A woman wakes up in a honeymoon suite dressed in a wedding gown, next to the groom. Problem is, she’s not the bride and he’s been murdered. Amanda Quick returns…
The Mitford Affair
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict–she’ll have to choose: her country or her sisters? Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters dominate the English political, literary, and…
If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love
A fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love, by Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary.Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and…
The Collected Regrets of Clover
Mikki Brammer’s The Collected Regrets of Clover is a big-hearted and life-affirming debut about a death doula who, in caring for others at the end of their life, has forgotten…
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney…
Maame
Maame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case, it means woman.It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who…
Call and Response
Richly drawn stories about the lives of ordinary families in contemporary Botswana as they navigate relationships, tradition and caretaking in a rapidly changing world.A young widow adheres to the expectations…
Forgiving Imelda Marcos
Nathan Go’s taut meditation on forgiveness and regret is told in the indelible voice of a Filipino chauffeur nearing the end of his life.After suffering a serious heart injury, Lito…
Commitment
A masterful and engrossing novel about a single mother’s collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state hospital in the 1970s.When Diane Aziz drives her…
Western Lane
A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and a young athlete’s struggle to transcend herself.Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket….
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges. From her attic in the…
Gone to the Wolves
The award-winning author John Wray dives deep into the wild, risky world of heavy metal in the 1980s and ’90s. Kip, Leslie, and Kira are outliers–even in the metal scene…