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Fiction
The Personal Librarian By Marie Benedict
F BENEDICT Marie
Belle de Costa Greene becomes one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she keeps.
F BENEDICT Marie
Belle de Costa Greene becomes one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she keeps.
Hour of the Witch By Chris Bojalian
F BOHJALIAN Chris
In a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, Mary soon finds herself the object of suspicion and rumor.
F BOHJALIAN Chris
In a world where every neighbor is watching for signs of the devil, Mary soon finds herself the object of suspicion and rumor.
Wild Woman and the Blues By Denny Bryce
F BRYCE Denny
A sharecropper’s daughter navigates celebrity encounters, bootlegging and gangster activities.
F BRYCE Denny
A sharecropper’s daughter navigates celebrity encounters, bootlegging and gangster activities.
The Best Bad Things By Katrina Marie Carrasco
F CARRASCO Katrina
A period novel about afemale detective who goes undercover to try to bust an underground smuggling ring.
F CARRASCO Katrina
A period novel about afemale detective who goes undercover to try to bust an underground smuggling ring.
An Extraordinary Union By Alyssa Cole
F COLE Alyssa
Set during the American Civil War, this is a compelling story of forbidden love and espionage.
F COLE Alyssa
Set during the American Civil War, this is a compelling story of forbidden love and espionage.
The Night Watchman By Louise Erdrich
F ERDRICH Louise
Traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-19th-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights.
F ERDRICH Louise
Traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-19th-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights.
Woman of Light By Kali Fajardo-Anstine
F FAJARDO-ANSTINE Kali
A tea leaf reader and laundress, begins having visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory where she must save her family stories.
F FAJARDO-ANSTINE Kali
A tea leaf reader and laundress, begins having visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory where she must save her family stories.
Of Women & Salt By Gabriela Garcia
F GARCIA Gabriela
A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
F GARCIA Gabriela
A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
Matrix By Lauren Groff
F GROFF Lauren
Cast out of the royal court, Marie de France, is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey.
F GROFF Lauren
Cast out of the royal court, Marie de France, is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey.
Afterlives By Abdulrazak Gurnah
F GURNAH Abdulrazak
A family saga that starts when a young man returns home years after being kidnapped to find his family gone.
F GURNAH Abdulrazak
A family saga that starts when a young man returns home years after being kidnapped to find his family gone.
The Mercies By Kiran Millwood Hargrave
F HARGRAVE Kiran
Two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.
F HARGRAVE Kiran
Two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur By Alka Joshi
F JOSHI Alka
When the movie palace's balcony comes crashing down on opening night secrets come out that test the loyalty.
F JOSHI Alka
When the movie palace's balcony comes crashing down on opening night secrets come out that test the loyalty.
Opium and Absinthe By Lydia Kang
F KANG Lydia
Tillie Pembroke's sister lies dead. Bram Stoker's new novel, Dracula, has just been published, and Tillie's imagination leaps to the impossible: the murderer is a vampire!
F KANG Lydia
Tillie Pembroke's sister lies dead. Bram Stoker's new novel, Dracula, has just been published, and Tillie's imagination leaps to the impossible: the murderer is a vampire!
Velvet was the Nigh tBy Silvia Moreno-Garcia
F MORENO-GARCIA Silvia
A daydreaming secretary, a lonesome thief, are brought together by a missing woman.
F MORENO-GARCIA Silvia
A daydreaming secretary, a lonesome thief, are brought together by a missing woman.
The Rose Code By Kate Quinn
F QUINN Kate
Joining the elite Bletchley Park codebreaking team during World War II, three women from very different walks of life uncover a spy's dangerous agenda.
F QUINN Kate
Joining the elite Bletchley Park codebreaking team during World War II, three women from very different walks of life uncover a spy's dangerous agenda.
Island Queen By Vanessa Riley
F RILEY Vanessa
Inspired by true events, this Dorothy fights against colonialism in an attempt to buy freedom for herself, her mother, and her sister.
F RILEY Vanessa
Inspired by true events, this Dorothy fights against colonialism in an attempt to buy freedom for herself, her mother, and her sister.
Harlem Shuffle By Colson Whitehead
F WHITEHEAD Colson
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence after his cousin involves him in a failed heist.
F WHITEHEAD Colson
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence after his cousin involves him in a failed heist.
Four Treasures in the Sky By Jenny Tinghui Zhang
F ZHANG Jenny
In this tale of self-discovery, Daiyu, a Chinese girl, struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West.
F ZHANG Jenny
In this tale of self-discovery, Daiyu, a Chinese girl, struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West.
Historical Fantasy
The Conductors By Nicole Glover
FAN GLOVER Nicole MURDER 1
Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people north with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is over, Hetty and her husband solve murders and mysteries that the white authorities won't touch.
FAN GLOVER Nicole MURDER 1
Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people north with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is over, Hetty and her husband solve murders and mysteries that the white authorities won't touch.
A Marvellous Light By Freya Marske
FAN MARSKE Freya LAST 1
Robin Blyth is accidentally named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society.
FAN MARSKE Freya LAST 1
Robin Blyth is accidentally named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society.
Kaikeyi By Vaishnavi Patel
FAN PATEL Vaishnavi
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.” So begins Kaikeyi’s story.