Upcoming Books

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Calahan Henry

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

Long Island by Colm Toibin

God of the Woods by Liz Moore

James by Percival Everett

A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

North Woods by Daniel Mason

The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

Up Home: One Girl's Journey by Ruth J. Simmons

A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor

Song of a Captive Bird  by Jasmin Darznik

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Ma

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Mad Honey by Jennifer Boylen
The Bohemians: A Novel by Jasmin Darznik
Lightning Strike: A Novel by William Krueger

Jack by Marilynne Robinson
How Lucky by Will Leitch
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odessey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan

About our June book:
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

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​Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen--one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.

Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie.

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Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon's newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard. The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.