Reviews

Where They Gather

By Jamiel Law (illus.) - By Teresa Rodrigues - Published 2026

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

As noted in the afterword, Rodrigues uses her own family’s background to create this poetic picture book that follows generations of a ...Read Review

The Lost Girl of Craven County

By Emily Matchar - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This story takes place in New Bern and Craven County, North Carolina, in 1939. The protagonist is Millie, a 25-year-old Jewish “old maid” living ...Read Review

Westward Women

By Alice Martin - Published 2026

Genres:

Literary

Set in 1973 during the Vietnam War, Westward Women combines historical, dystopian, and road trip fiction. A mysterious virus is affecting young women who, ...Read Review

Braving the Dawn: A Novel of New France

By Peggy Joque Williams - Published 2026

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Banished from France, the young, beautiful, and pregnant widow, Sylvienne d’Aubert, travels to the French colony of Quebec with a group of ...Read Review

An Uncertain Age

By Susan B. Nolen - Published 2026

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Set in 1349–1350 in the Palatinate of Durham, An Uncertain Age is a vividly grounded portrait of life in the uneasy years following the ...Read Review

The Knight’s Pledge

By Scott Mariani - Published 2026

Genres:

AdventureMilitary

In 1191, after many months of travel (detailed in a previous episode), King Richard’s army arrives in the Holy Land to support the ...Read Review

The Game of Oaths

By S. C. Bandreddi - Published 2026

Genres:

Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy

Revenge is a powerful motivator, and trapeze artist, Falan is nothing if not determined to serve up justice to the man who caused ...Read Review

My Father’s Orchards

By Domnica Radulescu - Published 2025

Genres:

LiterarySaga

Few historical novels have touched on the long trauma of the Romanian people, from the violent aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, to ...Read Review

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

By Camille de Peretti - By Hildegarde Serle (trans.) - Published 2026

Genres:

Literary

Gustav Klimt originally painted Portrait of a Lady in 1910 and retouched it in 1917. Why did Klimt modify the painting? Who was his model? ...Read Review

Tinker

By Jennifer M. Lane - Published 2026

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The violent days of the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania in 1794 fuel this dramatic story of a young woman caught up in its ...Read Review