Fiction
MATILDA EMPRESS
Written by Arin, Lise
Matilda, a twelfth-century Empress of the Holy Roman Empire and daughter of Henry I, is twenty-four years old and a widow. She returns to inherit her father's double realm of England and Normandy, but is promptly married against her will to Geoffrey, a minor continental nobleman.
DESTROYERS
Written by Bollen, Christopher
An Esquire Best Book of the YearA Paste Best Novel of the Year
AMANDA WAKES UP
Written by Camerota, Alisyn
"Amanda Gallo is my kind of girl: funny, self-aware, and unable to resist a makeover. . . .
NOTES FOR A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
Written by Litt, Toby
Toby Litt is one of that rare breed of fiction writers who never writes the same book twice: every time out, he takes an unexpected new tack--and his readers happily follow. Told in the form of the pithy, even lyrical advice a young soldier leaves behind after a mission gone wrong, Notes for a Young Gentleman is no exception.
SAFE HOUSE
Written by Boltanski, Christophe
In Paris's exclusive Saint-Germain neighborhood is a mansion. In that mansion lives a family. Deep in that mansion. The Bolts are that family, and they have secrets. The Safe House tells their story. When the Nazis came, Étienne Boltanski divorced his wife and walked out the front door, never to be seen again during the war.
SECRET HISTORY OF WITCHES
Written by Morgan, Louisa
A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters -- witches whose magical inheritance is both a dangerous threat and an extraordinary gift. Brittany, 1821. After Grand-Mere Ursule gives her life to save her family, their magic seems to die with her.
MRS.
Written by Macy, Caitlin
In the well-heeled milieu of New York's Upper East Side, coolly elegant Philippa Lye is the woman no one can stop talking about. Despite a shadowy past, Philippa has somehow married the scion of the last family-held investment bank in the city. And although her wealth and connections put her in the center of this world, she refuses to conform to its gossip-fueled culture.
RED CLOCKS
Written by Zumas, Leni
In this ferociously imaginative novel, abortion is once again illegal in America, in-vitro fertilization is banned, and the Personhood Amendment grants rights of life, liberty, and property to every embryo. Five women. One question.
PEOPLE VS. ALEX CROSS
Written by Patterson, James
With explosive charges and shocking evidence, Alex Cross is about to face the trial of the century in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
REVOLUTION OF MARINA M.
Written by Fitch, Janet
From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman. St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916.