Historical Fiction

THE HANDBOOK FOR LEADERS The Prince is often regarded as the first true leadership book. It shocked contemporary readers with its ruthless call for fearless and effective action. With simple prose and straightforward logic Machiavelli's guide still...

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOK ON MODERN ECONOMICS The Wealth of Nations is an economics book like no other. First published in 1776, Adam Smith's groundbreaking theories provide a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. It assumes...

A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsche’s seminal work   Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This landmark work continues to be one of the most well-known and influential...

Set amidst the birth pangs of the cinema, this entrancing period novel from the author of The Gifts pitches a trio of unforgettable characters into a dangerous world of magic and spectacle. At a time of extraordinary change, two women must...

What if you had real magic within you?The utterly spellbinding new novel from the celebrated author of THE GIFTS1896. As a group of illusionists prepare for a grand spectacle, one young woman, Cecily Marsden, harbours a secret. For she possesses...

ONE WOMAN KNOWS THE TRUTH. CAN YOU TRUST HER TO TELL IT?Laura flies to her parents' homeland for the defence case of her life. Facing trial is Marija Popa, 'the Black Widow'; a constant at her husband's side until the day his people rose up and executed...

With a full cast of characters telling their stories, all orbiting the devastation wrought on a family caught up in war, this is a sweeping narrative, gorgeously written and emotionally resonant. Altogether, a resounding debut.A spellbinding, sweeping...

It’s all fun and gameshows until a body is discovered, a DEAD BODY that is…and everyone is a suspect in this debut by Jessa Maxwell. As with one of our Monthly Pick’s for Mystery/Thriller, The Appeal, the victim is as unknown as...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller,an attention-seeking copycat from the Women’s Murder Club’s past is recreating murders by a famous killer—with devastating new twists.   Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan...

After all, there are only a few things truly worth fighting for: freedom, of course, and all that it brings with it. Poetry, perhaps, and a good glass of wine. A nice meal. Nature. Love, if you're lucky.One summer following the Second World War, Robert...

An effervescent exploration of the romantic comedy and all of its tropes, Curtis Sittenfeld delivers a sophisticated confection of a novel with many enjoyable layers.NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A comedy writer...

Ann Patchett is back with a gorgeous novel about family, our pasts and how our lives are built on so many small choices. Weaving the past with the present, Patchett reminds readers that our parents had entire lives before us and are so much more than we...

It takes a special skill to combine a historical political backdrop with personal conflict. This is the stuff of a great novel — to switch between the worlds where our hearts and mind reside daily. Flynn Berry takes us to Northern Ireland with the...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR!“One of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads… Going to keep readers turning pages late into the night.” –The New York...

Set aboard a dreamy floating library, this is a timelessly relevant story starring tenacious female characters. And amidst the idyllic and wildly entertaining premise is a deeper exploration of where knowledge comes from, what role books play and what...

"An inspiring tribute to female friendship and female courage!"—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress.   Three women are brought together in an enthralling story of friendship,...

Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed • PopSugar • Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next...

The author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is back with a highly anticipated multigenerational novel spanning small town Alabama and 1980s Philadelphia. A portrait of one family's fight for survival, The Unsettled is for readers of...

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GHOSTLY TALES.'Terrific - every bit as good as an MR James collection' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHANFeaturing new and original stories from:Bridget...

From the the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Part detective story, part historical epic--a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire.It is April 1900, in the Levant, on the imaginary...