Tudor England’s legendary history is a rich locus in the popular imagination. Full of pageantry and larger-than-life personalities, the period is a favorite of the Anglophilic world. But what if that seemingly monolithic world was also... Read More

Gar LaSalle’s third book in the Widow Walk series, "The Fairness of Beasts", moves a sprawling family saga into the drawing rooms and battlegrounds of a people divided. The year is 1862. Geographic distance and family rifts emerge from... Read More

A literary fantasy, Robert Irwin’s "Wonders Will Never Cease" delves into the War of the Roses and enters a world where “genealogy and heraldry are the only two sciences worth knowing.” Chivalry and political expediency coexist... Read More

Erika Mailman’s kaleidoscopic narrative melds true crime, historical fiction, and elements of a psychological thriller, all hinging on a singular question: “Who isn’t a survivor from the wreckage of childhood?” To answer that... Read More

"Full Service Blonde" is a fantastic read—light on mystery, and heavy on romance and drama. "Full Service Blonde" is a breezy, entertaining mystery dealing with prostitutes, thieving cats, and the bustling Vegas strip. Christmastime in... Read More

Yasmeen raises uncomfortable reminders of how close to home racism lives. "Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik" follows a well-intentioned teacher who arrives in an isolated Inuit community, determined to make a difference in her... Read More

Exemplifying the best of the memoir genre, Brandeis tells a story that is both intimately specific and intensely relatable. In "The Art of Misdiagnosis", Gayle Brandeis strives to make meaning from the mysteries of death, illness, and... Read More

Lawlor’s novel introduces hefty topics in a highly entertaining, fresh, and thought-provoking way. With their debut, "Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl", Andrea Lawlor delivers a hilarious, original, gender-fluid novel replete with... Read More