Random House
Behind the Palace Doors
“Five centuries of sex, adventure, vice, treachery, and folly from royal Britain.” The tribulations of the Tudors are well known,…
Doc
In her fifth novel, Mary Doria Russell creates an engaging saga of the American West, circa 1878, when Dr. John…
The Matchmaker of Kenmare
World War II, or “The Emergency,” as it’s referred to in neutral Ireland, is in its fourth year, and researcher…
Panorama
Editors' choice
Originally published in German in 1968, and now finally (and finely) translated into English, Panorama is Prague author H. G.…
Kaleidoscope Eyes
Although this is a young adult book, I found the novel completely engaging on an adult level. The story takes…
Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen
Mary Tudor, known almost indelibly to history as “Bloody Mary” for her religious persecutions, has had the good fortune to…
The Sons of Liberty
To quote one of the authors, the concept of this graphic novel for ages 10 and up is “two runaway…
Sphinx’s Queen
Nefertiti, the famous Queen of Egypt, is a young girl forced to escape the Crown Prince, a man she was…
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Editors' choice
David Mitchell has written an historical novel which equals if not surpasses the originality of his previous prize-listed works including…
The Irresistible Henry House
Henry House is an orphan, yet he has many mothers. He is what was known as a “practice baby” in…
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