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Historical Fiction
- Donoghue, Emma. The Paris Express. HarperAvenue, 2025.
- Graham, Helen.The Real Mackay: Walter Scott’s Favourite Comedian. Troubador, 2024.
- Hooper, Elise. The Library of Lost Dollhouses. William Morrow, 2025.
- Jonathan, Kath. The Resistance Painter. Simon & Schuster, 2025.
- Lawhon, Ariel. Flight of Dreams. Anchor, 2017.
- Vreeland, Susan. Luncheon of the Boating Party. Viking Adult, 2007.
Literary Fiction
- Allende, Isabel. The House of Spirits. Everyman’s Library, 2005..
- Harvey, Samantha. Orbital. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2023.
- Kuang, R. F. Yellowface. William Morrow, 2023.
- Pattee, Emma. Tilt. Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books 2025.
- St. John Mandel, Emily. Sea of Tranquility. Knopf, 2022.
Romance
- Frank, Alli, & Youmans, Asha. The Better Half. Mindy’s Book Studio, 2023.
- Heyer, Georgette. The Convenient Marriage. Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2009.
Mystery/Thriller
- Coben, Harlan. I Will Find You. Grand Central Publishing, 2023.
- Kirk, J.D. A Litter of Bones. Zertex Crime, 2020.
- Sager, Riley. The Last Time I Lied. Dutton, 2018.
- Sandford, John. Rules of Prey. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005.
- Wilkerson, Charmaine. Black Cake. Ballantine Books, 2022.
Nonfiction/Memoir
- Eden, Caroline. Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025. .
- Obama, Barack. A Promised Land. Crown, 2020.
- Stor, Will. The Science of Storytelling. Abrams Press, 2020.