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October 2015

October's roundup of History titles includes PACIFIC, an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world from Simon Winchester, who explores our relationship with this imposing force of nature; DRINKING IN AMERICA, in which Susan Cheever chronicles our national love affair with liquor, taking a long, thoughtful look at the way alcohol has changed our nation's history; LADY BIRD AND LYNDON by Betty Boyd Caroli, a fresh look at Lady Bird Johnson that upends her image as a plain Jane who was married for her money and mistreated by Lyndon; and Michael Broers' NAPOLEON: SOLDIER OF DESTINY,  the first volume of a majestic two-part biography of the great French emperor and conqueror that makes full use of his newly released personal correspondence compiled by the Napoléon Foundation in Paris.

Week of January 9, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of January 9th include THE TRAVELERS, a pulse-racing international thriller from Chris Pavone, the New York Times bestselling author of THE EXPATS and THE ACCIDENT; DON'T YOU CRY by Mary Kubica, an electrifying tale of deceit and obsession that builds to a stunning conclusion and shows that no matter how fast and far we run, the past always catches up with us; Alison Weir's THE LOST TUDOR PRINCESS, the first biography of Margaret Douglas, the beautiful, cunning niece of Henry VIII of England who used her sharp intelligence and covert power to influence the succession after the death of Elizabeth I; and FLIGHT OF DREAMS by Ariel Lawhon, a suspenseful, heart-wrenching novel that brings the fateful voyage of the Hindenburg to life.