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These are the fiction titles that our reviewers like this month:

The Wayfinder, by Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson plunges readers into the South Seas. Faced with dwindling resources on a remote island, young K艒rero and her family yearn to set sail for their ancestral home. But warmongering kings, dynastic turmoil, and uncharted oceans await. Mighty and mythic, the novel is a captivating saga about endurance and purpose. 鈥�聽Erin Douglass

Bog Queen, by Anna North

When a well-preserved body turns up in a bog in Ludlow, England, in 2018, a young forensic anthropologist must verify its identity and determine the cause of death. The mystery novel braids together two timelines: the Iron Age and the 21st century. The body sparks curiosity while also igniting a battle among archaeologists, environmentalists, and industrialists for control of the bog. 鈥�聽Heller McAlpin

Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way, by Elaine Feeney

After her mother鈥檚 death, Claire returns to Ireland to care for her moody father. She鈥檚 surprised to find her ex-boyfriend has moved nearby, hoping to reunite. Elaine Feeney鈥檚 multigenerational saga brings out themes of redemption and renewal against the backdrop of Ireland鈥檚 violent past. 鈥�聽Stefanie Milligan

And Then There Was the One, by Martha Waters

This winking, witty, cozy mystery doffs its deerstalker to grandes dames Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, while dishing out cleverness of its own. In Buncombe-upon-Woolly, amateur sleuth Georgie reluctantly partners with a detective鈥檚 assistant 鈥� the charmer Sebastian 鈥� to investigate a death at the Marbled Cheese. Sparks fly, puns abound, facades fall; it鈥檚 a romp. 鈥�聽Erin Douglass

The Everlasting, by Alix E. Harrow

Alix E. Harrow unfurls a time-traveling tale packed with epoch-spanning emotion. Una, a radiant knight, and Owen, a battle-scarred scholar, discover they are mere pawns in a rapacious queen鈥檚 quest to rule forever. The duo鈥檚 efforts to outsmart her keep the plot zipping along. Amid the running and fighting, passion blooms. 鈥�聽Erin Douglass

The Elopement, by Gill Hornby

Gill Hornby whips up another Jane Austen-inspired historical romance extravaganza. With telling details of an era ruled by strict social and religious mores, 鈥淭he Elopement鈥� finds the extended Austen clan facing the quandary of an unsuitable match. Fans of Hornby鈥檚 鈥淢iss Austen鈥� and 鈥淕odmersham Park鈥� will enjoy this. 鈥�聽Stefanie Milligan

Grace & Henry鈥檚 Holiday Movie Marathon, by Matthew Norman

Tavern owner Grace and ad executive Henry discover friendship after the loss of their spouses. Matthew Norman wraps his characters in empathy and comedic finesse. With beloved Christmas movies, two charming kids, and a dog named Harry Styles, this hope-filled tale sparkles. 鈥�聽Stefanie Milligan

These are the nonfiction titles our reviewers like this month:

1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin follows up 鈥淭oo Big to Fail,鈥� his account of the 2008 financial crisis, with a lively history of the devastating stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression. In addition to capturing the human drama behind the crash, Sorkin warns of similarities between that era and our own time. 鈥�聽Barbara Spindel

The Uncool, by Cameron Crowe

Wunderkind music journalist and filmmaker Cameron Crowe dives deep into his 鈥渉appy/sad鈥� Californian childhood and gives readers a backstage pass to his interviews with rock legends. The memoir is told with humility and honesty. 鈥�聽Mackenzie Farkus

The Boston Way, by Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky chronicles how 19th-century abolitionists committed to nonviolence tried to steer Americans away from fighting the Civil War. Their tactics, though unsuccessful in preventing the conflict, shaped the thinking of future leaders such as Mohandas Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 鈥�聽Danny Heitman