From beloved New Yorker writer Susan Orlean, the New York Times bestselling author of THE ORCHID THIEF and THE LIBRARY BOOK, JOYRIDE is a masterful memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites us to approach life with wonder, curiosity and an irrepressible sense of delight.
A psychiatrist facing career-ending allegations investigates a murder to prove her innocence, discovering that she and the victim are pawns in a dark criminal scheme.
In the 1920s, archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert --- daughter of Lord Carnarvon --- whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the momentous find possible. Nearly 3,000 years earlier, another woman defied the expectations of her time: Hatshepsut, Egypt’s lost pharaoh. Her reign was bold, visionary --- and nearly erased from history. When Evelyn becomes obsessed with finding Hatshepsut’s secret tomb, she risks everything to uncover the truth about her reign and keep valued artifacts in Egypt, their rightful home. But as danger closes in and political tensions rise, she must make an impossible choice: protect her father’s legacy --- or forge her own.
AGENT 355 is a result of author Marie Benedict’s quest to bring history’s most fascinating and courageous women to life for contemporary readers. Known to history only by her alias, this mysterious female spy, able to move freely and unobtrusively in loyalist circles, became a member of George Washington’s New York–based Culper Ring. This thrilling novella depicts who Marie Benedict thinks Agent 355 could have been, though her true identity remains unknown.
From one of our most acclaimed chroniclers of the forces eroding America’s social fabric comes her most personal and powerful work: a reckoning with the changes that have rocked her own beloved small Ohio hometown.
From the New York Times bestselling author of WRITERS & LOVERS comes a magnificent and intimate novel of desire, friendship and the lasting impact of first love.
The acclaimed bestselling author of SANDWICH is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned.
From fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of THE CHANGE and LULA DEAN'S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS, comes a witty, spectacular and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy.
What if you got to do everything in your life --- twice? The heart of Mitch Albom’s novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.
One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour de force of a debut about ambition, belonging and family.
