Readworthy: This month’s best historical fiction

Don’t miss the best new historical fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors!  [Readworthy by BookBub] [This Month’s Best New Historical Fiction] Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? [Let us know](.  [.](  [Book cover for Malas by Marcela Fuentes]( [Book cover for Malas by Marcela Fuentes]( IN THE MEDIA [Good Morning America Book Club, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Electric Literature] Good Morning America’s June book club pick is a stunning tale of complex women and family secrets In a dusty little Texas town, a mysterious old woman lays a curse on Pilar Aguirre and her family — an act that will reverberate across generations. IN THE MEDIA [Good Morning America Book Club, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Electric Literature] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate]( [Book cover for Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate]( IN THE MEDIA [Book of the Month, Publishers Weekly] The author of Before We Were Yours delivers a new novel Adriana Trigiani calls ‘an instant American classic’ In 1909 Oklahoma, Ollie flees the clutches of her stepfather alongside Nessa, the Choctaw girl boarded in their home. But their perilous journey through the mountains won’t be truly understood for nearly a century… IN THE MEDIA [Book of the Month, Publishers Weekly] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore]( [Book cover for The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore]( IN THE MEDIA [The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews] ‘If John le Carré and Ken Follett collaborated on a novel, they might have written one as good as The Wealth of Shadows’ – James Patterson As Europe stands on the brink of war, ordinary tax attorney Ansel is approached to join a secret government project with an unusual aim: to take down the Nazis by crashing their economy… IN THE MEDIA [The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard by Michael Callahan]( [Book cover for The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard by Michael Callahan]( IN THE MEDIA [Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] Trust Lisa Scottoline when she says this vintage Hollywood page-turner is ‘a perfect beach read’ After her grandmother’s death, Kit finds a box of mysterious souvenirs in her attic — and discovers she once lived the life of an up-and-coming starlet who vanished from Martha’s Vineyard without a trace… IN THE MEDIA [Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Rednecks by Taylor Brown]( [Book cover for Rednecks by Taylor Brown]( IN THE MEDIA [NPR, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Electric Literature] A buried piece of West Virginia history comes to vivid life Based on the true story of the largest labor uprising in US history, this sweeping novel follows an unforgettable cast of characters in 1920 as discord brews in their Appalachian mining community. IN THE MEDIA [NPR, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Electric Literature] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr]( [Book cover for The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr]( IN THE MEDIA [TODAY Show, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly] ‘So powerful and captivating that I could not put it down… Truly one of the best books I’ve read’ – Liv Constantine Determined to make a film about Golden Age star Lena Browning, Sienna is thrilled to meet the living legend. But she didn’t expect to discover Lena’s hidden past as a spy for the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto… IN THE MEDIA [TODAY Show, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner]( [Book cover for Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner]( IN THE MEDIA [Publishers Weekly, Booklist] ‘A heartbreaking, engrossing, and thoroughly dazzling work of art’ – Nina de Gramont In 1955, struggling playwright Vivien takes a job at a movie studio in Rome — and becomes embroiled in a twisting postwar mystery. IN THE MEDIA [Publishers Weekly, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Incorrigibles by Meredith Jaeger]( [Book cover for The Incorrigibles by Meredith Jaeger]( IN THE MEDIA [Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub] Jillian Cantor adored this dual-timeline gem set in one San Francisco neighborhood Wrongly accused of stealing from her employer, Irish maid Annie is sentenced to a year in a San Francisco prison. Decades later, photographer Judy discovers a woman’s mugshot tucked inside of a book… IN THE MEDIA [Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron]( [Book cover for The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron]( IN THE MEDIA [People, Publishers Weekly, Booklist] Witness the epic rise of the first female pirate captain in the Caribbean Forced to flee her tumultuous coastal town alongside an unlikely band of companions, shipwright Jacquotte Delahaye embarks on a journey that will reshape her destiny! IN THE MEDIA [People, Publishers Weekly, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara]( [Book cover for The Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara]( IN THE MEDIA [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] A New York Times bestselling author depicts a world on the brink of nuclear destruction In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis gripped the world. This one-of-a-kind saga reimagines the conflict through a diverse chorus of voices — from everyday Americans to the Kennedy brothers themselves. IN THE MEDIA [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...](   You are receiving this email because {EMAIL} is signed up for updates highlighting the best recent releases from the past month in your categories. If you'd like to change the type of content you see you can [update your preferences](. If you don’t want to receive emails like this, please [unsubscribe here](. 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