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- How well do you know historical fiction? Take our quiz and find out!
Love to read historical fiction? Take our quiz and find out how well you really know the genre.
- 'Krazy Kat 1934' is a year's worth of joyThis wonderful volume is a chance to see an iconic American comic strip as closely as possible to the way it was originally presented in 1934.
- 'An Iron Wind' is an unsparing, riveting examination of life under HitlerThis is a book about how people behave when a kind of moral plague sweeps through their world.
- 'Truevine' untangles a tale of exploitation and graceAuthor Beth Macy explores race and the South in the saga of two circus 'freaks.'
- 'The 15:17 to Paris': how three ordinary young men became instant heroesThere's something wonderfully old-fashioned and inspiring about this true story of three regular guys who rose to the occasion and bravely saved an entire train from a terrorist bent on destruction.
- A new way to read the Bible: as graphic novel海角大神 publisher Kingstone recently released a 2,000-page graphic novel adaptation of the Old and New Testaments, which it claims is the world's longest graphic novel.
- Paul Beatty: First American author to win Man Booker PrizePaul Beatty's book 'Sellout' tells the story of an African-American who attempts to bring back segregation and slavery. The novel had previously won the聽National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
- 'The Tunnels': how brave Berliners tried to dig a path to freedomAt constant risk of structural collapse, discovery, and sabotage, cold war-era Berliners on both sides of the wall made extraordinary efforts to rescue friends, family, and strangers from the East by digging tunnels.
- Bestselling books the week of 10/27/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
- 'The Boat Rocker': Nat'l Book Award-winner Ha Jin packs a quiet punchThis outwardly nondescript story about a journalist facing up to the Chinese government has a powerful moral core.
- 'The Whistler,' John Grisham's 29th novel, offers mostly empty caloriesThe narrative verve Grisham fans usually enjoy seems lacking in 'The Whistler.'
- 'In Wartime' tells the grim but important story of conflict in Ukraine'In Wartime' is a fast-paced and very topical book, appealingly ambitious in its scope.
- Bestselling books the week of 10/21/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
- Can Republicans, Democrats find common ground in 'bridge books'?A pair of researchers suggests political foes may find reconciliation in books.
- 'Today Will Be Different' is absolutely delicious black comedyThe latest novel by Maria Semple (author of bestselling 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?') stars a mom who aspires to getting out of her yoga pants.
- 'Upstream' places poet Mary Oliver in her 'arena of delight'This collection of essays by Oliver is a testament to a lifetime of paying attention.
- 4 audiobooks for fall A Shakespeare retelling, a dramatic nonfiction story from Mali, and two celebrity chef memoirs are among the season's new audiobook releases.
- 'The Trespasser': Tana French scores again in 'Dublin Murder Squad' seriesOnce again, French presents a taut detective drama in which everyone is guilty of something.
- What did Bobby Kennedy do when the going got rough? He read.Feeling stressed about US politics? Maybe you should take a break and read. RFK would have.
- 'The Conservative Case for Trump': Is there one?Three noted conservatives work hard to paint Trump as a contemporary Ronald Reagan. 聽