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My Mother’s Secret

by Erika Harlitz Kern

Love is the driving force in Alina Adams’s intimate novel "My Mother’s Secret", set in Josef Stalin’s Soviet Union. A firm believer in communism, Regina dreams of building a socialist Jewish society in Birobidzhan, the designated... Read More

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What a Trip

by Eileen Gonzalez

Two best friends navigate their young adulthoods in Susen Edwards’s historical novel "What a Trip". Even as the Vietnam War rages on, Fiona and Melissa feel that they have bigger problems: Melissa needs an abortion and a reality check... Read More

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Lost in the Long March

by Erika Harlitz Kern

Love, loss, and sacrifice are at the center of Michael X. Wang’s historical novel "Lost in the Long March". The moment orphaned Ping sees Yong, he knows she is the one. Ping is a gunsmith who joined the Chinese Red Army to make a... Read More

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The Ring Breaker

by Jeff Fleischer

In Jean Gill’s gripping historical novel "The Ring Breaker", a young man comes of age in the Viking-era Orkney Islands, navigating court intrigue, his own survival, and his confusing feelings about the jarl’s cursed ward. The book... Read More

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The Spirit Phone

by Catherine Thureson

In Arthur Shattuck O’Keefe’s mystery novel "The Spirit Phone", historical figures try to prevent an otherworldly monster from entering the human world. When Aleister Crowley teleports into the hotel suite of Nikola Tesla, it is a... Read More

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