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New on the Historical Fiction Table

The Cuban Heiress By Chanel Cleeton Cover Image

An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country By Shana Abe Cover Image

The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle By Sofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, M.J. Rose Cover Image

The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel By Brianna Labuskes Cover Image

Shrines of Gaiety: A Novel By Kate Atkinson Cover Image

Coronation Year: A Novel By Jennifer Robson Cover Image

Six Books That Feel Like Puzzles

Popco By Scarlett Thomas Cover Image

Oreo By Fran Ross, Danzy Senna (Introduction by), Harryette Mullen (Afterword by) Cover Image

Ice: 50th Anniversary Edition By Anna Kavan, Jonathan Lethem (Foreword by), Kate Zambreno (Afterword by) Cover Image

Rubik By Elizabeth Tan Cover Image

A Pale View of Hills (Vintage International) By Kazuo Ishiguro Cover Image

Invisible Cities By Italo Calvino Cover Image

Staff Picks (It Me!)

Zorrie By Laird Hunt Cover Image

True Biz: A Novel By Sara Novic Cover Image

Romantic Comedy (Reese's Book Club): A Novel By Curtis Sittenfeld Cover Image

The Very Nice Box: A Novel By Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett Cover Image

The Family Chao: A Novel By Lan Samantha Chang Cover Image

All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler By Rebecca Donner Cover Image