Historical

From Manhattan speakeasies to downtown boarding houses, from the bridges of Brooklyn to estates on Long Island, BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS marks the beginning of a new series by The Luxe author Anna Godbersen, set in the last wild summer before the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Despite religious vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq. The four young people encounter werewolves, alchemists, witches, and death-dancers as they head toward a real-life historical figure who holds the boundaries of Christendom and the secrets of the Order of the Dragon.

The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice. Kadir Nelson presents an intimate introduction to the history of America and African Americans, from colonial days through the civil rights movement.

After bidding goodbye to New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family's only hope for redemption; Henry Schoonmaker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind --- including Henry; even Elizabeth's scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. As old friends become rivals, Manhattan's most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past.

Sugar was the substance that drove the bloody slave trade and caused the loss of countless lives but it also planted the seeds of revolution that led to freedom in the American colonies, Haiti, and France. With songs, oral histories, maps, and over 80 archival illustrations, SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD tells of how one product can reveal the grand currents of world history in new ways.

The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives at her new London boarding school, a series of brutal murders breaks out across the city, gruesome crimes mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper events of more than a century ago. The police are baffled. But Rory discovers she can see the murderer when no one else can --- and he’s not the only one she sees.

Amelia van den Broek is haunted by disturbing, dreamlike visions she has only at sunset—visions that offer glimpses of the future. When one of her darkest visions comes to pass, those around her begin to wonder if she’s not just the seer of dark portents, but the cause.

Using the most famous passengers of the Titanic, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.

Mary Stuart struggled most of her life. She was sent to France at the age of five only to be abandoned when her future husband dies. She returned to Scotland, became entangled in an unhappy marriage and a murder scandal, and had to keep a watchful eye on Elizabeth I, Queen of England. It was all of these things that Mary had to fight to keep alive, especially Elizabeth, who would kill anyone who threatened her place on the throne.

A look at women's history from aboard a bicycle, which granted females the freedom of mobility and helped empower women's liberation.