With high-stakes action, a ruthless and brilliant cast of characters, and, of course, a tense romance, These Violent Delights is an unforgettable ride from start to finish. We had the pleasure of asking Chloe Gong five questions on everything from the inspiration behind her heart-stopping debut, reimagining the classics, to…Read more
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I guess what I’m describing is the difference between U.S. history and civics. U.S. history leans on memorization and passive learning, while civics is our participation toolkit, the study of government and the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen.…Read more
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Truly Madly Guilty
Liane Moriarty
This is some backyard,” said Sam. “It’s…amazing,” said Clementine. Vid and Tiffany’s house had been impressive, especially the artwork, but this lavishly landscaped backyard, with its tinkling water features, its fountains and urns, its white marble statues and its scented…Read more
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The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great
Eva Stachniak
1743–1744 I could have warned her when she arrived in Russia, this petty German princess from Zerbst, a town no bigger than St. Petersburg’s Summer Garden, this frail girl who would become Catherine. This court is a new world to…Read more
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The Lifeboat: A Novel
Charlotte Rogan
The first day in the lifeboat we were mostly silent, either taking in or refusing to take in the drama playing itself out in the seething waters around us. John Hardie, an able-bodied seaman and the only crew member on…Read more
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Winter Garden
Kristin Hannah
Was this what forty looked like? Really? In the past year Meredith had gone from Miss to Ma’am. Just like that, with no transition. Even worse, her skin had begun to lose its elasticity. There were tiny pleats in places…Read more
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Rules of Civility
Amor Towles
It was the last night of 1937. With no better plans or prospects, my roommate Eve had dragged me back to The Hotspot, a wishfully named nightclub in Greenwich Village that was four feet underground. From a look around the…Read more
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The Paris Wife: A Novel
Paula McLain
The very first thing he does is fix me with those wonderfully brown eyes and say, “It’s possible I’m too drunk to judge, but you might have something there.” It’s October 1920 and jazz is everywhere. I don’t know any…Read more
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I Was Anastasia
Ariel Lawhon
1917 Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia February 28 The first shots ring out before dawn. I count fifteen—each of them splitting the air with a sound like cracking glaciers—before I go to the window and throw it open. Soldiers, drunk…Read more