The Darwin Affair, Tim Mason, Algonquin Books – Tim Mason is a successful playwright whose work has been produced in New York and throughout the world, for decades. The Darwin Affair is his first adult novel.
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Pearce’s Dear Mrs Bird Shows Power of Friendship
Dear Mrs Bird, A. J. Pearce, Scribner – London, 1941. Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a war correspondent but finds herself working for the formidable advice columnist Henrietta Bird, doyenne of Woman’s Friend magazine.
Psychotherapist Gottlieb Takes Us Inside the Therapy Room and Ourselves
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – A disarmingly funny, thought-provoking, and boldly revealing new book that shows us what it means to be human.
The Collector’s Apprentice, a Tale of Obsession
Collector’s Apprentice, B. A. Shapiro, Algonquin Books – returns with another unforgettable tale about the lengths to which people will go for their obsession, whether it be art, money, love, or vengeance.
Courting Mr. Lincoln Invigorates History
Courting Mr. Lincoln, Louis Bayard, Algonquin Books – From the prizewinning author of Mr Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye comes Courting Mr Lincoln, the page-turning and surprising story of a brilliant and melancholic Abraham Lincoln and the two people who loved him the most . . .
Brook’s Butterfly Joe to be Adapted for Big Screen
The Killing of Butterfly Joe, Rhidian Brook, Picador – Rhidian Brook is the best-selling Welsh author and screen writer of The Aftermath, now a major Hollywood movie produced by Ridley Scott and starring Acadamy Award nominee, Keira Knightley.
A Surprising Look at Film Star Hedy Lamarr as Inventor
The Only Woman in the Room, Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark – It is remarkable how many advances in science and technology made by women, are left out of history.
Huguenot Silk Weavers Inspire Velton’s Debut, Blackberry and Wild Rose
Blackberry and Wild Rose, Sonia Velton, Blackstone Publishing – Blackberry and Wild Rose is a stunning, intricate debut about two very different women, the wife of a Huguenot master silk weaver, Esther Thorel, and a young woman, Sara Kemp, who has been working as a prostitute since she arrived in London.
Royal Secret by Lucinda Riley Full of Secrets, Lies and Twists
The Royal Secret, Lucinda Riley, Atria – When Sir James Harrison, one the greatest actors of his generation, passes away at the age of ninety-five he leaves behind not just a heartbroken family but also a secret so shocking, so devastating that it could rock the English establishment to its core . . .
Lisa Patton’s “Rush” Illuminates Plight of Sorority Workers
Rush, Lisa Patton, St. Martin’s Press – Set in modern-day Oxford, Mississippi, on the Ole Miss campus, bestselling author Lisa Patton’s RUSH is a story about women from all walks of life discovering their voice and their empowerment.
