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The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to...

From widely acclaimed comedian and author, Shappi Khorsandi, comes a modern fable about the rise and fall of a beautiful, but vulnerable, young woman in a world obsessed with money,...

The untold story of the shadowy international spy network, through its targets, traitors and spiesThe Secret History of The Five Eyes: The untold story of the international spy network, is...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020 Winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction 2020 Time #1...

Two teen vigilantes set off on an action-packed investigation to expose corruption and deliver justice in this YA historical fiction novel inspired by real seventeenth century Latinx teenagers. By day...

The chronicler of contemporary London, acclaimed and bestselling author Zadie Smith, returns with her first historical novel Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? In...

From the bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier’s college year abroad in postwar Paris, an intimate and electrifying story of love and...

A story of a family paying the price of an unapproved birth under China's One-Child PolicyWhat price does a family pay for an unapproved birth?Li Fu and Mei, farmers from...

Edited by Jane GarnettQueen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887.At East London's Tilbury Docks, Rani Das and Abdul Karim, step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a...

At the end of the nineteenth century, three revolutionary women fight for freedom inNew York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's captivating new novel inspired by real-life events and the true...

The third novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s Penang It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn...

Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. She wants to help women make their own choices for...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022, THE YOUNGEST EVER BOOKER NOMINEE 'Mottley attempts to do for Oakland something of what The Wire did for Baltimore' — The Times We'll laugh...

Virginia, 1850: 'Ain't many choices for a slave woman. Just know everything I do is for you. You are meant to see freedom. I's makin' sure.'Pheby Delores Brown was born...

Loosely inspired by the true story of the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, a compelling Gothic tale of blood and dark desire from the author of the acclaimed two-times GoodReads Awards-shortlisted dark...

A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history. Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506, Joseon. The people suffer...

Based on real historical events, Yorùbá Boy Running charts Samuel Ajayi Crowther's miraculous journey from slave to liberator, boy to man, running to resisting 'Run, Àjàyí, run!' The day the Malian slave...

A Novel of Hattie McDaniel As seen on The TODAY Show! Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully...

A disappearance and a tangled knot of sex and politics involving a stripper and Singapore’s former chief minister The year is 1966. The world is at a tipping point. The...

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest...

Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921–1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party. A powerful, insightful account...

Can a queen without a country still rule people’s hearts? Hayti 1811 As Queen of Hayti, Marie-Louise Christophe rules alongside her husband, the King, in a court of opulence and...

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY DaughterMidwifePrincess Born Nigerian royalty, Princess Adenrele Ademola trained as a nurse at Guy’s Hospital in London and stepped up to serve the people of Britain...

This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) novelizes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary in...

Shortlisted for the 2021 Booker PrizeA heart-wrenching novel based on a true miscarriage of justice from an award-winning authorMahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles...

A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social RegisterThe incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and...

A historical graphic novel inspired by the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-ClairQueenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair — the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in...

In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women's pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author...

A stunning novel detailing the real relationship between Vincent van Gogh and his mistress, model and muse, Sien Hoornik. The Hague, 1882, a howling winter's night. Sien and her daughter...

A dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel in the vein of The Prophets and Memorial, about a young author writing about the secret love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl —...

A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free Black woman who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest...