Catton's literary thriller is as deftly plotted as a 19th-century novel, with an ending as cinematic and propulsive as a Hollywood studio action flick. Mira Bunting, the founder and leader of the collective Birnam Wood, which cultivates plants on…
Three daughters are born in different parts of the world. Each inherits a great destiny, and each must forge a path forward into a new age. In the West, Glorian is the heir to a Queendom of a people who believe that as long as her bloodline remains,…
Chef and author Regan (Burn the Place) and her wife, Anna, decided to leave Chicago for a more remote destination. They relocated to the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and opened a small inn, a bed and breakfast. This…
Scientists have warned for decades that climate change will reshape the world and displace whole populations of people. Such warnings can induce anxiety while feeling remote and abstract. This excellent new book from an insightful writer and…
In this moving blend of memoir and marine field guide, science journalist Imbler writes about ten sea creatures, noting extraordinary characteristics in each that Imbler compares with their own life experiences. The hardy yeti crab, which can thrive…
Woo's biography tells the true story of Ellen and William Crafts, an enslaved couple who fled from Macon, Georgia to Boston by way of steamboat and train. Upon arriving and settling, they became abolitionists who traveled and told the story of how…
Set in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Rome, this absorbing historical fiction portrays a team of men and women running a covert escape line based in Vatican City - although very much without the Vatican's blessing. Inspired by true events and…
This gothic, generation-spanning family saga set in Argentina and steeped in Argentinian folklore and religious rites centers around Juan, who fights to keep his son Gaspar from the grim fate planned by his in-laws, members of an aristocratic,…
In this first of her new Doomsday Books series, KJ Charles introduces us to Gareth, a newly inherited Baronet, and Joss, head of the Doomsday smuggling clan of Romney Marsh. After their short romance in London ends badly, Gareth never expected to…
McFarlane's sweeping sophomore novel is set in late 19th-century Australia and spans a mere week as a community searches for 6-year-old Denny, who got lost during a dust storm. This beautifully-told and fresh narrative offers a rich portrait of…
Staten Island, 1996: 13-year-old Ruthy has gone missing without a trace. Her unexplained disappearance leaves behind a devastated family: 15-year-old sister Jessica, 8-year-old sister Nina, and Ruthy's parents. 12 years later, Nina, freshly…
