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Louis Bayard, author of The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

In September 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for a holiday. His wife, Constance, has every reason to be happy: two beautiful sons, her own work as an advocate for feminist causes, and a delightfully charming and affectionate husband and father to her children, who also happens to be the most sought-after author in England. But with the arrival of an unexpected houseguest, the aristocratic young poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Constance gradually --- and then all at once --- comes to see that her husband’s heart is elsewhere and that the growing intensity between the two men threatens the whole foundation of their lives.

Week of August 11, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 11th include TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout, a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world; THE BIG EMPTY, a twisty, satisfying thriller from Robert Crais in which private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, face a cryptic case and a terrifying, unpredictable killer; Louis Bayard's THE WILDESa vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss and love that brings Oscar Wilde’s wife, Constance, and two sons out from the shadows of history; MEN HAVE CALLED HER CRAZY by Anna Marie Tendler, a powerful memoir that reckons with mental health, as well as the insidious ways that men impact the lives of women; and the paperback original THE HARVEY GIRLS, Juliette Fay's big-hearted tale of two very different women who must learn to trust each other as one tries to save her family and the other to save herself.