Biographical fiction

  • The Lioness of Boston

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    “Brings Isabella Stewart Gardner fully, intimately alive–irrepressible and avid for life. In this richly compelling novel, Emily Franklin beautifully conjures this extraordinary woman and her world.”

    • Author: Franklin, Emily
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: April 11, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1567927408
    • Language: English
  • Learned by Heart

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    “A wrenching love story” (Chris Bohjalian, The Washington Post) based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply, and dangerously in love at boarding school in 19th century York, from th

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    • Author: Donoghue, Emma
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: August 29 2023
    • ISBN10: 0316564435
    • Language: English
  • Hamnet

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    NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER – NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait delivers a luminous portrait of a marriage, a family ravaged by grief, and a boy[more below]

    • Author: O’Farrell, Maggie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: May 18 2021
    • ISBN10: 1984898876
    • Language: English
  • The MANIAC

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    Named One of the 10 Best Books of 2023 by The Washington Post and Publishers Weekly One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2023 – A National Bestseller – A New York Times Editor’s Choice pick – Nom

    • Author: Labatut, Benjamin
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: October 03, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0593654471
    • Language: English
  • There Was a Party for Langston: (Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)

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    A Caldecott Honor Book
    A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

    New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literar

    • Author: Reynolds, Jason
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 56
    • Publish Date: October 03, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1534439447
    • Language: English
  • The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner

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    The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+

    This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Appleg

    • Series: One and Only
    • Author: Applegate, Katherine
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: January 06, 2015
    • ISBN10: 0061992275
    • Language: English
  • By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register

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    The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America’s most famous wedding dre

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    • Author: Huguley, Piper
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: June 07 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063059746
    • Language: English
  • Sisters of Fortune: A Riveting Historical Novel of the Titanic Based on True History

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    Readers of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé will be captivated as the USA Today bestselling author expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this vivid, surprising, emotionally powerfu

    • Author: Huber, Anna Lee
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 416
    • Publish Date: February 20, 2024
    • ISBN10: 1496742699
    • Language: English
  • Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

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    Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the

    • Author: Knight, Eliza
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: March 05, 2024
    • ISBN10: 0063282909
    • Language: English
  • Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

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    From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to Frankenstein, a tale of two literary legends–a mother and daughter–discovering each other and finding themselves along the way, from USA Today bestsellin

    • Author: Thornton, Stephanie Marie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 448
    • Publish Date: March 28, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0593198425
    • Language: English
  • The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

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    The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick!

    Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post!

    “Historical fiction at it

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    • Author: Benedict, Marie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: July 13 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593414241
    • Language: English
  • Starring Adele Astaire

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    USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, who served up smiles and love both on and off the stagewith and without her also famous brother Fred A

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    • Author: Knight, Eliza
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: June 06, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063209209
    • Language: English
  • The Diamond of London: A Fascinating Historical Novel of the Regency Based on True History

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    “What a life Lady Hester had!…Simply sparkles!” –Kate Quinn, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Diamond Eye

    Fans of Shana Abé, Theresa Ann Fowler, and Fiona Davis will be captivated by the u

    • Author: Penrose, Andrea
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: January 23, 2024
    • ISBN10: 1496744209
    • Language: English
  • The Engineer’s Wife

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    THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!

    She built the Brooklyn Bridge, so why don’t you know her name?

    Emily Roebling built a monument for all time. Then she was lost in its shadow. Disco

    • Author: Wood, Tracey Enerson
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: February 02, 2021
    • ISBN10: 1728226252
    • Language: English
  • Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote & Lee Radziwill

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    THE CAN’T MISS READ-ALONG FOR FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS!

    “Fans of Capote and the era of Camelot should be delighted.” –Shana Abé, New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor

    “A rollic

    • Author: Greco, Stephen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: May 23, 2023
    • ISBN10: 149673744X
    • Language: English
  • Susanna’s Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War

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    THE REVOLUTION RESTS IN HER HANDS
    As the former Colonies struggle for freedom, the American Revolution is in the hands of a brave and resourceful teenage girl.
    At sixteen, Susanna Bolling is like Amer

    • Series: Sagebrush Publishing
    • Author: McNamee, Libby Carty
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 230
    • Publish Date: July 04, 2018
    • ISBN10: 1732220204
    • Language: English
  • Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

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    NOW A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER

    A love letter to city life in all its guts and grandeur, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney paints a portrait of a remarkable woman across the canvas of a

    • Author: Rooney, Kathleen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: April 03, 2018
    • ISBN10: 1250151163
    • Language: English
  • The Woman at the Wheel

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    • Author: Haw, Penny
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: October 03, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1728257735
    • Language: English
  • The Windsor Knot

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    “Sheer entertainment… Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose… This is not mere froth, it is pure confection.” New York Times Book Review

    “[A] pitch-perfect murder mystery…

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  • Half-Life of a Stolen Sister

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    Reimagines the lives of the Brontë siblings–Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and brother Branwell–from their precocious childhoods, to the writing of their great novels, to their early deaths.

    A form-shatter

    • Author: Cantor, Rachel
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: July 11, 2023
    • ISBN10: 1641294647
    • Language: English
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