Explore a universe of stubborn survival and found family, of persistent danger and quiet wonder in the first installment of a heartfelt new duology from Hugo Award–winning author Becky Chambers. Life on the resource-poor planet of Fortune is challenging, but for its inhabitants, it’s home. For two of them, Signy ... more >
There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel. Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet ... more >
Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell Everybody knows that Cherry’s husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie . . . Almost nobody knows that he isn’t coming home. Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic that’s become an international phenomenon. Semi-autobiographical. That means there’s a character in this movie ... more >
… a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of consequences across 400 years … 1552, PARIS: The printing press is quickly spreading new ideas across Europe, threatening the power of church and state and unleashing a ... more >
An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She becomes obsessed with finding out ... more >
As spiritualism reaches its fevered pitch at the dawn of the 20th century, a Scottish girl crosses the veil to unlock a powerful connection within an infamous asylum in this thrillingly atmospheric, exquisitely evocative exploration of feminine rage and agency. Leaving behind a quiet life of simple comforts, Nairna Liath ... more >