An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
By Lois Romano
The famously volatile figure is cast in a sympathetic light.
It All Felt Impossible
By Tom McAllister
A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.
The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories
By Anthony Marra
Intimately connected tales of love, family, and politics weave together this lyrical collection.
Juventud: A Novel
By Vanessa Blakeslee
A tale of love and loss set against the drug wars in Colombia.
The Monstrous
Edited by Ellen Datlow
This collection is not for the young or faint of heart — and ornithophobes should skip it, too.
The biographer recounts his chronicling of the irascible, inimitable Gore Vidal.
Quicksand: A Novel
By Steve Toltz
Dark themes aside, this story about a hapless (and shiftless) protagonist is surprisingly funny.
Grant Park: A Novel
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
Dual narratives drive this ambitious tale of race relations centered on both MLK’s assassination and the election of Barack Obama.
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