Strivers Row / Kevin Baker
In Harlem of 1943, the fictional Jonah
Dove, a Harlem preacher who feels unworthy of his congregation,
and the real life Malcolm Little (the future Malcolm X) cross
paths. The third
book in the author’s City of Fire series.
Arthur and George / Julian Barnes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
becomes involved in the court case of George Edalji, a half
Scottish, half Indian lawyer, who is accused of mutilating
animals.
Man from Beyond / Gabriel
Brownstein
Based on the real life disagreement between Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, the celebrated author and champion of spiritualism, and
Harry Houdini over the veracity of a séance.
The March / E. L. Doctorow
A powerful novel about
General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia and
the Carolinas and its effects.
In the Company of the Courtesan / Sarah Dunant
Set in Renaissance Italy, this follow-up to Dunant's
"The Birth of Venus" recounts the fantastic escapades
of Bucino Teodoldo, a wily dwarf, and his mistress, celebrated
courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini, who escape to Venice where
intrigue awaits.
Dancing in the Dark / Caryl
Phillips
remarkable, tragic, little-known life of Bert Williams
(1874--1922), the first black entertainer in the United States
to reach the highest levels of fame and fortune.
Mrs. Freud / Nicolle Rosen
a fully developed portrait of Martha Freud emerges for the
first time, opening a window onto the Freuds' family life over
the course of more than half a century.
The Mercy Room / Gilles
Rozier
In a small town in occupied France, a teacher of German is
recruited by the Gestapo to translate sensitive documents. One
day, a strikingly handsome Jewish soldier is among the
prisoners. In an unprecedented act of boldness, the teacher
saves man and hides him in a secret room in the cellar, and
begins a shattering affair.
Sultan’s Seal / Jenny
White
This debut novel captures the political and social upheavals
of the waning Ottoman Empire. The murder of an English governess
for the royal harem stirs up a crisis at the palace and at the
British embassy.
The Amalgamation Polka /
Stephen Wright
Liberty Fish is the son of fervent abolitionists as well as
the grandson of Carolina slaveholders even more dedicated to
their cause, and he finds himself torn during the civil war.
