Two merchant families vie for power in 18th-century Salem. In Sea Tigers & Merchants, the next generation takes up the torch—whether or not they're ready. Highly recommended!
To build her dream bookstore, Toni and her father tear down the old family bakery. But When Walls Talk, their secrets can shake a person to their foundation. Highly recommended!
Jimmy's eidetic memory opens a path to a better life, but in Roses in December it burdens him with the traumas of Childhood and his service in Afghanistan. Highly recommended!
A Song that Never Ends details the struggle of a family tested by separation, economic depression, and the cost of war, as each member faces their own pains. Highly recommended!
The Spoon weaves a tale of family, love, and resistance in the pivotal 1956 student uprising in Hungary. Myriad characters paint the image of a changing nation. Highly recommended!
You Can’t Fool a Mermaid is a glorious choir of ghosts singing, “To thine own self be true," a whirlwind of pianos, cats, and mermaids that will haunt and heal. Highly recommended!
Dorcas and her children travel the Oregon Trail beside a wagon of strangers. They'll face natural peril, hidden sides of one another, and a grave every mile. Highly recommended!
Gillian Rysert hopes that New York will be a true escape from her mother's abuse. But in Stiff Hearts, she will have to reckon with those emotional scars. Highly recommended!
Annie comes from Irish immigrants, and Vince from Italian. But in Once Upon a Time in Baltimore, they share life's challenges as they build a family together. Highly recommended!
We sat down with 2021 Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner Alex Sirotkin to talk about his work The Long Desert Road and the inspiration behind this award-winning novel.