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The Bee & The Fly

by Karen Rigby

The Bee & The Fly is an absorbing epistolary novel in which two of the nineteenth century’s most beloved women writers exchange their concerns about writing and contemporaneous issues. Framed as an attic discovery, these winsome... Read More

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Crow Court

by Michele Sharpe

In Andy Charman’s dynamic mystery novel "Crow Court", the death of a choir master in late nineteenth-century England is enigmatic. Charles is a wine merchant who rose from poverty; he and four friends set out to confront his half... Read More

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Like a Complete Unknown

by Karen Rigby

Against the backdrop of Chicago’s counterculture, a teenage runaway and a widowed gynecologist form a bond in Anara Guard’s striking novel Like a Complete Unknown. Katya, the starry-eyed, artistic daughter of Polish emigrants, flees... Read More

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The Door-Man

by Karen Rigby

"The Door-Man" is a luminous historical novel about patriarchal mistakes, women’s loves, and haunted sons. In Peter M. Wheelwright’s historical novel "The Door-Man", family legacies and the decommissioning of the Central Park... Read More

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FanGong Seawall

by Karen Rigby

"FanGong Seawall" is a lucid hagiographical novel in which a revered leader’s sense of civic duty and personal integrity leads to community improvements. Jiwen’s informative biographical novel "FanGong Seawall" is about a public... Read More

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Sing Her Name

by Karen Rigby

Musical talent blooms in Rosalyn Story’s stirring, character-driven novel "Sing Her Name", a powerful story about Black artistry, women’s dreams, and overcoming strife. After they are displaced to New York by Hurricane Katrina, Eden... Read More

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