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Historical Fiction
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American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
Karen Harper - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess.Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "The Wedding of the Century" to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold."On... |
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Annelies: A Novel
David R Gillham - Viking
Format: Book
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A powerful and deeply humane new novel that asks the question: What if Anne Frank survived the Holocaust?
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Cherokee America
Margaret Verble - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Book
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An epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center.
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Daughter of Moloka'i
Alan Brennert - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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The highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert's acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'iAlan Brennert's beloved novel Moloka'i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that... |
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Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology
Lena Hart - Maroon Ash Publishing
Format: Book
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The fight for suffrage was long, hard, and carried out on many fronts. In Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology, Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, and Lena Hart present four novellas full of spirit, hope, and love.
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The Indigo Girl
Natasha Boyd - Blackstone Publishing
Format: Book
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Based on historical documents, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina.
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Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace
Jennifer Chiaverini - Dutton
Format: Book
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Bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace - Lord Byron's daughter, the world's first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to science and technology have been too long unsung.
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Finding Dorothy: A Novel
Elizabeth Letts - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen,... |
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The Gilded Years
Karin Tanabe - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Book
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Passing meets The House of Mirth in this captivating reimagining of a remarkable true story. Author Karin Tananbe beautifully reimagines the life of Anita Hemmings, the first African American to graduate from Vassar College.
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Insurrecto
Gina Apostol - Soho Press
Format: Book
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Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte's Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War.
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Lilac Girls: A Novel
Martha Hall Kelly - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah's Key, inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.New... |
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That Churchill Woman: A Novel
STEPHANIE BARRON
Format: Book
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The Paris Wife meets PBS's Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of history's most remarkable women: Winston Churchill's scandalous American mother, Jennie Jerome.
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A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
THERESE ANNE FOWLER - St. Martin's Press
Format: Book
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The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.
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When the Men Were Gone: A Novel
MARJORIE HERRERA LEWIS - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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In Marjorie Herrera Lewis's debut historical novel the inspiring true story of high school teacher Tylene Wilson - a woman who breaks tradition and becomes the first high school football coach in Texas.
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NonFiction
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
Claire Lisa Evans - Portfolio
Format: Book
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The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines. However, little-known fact is that female visionaries have always been at the vanguard of technology and innovation--they've just been erased from the story. Until now.
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Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore
Abrams Books - Abrams Image
Format: Book
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This book includes 300 incredible photographs that illustrate how women's roles have changed over the last century. The women pictured in this book inhabit a fascinating intersection of gender, fashion, politics, culture, class, nationality, and race.
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
Denise Kiernan - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Now a New York Times Bestseller!THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY AT THE HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians--many of them young women from... |
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Sargent's Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas
Donna M Lucey - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Book
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In this seductive, multilayered biography, based on original letters and diaries, Donna M. Lucey illuminates four extraordinary women painted by the iconic high-society portraitist John Singer Sargent.
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Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World
CONDE NAST & THE WOMEN'S MARCH. - Dey Street Books
Format: Book
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This gorgeously designed full-color book offers an unprecedented, front-row seat to one of the most galvanizing movements in American history, with exclusive interviews with Women's March organizers, never-before-seen photographs, and essays by feminist activists.
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The Witches: Salem, 1692
Stacy Schiff - Little Brown and Company
Format: Book
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.
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The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
ELAINE F WEISS - Viking
Format: Book
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The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
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Women Who Write Are Dangerous
STEFAN BOLLMANN
Format: Book
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A sequel to the best-selling Women Who Read Are Dangerous, presenting portraits and profiles of fearless women writers past and present.
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Biography & Memoir
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Becoming
Michelle Obama - Crown Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling... |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger
Lee Israel - Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
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Now a major motion picture starring Melissa McCarthy - Lee Israel's hilarious and shocking memoir of the astonishing caper she carried on for almost two years when she forged and sold more than three hundred letters by such literary notables as Dorothy Parker, Noel Coward, and others.
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland - Touchstone Books, published by Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Misty Copeland tells her journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
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Meghan: A Hollywood Princess
World Trade Press. - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From Andrew Morton, the New York Times bestselling author of Diana: Her True Story, comes a revealing, juicy, and inspiring biography of Meghan Markle, the American actress who won Prince Harry's heart. |
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My Love Story: A Memoir
TINA TURNER - Atria Books
Format: Book
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Tina Turner - the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend - sets the record straight about her career and personal life in this compelling memoir.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart - Knopf
Format: Book
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In this comprehensive, revelatory biography, Jane De Hart explores the central experiences that crucially shaped Ginsburg's passion for justice.
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