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.
Shards (The Prospero Chronicles)
By FJR Titchenell and Matt Carter
Characterization is the winner in the second book of this humans vs. horrors series.
The publishing industry turns its eye toward travelers
An Interview with Karim Dimechkie
By Joye Shepperd
Read Lifted by the Great Nothing with a Coke and a smile…
The Truth about My Success
By Dyan Sheldon
This "fun, frothy" story of rich-kid, poor-kid lookalikes makes for a terrific teen beach read.
Pulling back the curtain on DC-based Barrelhouse Books
Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
By Rosemary Sullivan
Imprecise language and a lack of Russian expertise mar this biography of the dictator's only girl.
Baby’s on Fire: Stories
By Liz Prato
Raw, relatable characters make this collection of tales a winner.
An Interview with Michelle Brafman
By Melissa Scholes Young
The author's debut novel examines the intersection of religion and three generations of mother-daughter relationships.
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