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A Novel
Hardcover: Apr 2026
A dual-timeline murder mystery set in an English country manor, when an ambitious professor discovers the long-lost manuscript of a Reformation-era prophetess.
Hardcover: Apr 2026
A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard Daughter, and A Magic Steeped in Poison.
A Novel
Hardcover: Mar 2026
Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge ...
We all know what happened to Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?
A Novel
Hardcover: Apr 2025 | Paperback: Mar 2026
A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell set during the time of the Tudors' ascent. The Pretender tells the story of Lambert Simnel, who was raised in obscurity as a peasant boy to protect his safety, believed to ...
Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Hardcover: Feb 2026
From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about the woman alleged to be the world's most prolific female serial killer.
A Novel
Hardcover: Feb 2025 | Paperback: Dec 2025
A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga, an epic story of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.
A Novel
Hardcover: Oct 2025 | Paperback: Oct 2026
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Outlawed, the gripping story of an anthropologist's monumental discovery and the clash of civilizations it sets off over the fate of the land that holds us.
Hardcover: Sep 2025
A "captivating" lesbian romance set in the "wonderfully atmospheric" art world of 1600s Amsterdam (Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit).
Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History
Hardcover: Aug 2025 | Paperback: Sep 2026
Humanity's earliest efforts at recording and drawing meaning from history reveal how lives millennia ago were not so different from our own.
A Novel
Hardcover: Aug 2025 | Paperback: Aug 2026
Three people - two enslaved, one indentured - live beside each other, fighting, and sometimes failing, to be more than their pasts say they should be.
Hardcover: Aug 2025 | Paperback: Sep 2026
The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us.
Hardcover: Jul 2024 | Paperback: Jul 2025
Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future.
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