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Sixty Seconds

by Peggy Kurkowski

Nine revolving points of view sync with snippets of the national anthem in "Sixty Seconds", a captivating novel in which history unfolds moment by moment. In Steven Mayfield’s kinetic historical novel "Sixty Seconds", nine people... Read More

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The Israeli

by Caroline Goldberg Igra

In the suspenseful historical thriller "The Israeli", a secret agent gathers information, conveys it back home, and remains undetected for years. Phillip Kurata’s engaging historical novel "The Israeli" is about the life of a Mossad... Read More

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Scabmuggers

by Paige Soto

The keenly observant historical novel "Scabmuggers" amplifies the experiences of women in fields dominated by men, demonstrating how activists are not immune to bias and inequity. In Yvonne Martinez’s candid historical novel... Read More

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Ruiz

by John M. Murray

Set against the backdrop of the 1970s Peruvian revolution, "Ruiz" is an affecting historical novel. Ron Winter’s emotive historical novel "Ruiz" is about forbidden love, sacred duty, and social injustice. Ruiz, a beloved traveling... Read More

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Fox Creek

by Caroline Goldberg Igra

An expansive novel with a varied cast, "Fox Creek" is about plantation life in the South. In M. E. Torrey’s riveting historical novel "Fox Creek", Black and white people on a plantation experience and enact racial prejudice and... Read More

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