster
Dead ends and red herrings are as frustrating as York’s interminable rain in Susanna Gregory’s 17th chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew.…
In Zanesville
The unnamed narrator in Jo Ann Beard’s coming-of-age story is just trying to make it through ninth grade. Mom says…
The Wolves of Andover
Editors' choice
Kathleen Kent’s debut book, The Heretic’s Daughter, was one of the most memorable novels I read last year. Kent’s second…
Cleopatra: A Life
Myths and legends abound about Cleopatra. Historian Stacy Schiff carefully prepares readers about what a difficult task her biography entailed,…
Black Hills
The story begins in 1876 when General George Armstrong Custer is killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Paha…
The Swan Thieves
Editors' choice
An enchanting story and a deeply human experience. At the end of it, one feels compelled to paint, or write,…
Aristocrats: Power, Grace and Decadence – Britain’s Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present
This is a wide-ranging survey of the influence of the aristocracy, from 1066 to the present, on politics, the constitution,…
A Reliable Wife
Ralph Truitt and Catherine Land meet at a train station in rural Wisconsin in 1907. Ralph’s ad for a reliable…
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