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Abandon Me

By Melissa Febos

Biographies and Memoirs

Named One of the Best Books of the year by: Esquire, Refinery29, BookRiot, Medium, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Largehearted Boy, The Coil and The Cut. Winner of the Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction Finalist, Lambda Literary…

A Short History of the Civil War (DK Short Histories)

By Fletcher Pratt

History

Best one-volume history brings the events, figures, and battles of monumental conflict vividly to life. Absorbing details of military campaigns, battlefield strategies, and personalities revealed in an audacious style that carries readers breathlessly along from the day of Lincoln's inauguration…

A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books Book 2)

By KJ Charles

Advice and How-To

A brooding earl. A secretive smuggler. A gothic manor where danger brews—and love ignites. In this intensely emotional MM Regency romance from KJ Charles, opposites attract under stormy skies—and risk everything for a chance at devotion. Major Rufus d'Aumesty never…

A Mind at Play

By Jimmy Soni

Biographies and Memoirs

Chronicles the life and times of the lesser-known Information Age intellect, revealing how his discoveries and innovations set the stage for the digital era, influencing the work of such collaborators and rivals as Alan Turing, John von Neumann and Vannevar…