10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (382+ words) Add us as a Google Preferred Source A groundbreaking biography of Mary Todd Lincoln reveals the scorned first lady in a new light: as a vivacious, politically savvy and deeply kind woman pinioned by grief and misogyny. Ada Ferrer trains…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (299+ words) Add us as a Google Preferred Source Wisdom Corner sees the return of amateur sleuth Virgil Wounded Horse, a former vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In David Heska Wanbli Weiden's previous novel, Winter Counts, Virgil had…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (527+ words) Ron Currie's sequel to The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne is a firebomb of a novel, packed with explosive rewards on every page. We Will See You Bleed Move over, Tony Soprano. Ron Currie's unforgettable Babs Dionne is back....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (397+ words) The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts reveals the long-awaited backstory of its titular character, the fan-favorite crossword puzzle fanatic and former archeologist-turned-sleuth. The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts The Marlow Murder Club trio take on twin mysteries, including their most…...

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1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (193+ words) Add us as a Google Preferred Source What makes a toxic-relationship story so irresistible? Just as the characters can't seem to stay away from each other despite knowing it's a Very Bad Idea, we can't stop turning the pages to…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (588+ words) "Crime fiction has been called 'the new literature of resistance,' and I completely agree," Weiden writes in an essay for Book Page about Wisdom Corner, the follow-up to his award-winning debut, Winter Counts. Virgil Wounded Horse won't look away'and neither…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (476+ words) Add us as a Google Preferred Source Clearly, this gathering in PT's honor involves some potential land mines, but Faye is drawn to the tension simmering beneath the somber greetings and social niceties. She wonders if Henry's seen the TV…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (313+ words) Add us as a Google Preferred Source Letters unfurl the story of a small community in the Channel Islands during World War II in this modern classic of epistolary fiction. The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (259+ words) James Wilson is the Founding Father you never heard of. Jesse Wegman explores his contributions to America's independence in his elegantly written The Lost Founder. James Wilson was the most democratic of all the Founding Fathers and fervently promoted the…...