Historical Fiction

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to...

Katherine Arden's bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. "A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edges of growing up."--Naomi Novik,...

Proper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians—but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper.The marriageable young ladies of London are dying mysteriously, and Abigail Wilder intends to discover why. Abigail’s father, the Lord Sorcier of...

All’s fair in love and chemistry. It’s 1960s California and there are certain things that women just don’t do. When scientist Elizabeth Zott finds herself the host of a television cooking show, she kicks off a revolution that does more...

Chloe Michelle Howarth of the bestselling novel,Sunburn,offers a new take on sapphic obsession, for fans ofAll Our Wives Under the Sea, Mrs. S, Biography of X,andOrgan Meats.In this follow up to the award winningSunburn, a claustrophobic tale of...

Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unloved, unseen, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes. In this way she dreams of...

A beautiful hardback edition of the Pulitzer-prize winning novel, from the great Toni Morrison.Sethe is now miles away from Sweet Home - the farm where she was kept as a slave for many years. Unable to forget the unspeakable horrors that took place...

Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age.You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no...

The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood...

An ordinary man and his extraordinary story. You'll want a copy for you and one for someone you love.Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. "A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that...

'If life could write, it would write like Tolstoy.' -- Isaac BabelTolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and...

NOW CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY.Betty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale of an immigrant family in early 20th-century Brooklyn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is one of the great distinctively...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022. ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE.“Buzzy and enthralling...

A marriage shrouded in secrets and a town pulsing with tension, this is a love story unlike any other. Both passionate and propulsive, Broken Country is a poignant tale of love, loss, guilt and grief.Over 1 Million Copies SoldA REESE’S...

'A masterpiece... One of the best prose writers in our time' -- Michael Ondaatje. An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn of the twentieth century. Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West, felling...

This is historical fiction at its best — perfect for fans of Dickens and Brontë. (And the inspiration for the hit movie The Handmaiden, directed by Park Chan-wook.) “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that...

A woman finds herself filling a pit in the forest in the middle of the night; a family lock each other in their bedrooms to battle a strange plague; a wizard punishes two beautiful ballerinas by turning them into one hugely fat circus performer; a...

In this epic dark fantasy where written words are forbidden, a young woman harnesses the power of poetry to save her people … and her prince. A LIBRARY READS PICK!DELUXE EDITION―featuring gorgeous gilded edges, detailed endpapers, and beautiful...

Taylor Jenkins Reid is back — and her new book is out of this world. One innovative space shuttle program, six astronauts and an endless universe makes this complex and compassionate story one of Reid’s best.GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK...

Another of Morrion’s marvels, this story digs into all the emotional touchpoints of friendship, love, and societal roles. It’s the tale of two lifelong best friends and how far they’ll go to repair what is thought lost.Sula and Nel are...