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Fiction

The Golden Hour

By Beatriz Williams (William Morrow)

This epic of World War II-era Nassau features a hotbed of spies, traitors, and the most infamous couple of the age, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Two women thread together this story of espionage, sacrifice, love, and courage, set against a shocking true crime—and the rise and fall of a legendary royal couple.


Fiction

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

By Abbi Waxman (Berkley)

Nina, the only child of a single mother, is a hardcore introvert. When her estranged father dies, leaving behind previously unknown sisters and brothers—who all live close by and are excited to meet her—Nina is horrified. It’s going to take a brand-new family, and a persistent suitor, to make her turn her own fresh page. 


Nonfiction

Ten Years A Nomad

By Matthew Kepnes
(St. Martin’s Press)

After a trip to Thailand in 2005, Kepnes realized that living life meant more than moving up the career ladder. He set off for a one-year trip around the world, but came home after a decade of traveling over 500,000 miles in 90 countries. His favorite stories, experiences, and insights create this travel manifesto.


Nonfiction

Becoming Superman

By Michael Straczynski
(Harper Voyager)

Straczynski reveals how the power of creativity and imagination enabled him to overcome the horrors of his youth and a dysfunctional family haunted by madness, murder, and a terrible secret. This memoir of hope and success features a larger-than-life villain and a little boy who became the hero of his own life.