Julia Claiborne Johnson paints a vivid picture of a hot Reno summer during which women wait to see whether their luck has run out or is just beginning.
Marco Balzano writes convincingly of a woman who has been torn apart by the sacrifices and suffering she’s endured, but who stalwartly carries on.
Greer Macallister’s book, written in prose as crisp as an Arctic summer, is a tribute to one young woman’s leadership and genius for survival.
From local legends to household names like Count Basie, each story shines a spotlight on Black excellence.
For readers who seek escape, Miss Benson’s Beetle is just right.
In The Cold Millions, Jess Walter tries another mixed genre, the Western historical novel, and shows he is a master at investigating the “hobo” world of 1909.
Sarah McCraw Crow has tapped into a less flashy character of Second Wave feminism: the reluctant but curious wife and mother.
Despite its subject matter, this is an uplifting, hopeful tale of camaraderie in the face of hardship and danger.
Highly sensory and inviting, Benjamin Myers’ novel reads like a paean to the mettle of Britain’s men and women during a time of great upheaval.
Ken Follett’s prequel to ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ is a hefty, expansive epic worthy of deep reading by history fans.
Alice Randall’s latest novel is a genre-bending series of profiles of the dazzling residents of Black Bottom, the heart of Detroit’s Black community.
In Rosalind, Jennie Fields has created an anxious yet gutsy heroine who carries her Shakespearian name with aplomb.
‘The Last Great Road Bum’ is brilliant in its contemplation of a particularly American restlessness, innocence and foolishness.
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