Memorial: A Novel

By Bryan Washington

Memorial: A Novel

In this multilayered tale about a frayed same-sex couple in Houston, the quiet moments ring loudest.

The Nazi Spy Ring in America: Hitler’s Agents, the FBI, & the Case that Stirred the Nation

A fascinating look at the 1938 trial that tipped the U.S. into the Allies’ corner.

Waters of the World

The author flexes her skills as an historian but unfortunately goes slack in her prose.

A Castle in Wartime

By Catherine Bailey

A Castle in Wartime

A captive German mother’s tribulations amid the final throes of the Reich.

The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution

American GIs overthrow Tennessee autocrats in this inspiring, if overstuffed, real-life tale.

Jillian in the Borderlands

An omniscient, mute girl grows up along the haunted fringes of the American Southwest.

1957: The Year that Launched the American Future

A densely written, fact-packed account of a pivotal period in U.S. history.

The Cold Millions: A Novel

This extraordinary story of an early 1900s class struggle cements the author’s place among America’s finest writers.