“Lone Women,” a novel by Victor LaValle, is set in 1915. Its protagonist is Adelaide Henry, who for the first time in her life is away...

The World War II historical novel “The Golden Doves,” by Martha Hall Kelly, grabs you from the beginning and keeps you engaged to the...

In 2016, Maggie Smith (the American poet, not the English Dame) started trending on the internet following the publication of her poem...

“Homecoming,” by Kate Morton, will grab you from the beginning. It’s a murder/mystery set in South Australia. The first chapter opens...

I was enthralled with Timothy Egan’s “A Fever in the Heartland,” a history of the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Clan in 1920s Indiana....

“Beyond That the Sea,” by Laura Spence-Ash, is a historical fiction novel told in three parts. It begins in 1940 then advances into 1965...

Among the peculiar metaphoric images of U.S. culture is bootstrapping, a reference to leather flaps at the top of tall, tight boots,...

“Seven Faceless Saints,” a young adult novel by M.K. Lobb, isn’t your typical enemies to lovers, us against the world book. Damian and...

Alex Prud’homme’s entertaining and often surprising book, “Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at...

“House of Cotton,” by Monica Brashears, is written in the mode of the Southern Gothic genre with its characteristics of transgressive...

“A Most Intriguing Lady,” by Sarah Ferguson is a historical fiction novel of the Victorian Era in England. It is the story of Lady Mary...

In August 1914 British explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 set sail from London with the goal of landing upon, then crossing, the...

“A Wilderness of Stars,” by Shea Ernshaw, is a tale as old as time…or rather the stars themselves. This young adult title is a marvelous...

Matthew Desmond catapulted from a young Princeton sociology professor to a Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2016 publication “Evicted:...

Finally, after five years, she would see her family again. In Kelly Yang’s story, “Finally Seen,” 10-year-old Lina Gao, a Chinese...

We all know the type of story in which a young woman infiltrates the ranks of a royal family and makes the prince fall madly in love with...

At the Marralee Valley Festival in South Australia's wine country, the community is shocked when a sleeping baby is discovered alone in a...

In Liselle Sambury’s book “Delicious Monsters,” Daisy sees ghosts. Literally. The dead are everywhere in Toronto but Daisy has perfected...

Nathalia Holt has written a group biography of five intelligent and persistent women who played significant roles in the early days of...

“The Villa,” by Rachel Hawkins, is a thriller with lots of secrets and twists. The story follows two timelines; 1974 and present day. It...