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    Historical Fiction

    Cover of Names in a Jar
    Fic­tion
    Names in a Jar
    Jennifer Gold
    Cover of Address Unknown
    Fic­tion
    Address Unknown
    Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
    Essay

    Wel­come to ​‘The Vil­lage Life’

    Izzy Abrahm­son
    October 12, 2021
    Cover of Defending Britta Stein: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Defend­ing Brit­ta Stein: A Novel
    Ronald H. Balson
    Cover of 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939
    Poet­ry
    37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939
    Bar­bara Krasner
    Cover of A Play for the End of the World: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    A Play for the End of the World: A Novel
    Jai Chakrabar­ti
    Cover of Rebel Daughter
    Fic­tion
    Rebel Daugh­ter
    Lori Banov Kaufmann
    Cover of The Woodcarver's Daughter
    Fic­tion
    The Wood­carver’s Daughter
    Yona Zeldis McDonough, Kaja Kajfez (Illustrator)
    Cover of Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure
    Fic­tion
    Jacob and the Man­dolin Adventure
    Anne Dublin
    Cover of Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy
    Fic­tion
    Noth­ing the Same, Every­thing Haunt­ed: The Bal­lad of Motl the Cowboy
    Gary Barwin
    Cover of The Lobotomist's Wife: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    The Lobot­o­mist’s Wife: A Novel
    Saman­tha Greene Woodruff
    Cover of The Foxtail Legacy
    Fic­tion
    The Fox­tail Legacy
    David Abro­mowitz
    Cover of Beat the Devils
    Fic­tion
    Beat the Devils
    Josh Weiss
    Cover of Battle for Life
    Fic­tion
    Bat­tle for Life
    Scott Zuck­er
    Cover of When Franny Stands Up: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    When Fran­ny Stands Up: A Novel
    Eden Robins
    Cover of The Cost of Living and Other Mysteries
    Fic­tion
    The Cost of Liv­ing and Oth­er Mysteries
    Saul Gol­ub­cow
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