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The Traitor of Sherwood Forest

By Amy S. Kaufman - Published 2025

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In this refreshing and entertaining retelling of the Robin Hood legend, Kaufman upends the image of the noble protector of the poor in ...Read Review

The Antidote

By Karen Russell - Published 2025

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Literary

Fans of Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead will want to grab this gorgeous magical-realist novel set on the Nebraska prairie during the height ...Read Review

The Legend of Meneka (The Divine Dancers Duology, 1)

By Kritika H Rao - Published 2025

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EpicHistorical Fantasy

Fans of the current enthusiasm over romantasy novels will be thrilled to find this rich and expansive epic set in the world of ...Read Review

The Modern Fairies

By Clare Pollard - Published 2024

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Literary

This short but delicious novel follows the activities of the author Charles Perrault and the salon of Madame Marie d’Aulnoy in the 1680...Read Review

Harlem Rhapsody

By Victoria Christopher Murray - Published 2025

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Biographical Fiction

An unsung heroine of the Harlem Renaissance gets her due in this glamorous narrative. Jessie Fauset was the editor of W.E.B. ...Read Review

The Unforgettable Loretta Darling

By Katherine Blake - Published 2024

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Loretta Reynolds is a character who, on paper, should be irresistible – a plucky, moderately talented makeup artist with enough gumption to get herself ...Read Review

Women’s Hotel

By Daniel M Lavery - Published 2024

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You might think as you begin reading that you have in your hands a Wodehousian comedy of manners, but you soon realize you ...Read Review

I Shall Never Fall in Love

By Hari Conner - Published 2024

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Children/Young Adult

Teens who adore costume TV romances like Bridgerton but don’t quite have the patience to read an Austen book will pounce on ...Read Review

Time and Tide

By J.M. Frey - Published 2024

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Time-slip

The first few chapters of this time-slip queer romantasy plunge the reader into a chaotic narrative that veers from a time-travel inducing plane ...Read Review

A Crane Among Wolves

By June Hur - Published 2024

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AdventureChildren/Young Adult

This dense but fast-moving YA adventure begins with 17-year-old Iseul staggering through the forest of medieval Korea, desperate to find and rescue her ...Read Review