Scribner
Fever
Editors' choice
I always know when an historical novel is exceptionally well done because it pushes me to learn more about the…
The Painted Bridge
In 1859 London, Anna Palmer is committed to an insane asylum by her minister husband. She is not psychotic but…
American Ghost
Hendrix, Florida, is a poverty-stricken town haunted by a 1930s lynching of a young man and his family. Jolie Hoyt…
The Bathing Women
Four women come of age amid Mao’s Cultural Revolution in a small village near Beijing. Taio is a children’s book…
The Light Between Oceans
Editors' choice
Tom Sherbourne returns home to Australia after four years on the Western Front, wanting a measure of peace and quiet.…
Equal of the Sun
Amirrezvani’s novel of 16th-century Iranian court politics centers on Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, favored daughter of the Shah, and her…
Girl Reading
Ward’s debut novel is a brave, original effort. The concept is irresistible: Seven girls/women read while living out a portion…
The Master’s Muse
In 1956, 27-year-old Tanaquil Le Clercq is at the height of her career. Principal dancer of the New York City…
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
While readers interested in the history of the American West may be more familiar with tales of the Sioux or…
The Dovekeepers
Editors' choice
A new book by Alice Hoffman is always cause to sit up and take note, and The Dovekeepers does not…
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