Thursday, June 13, 2024

Readworthy: This month’s best historical fiction

 
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This Month's Best New Historical Fiction
Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? Let us know.
 
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Book cover for Malas by Marcela Fuentes
Good Morning America's June book club pick is a stunning tale of complex women and family secrets
In a dusty little Texas town, a mysterious old woman lays a curse on Pilar Aguirre and her family — an act that will reverberate across generations.
IN THE MEDIA
Good Morning America Book Club, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Electric Literature
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Book cover for Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate
The author of Before We Were Yours delivers a new novel Adriana Trigiani calls 'an instant American classic'
In 1909 Oklahoma, Ollie flees the clutches of her stepfather alongside Nessa, the Choctaw girl boarded in their home. But their perilous journey through the mountains won't be truly understood for nearly a century…
IN THE MEDIA
Book of the Month, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore
'If John le Carré and Ken Follett collaborated on a novel, they might have written one as good as The Wealth of Shadows'
– James Patterson
As Europe stands on the brink of war, ordinary tax attorney Ansel is approached to join a secret government project with an unusual aim: to take down the Nazis by crashing their economy…
IN THE MEDIA
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard by Michael Callahan
Trust Lisa Scottoline when she says this vintage Hollywood page-turner is 'a perfect beach read'
After her grandmother's death, Kit finds a box of mysterious souvenirs in her attic — and discovers she once lived the life of an up-and-coming starlet who vanished from Martha's Vineyard without a trace…
IN THE MEDIA
Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Rednecks by Taylor Brown
A buried piece of West Virginia history comes to vivid life
Based on the true story of the largest labor uprising in US history, this sweeping novel follows an unforgettable cast of characters in 1920 as discord brews in their Appalachian mining community.
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Electric Literature
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Book cover for The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
'So powerful and captivating that I could not put it down… Truly one of the best books I've read'
– Liv Constantine
Determined to make a film about Golden Age star Lena Browning, Sienna is thrilled to meet the living legend. But she didn't expect to discover Lena's hidden past as a spy for the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto…
IN THE MEDIA
TODAY Show, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner
'A heartbreaking, engrossing, and thoroughly dazzling work of art'
– Nina de Gramont
In 1955, struggling playwright Vivien takes a job at a movie studio in Rome — and becomes embroiled in a twisting postwar mystery.
IN THE MEDIA
Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for The Incorrigibles by Meredith Jaeger
Jillian Cantor adored this dual-timeline gem set in one San Francisco neighborhood
Wrongly accused of stealing from her employer, Irish maid Annie is sentenced to a year in a San Francisco prison. Decades later, photographer Judy discovers a woman's mugshot tucked inside of a book…
IN THE MEDIA
Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron
Witness the epic rise of the first female pirate captain in the Caribbean
Forced to flee her tumultuous coastal town alongside an unlikely band of companions, shipwright Jacquotte Delahaye embarks on a journey that will reshape her destiny!
IN THE MEDIA
People, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for The Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara
A New York Times bestselling author depicts a world on the brink of nuclear destruction
In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis gripped the world. This one-of-a-kind saga reimagines the conflict through a diverse chorus of voices — from everyday Americans to the Kennedy brothers themselves.
IN THE MEDIA
Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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