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by Kevin Crossley-Holland
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A young Arthur de Caldicot's ordinary medieval life as a page turns into a mystical journey when a seeing stone from Merlin connects his fate with the legendary King Arthur.
by Armistead Maupin
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Mary Ann Singleton's move to 1970s San Francisco throws her into a whimsical, heartwarming, and often scandalous world of quirky neighbors, unexpected loves, and the ever-evolving search for belonging at 28 Barbary Lane.
by Joan Didion
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Joan Didion's 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' examines the fractured American psyche of the 1960s, showing the unsettling truths beneath the counterculture's facade through personal disquiet and societal decay.
by Grace Lin
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A determined girl, inspired by her father's stories, travels through a mythical land with a friendly dragon to find the Old Man of the Moon and learn the secrets of fortune for her family.
by Curtis Sittenfeld
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When her psychic twin predicts an earthquake that threatens their hometown, a suburban mother must confront her own suppressed abilities and the sister she's long tried to distance herself from.
by Melissa Marr
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An assassin, created to guard his fae queen's half-human sister, finds his purpose and heart challenged as their forbidden love ignites during a war that could shatter all of Faerie.
by Bernard Cornwell
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In Dark Ages Britain, the warlord Arthur, burdened by a doomed love and a broken kingdom, fights Saxons and internal treachery, all while dealing with Merlin's magic.
by Agatha Christie
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In the ancient, sun-baked city of Petra, Hercule Poirot must unravel a venomous family's secrets to expose the killer who silenced the monstrous matriarch, Mrs. Boynton, with a single, sinister puncture.
by Alan Bennett
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When her corgis lead her to a mobile library, the Queen unexpectedly trades royal duties for literary pursuits, alarming her advisors and transforming her world view with every turn of a page.
by Philippa Gregory
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Elizabeth of York, caught between her marriage to the conquering Tudor king and the lost York prince who threatens his rule, navigates a dangerous court where love, loyalty, and the English crown are at stake.
by Julie Kibler
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A modern road trip uncovers a forbidden 1930s love story between a white debutante and a Black aspiring doctor, showing how the past can guide an unlikely friendship.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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A former priestess and a broken wizard, united by a daring escape, must rekindle their magic and wisdom to shelter a scarred child from a world that fears her.
by Katie Ashley
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A pregnant woman on bed rest must choose between her repentant ex and a charming doctor offering a stable future.
by Agatha Christie
3.8(36,940)
On a luxurious night train to the French Riviera, a legendary cursed jewel vanishes and its mysterious owner is murdered, leaving Hercule Poirot to untangle a web of passion, greed, and deceit among the elite.
by Janette Oke
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In the pioneer West, a young, pregnant widow, alone and without resources, marries a frontiersman to care for his motherless daughter, finding healing and love.
by Vince Flynn
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After Israel's daring strike leaves Iran's nuclear ambitions in ruins, Mitch Rapp races to stop a vengeful terrorist's plot, pushing the Middle East to the brink of war.
by Robert Harris
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In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, a disillusioned Berlin detective uncovers a terrifying conspiracy linked to high-ranking officials while investigating a mysterious death, threatening to expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets just as President Kennedy prepares for a historic visit.
by Meg Cabot
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After a freak accident, a tomboy wakes up in a supermodel's body, navigating a glamorous world she hates while trying to convince her best friend of her true identity.
by Kristin Hannah
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A heartbroken woman returns to her hometown, finds comfort and a second chance with a widowed first love and his silent daughter, then faces a choice when her past reappears.
by George W. Bush
3.8(36,679)
George W. Bush recounts his presidency's defining choices, from 9/11's aftermath to the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, in the Situation Room and Oval Office.
by Cassandra Clare
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In Edwardian London, a demon-hunting heiress secretly loves her best friend while navigating a glittering supernatural society and battling an unstoppable demonic plague. This forces them and their companions to confront their intertwined dark legacies and the brutal cost of heroism.
by Ayana Mathis
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After fleeing the Jim Crow South, a resilient mother raises eleven children during the Great Migration, their lives showing her courage and a nation's changes.
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Rousseau's work questions how governments are formed, arguing that people are truly free only when they agree to a 'social contract' that creates and is subject to sovereign power.
by Theodore Dreiser
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An impressionable Midwestern girl's journey into the glittering, amoral abyss of turn-of-the-century Chicago exposes the raw materialism and spiritual innocence at the heart of the American dream.