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The Turner House is a novel about 13 siblings growing up and growing older on Detroit’s East Side.
In Shroud for a Nightingale, by the late P.D. James, one of the greatest mystery authors of all time, detective Adam Dalgliesh investigates the murders of two student nurses.
Naomi Baron, Professor of Linguistics and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching, Research & Learning at American University in Washington, DC., discusses reading and how it has changed in the age of digital content.
Author Lindsey Davis, best known for her Marcus Didius Falco mysteries, tells a compelling love story set in ancient Rome, from a slave's point of view.
A Demon Summer is the fourth in a series of mysteries featuring Max Tudor, a former MI5 agent turned Anglican priest. Unlike the others in the series, which are set in a tiny English village, this one takes place in a convent.
This short novel consists entirely of a monologue by a librarian in a small town in France. She speaks about the role of the library in society, her love life or lack thereof, her snobbish colleagues, her reflections on French history, and the deficiencies of the Dewey Decimal system.
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide is a beautifully written short novel about a couple living in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, who come to love the neighbors' cat, who visits them every day. Through their love for the cat, they come to love each other better as well.
Ariel by André Maurois is a fictionalized biography of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, focusing on his romance with his second wife, Mary Shelley, who became the author of Frankenstein.