20th Century
Strings Attached
Kit Corrigan lives to dance, hoping to become a Broadway star. Rejecting her family and her boyfriend Billy, Kit…
How Huge the Night
Julien Losier knows war is coming, but he does not like living in the countryside, and he especially does not…
When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
I’m told the author of this book would like to see this volume shelved in history rather than science fiction/alternate…
Forgiven
Kula Baker has spent most of her short life traveling from place to place with her father and his band…
The Secret History of Costaguana
Growing up during France’s disastrous attempt to construct a canal across Panama, José Altamirano’s young life is shaped by the…
Black Orchid Blues
The title says it all. Black Orchid Blues is the sad, sweet sound of a mellow saxophone wafting around the…
The Wounded Heart
Oh joy! A properly constructed and satisfying story of devotion through the tribulations of war and illness. Though a beautifully…
The Absolutist
Editors' choice
John Boyne is a consummate storyteller, and in his new novel he doesn’t disappoint. You might think there was little…
The German Boy
Elisabeth Mander’s life is in turmoil. It’s 1947, and her dead sister’s teenage son, Stefan Landau, is coming to live…
Escape Artist
This is the second Edna Ferber mystery, being a prequel to Ifkovic’s Lone Star. In Escape Artist, it is 1904…
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