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Vendor: Tom Hazuka
Visible Human
Winner, 2025 Blue Light Book AwardTom Hazuka has co-edited the short story anthologies Flash Fiction, Sudden Flash Youth, You Have Time for This and A Celestial Omnibus, and published the novels The Road to the Island, In the City of the Disappeared, and Last...- $20.00
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Vendor: Jens Peter Jacobsen
Niels Lyhne
Niels Lyhne is a novel by the Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen, first published in 1880. The book follows the life of Niels Lyhne, a young man who grows up in rural Denmark in the mid-19th century. Niels is a sensitive and introspective individual...- $24.95
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Vendor: Carole Hopson
A Pair of Wings
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers'...- $18.99
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Vendor: Magdalena Vanderkooy
A Life Cut Short
". . . a compelling tale of a very large family coming from the Netherlands to Canada. It is also a heartbreaking tale of a young woman's struggle with her health and the impact her illness has on her family. It's hard to put...- $29.99
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Vendor: Deborah Hyland
For the Moment: An Anthology of Poems Straight From the Heart
This book is a glimpse into the heart and soul of a woman who has risen from the ashes, a collection of memoirs in poetry form. The intensity and raw emotion will touch you like no other. Deborah describes love, loss, loneliness and finishing...- $19.00
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Vendor: Ana?s Barbeau-Lavalette
When Water Became Blue
Annie Ernaux meets Annie Dillard in this sultry story of a woman's obsession with a painter -- and a river. A woman is on an artists' retreat on an island in the St. Lawrence Seaway, taking time away from her partner and her daughter...- $18.95
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Vendor: Jenifer Kay Hood
Young Vincent
Young Vincent offers a sweeping and intimate exploration of the life and loves of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, tracing her journey from a latchkey child to a defiant Vassar graduate and literary icon. In this compelling work, Hood masterfully blends fact with imagination...- $47.95
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The Apache Kid: Army Apache Scout
From Army Scout to Outlaw, from Hero to Legend.He survived the embers of the fires and murders at the Camp Grant Massacre of Apaches. Young Has-kay-bay-nay-ntayl ("brave and tall and will come to a mysterious end"), a child known by many names but later...- $32.99
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Vendor: Marlo Faulkner
The Second Mrs. London: Charmian Kittredge Shares Her Life with Jack London
San Francisco, Spring of 1900: Charmian Kittredge is an ambitious woman of twenty-nine, single, and unafraid to challenge the conventions of polite society. Her life will be forever changed when she accompanies her literary editor aunt to a luncheon to meet a young writer,...- $34.95
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Vendor: Brunilda Milan
Going Home: One Woman's Journey of Remembrance, Self-Discovery, and the Calling of God.
Going Home deals with Zena's inner conflicts of getting old, feeling useless, and looking pessimistically with her life. Soon she will retire and wants to experience a lifetime trip down memory lane, but with a special twist. What will make this trip an unforgettable...- $16.49
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Vendor: Ali Anthony Bell
From the Rockies to The Windy City
Adult Auto-biographical FictionA young white American boy, the son of a preacher, experiences an enormous culture shock when his family moves from the Blackfeet Native American Reservation at the foot of the Rocky Mountains to join a religious sect in the inner-city Black ghetto...- $9.99
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Vendor: Ivani Greppi
Cast Out: Chronicles of a Familiar Spirit
How does a familiar spirit-a demonic entity-an evil imp-gain entrance into a family line and remain there for centuries? How does such a dark power transfer from one generation to the next-refusing to yield its turf? What compromises reinforce its control? What rituals does...- $21.95
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Vendor: Gerald Murnane
Landscape with Landscape
Landscape with Landscape was Gerald Murnane's fourth book, after The Plains, and his first collection of short fiction. When it was first published, thirty years ago, it was cruelly reviewed. "I feel sorry for my fourth-eldest, which of all my book-children was the most...- $19.95
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Vendor: Devon Jersild
Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie
The name Marie Curie conjures up X-ray cars and electrometers, black-and-white photos of a researcher in a lab (often beside her husband, Pierre Curie), and the Nobel Prizes. But what about the woman, the daughter, wife, mother, friend, and lover?Based on years of meticulous...- $22.95
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Vendor: Lynda Lahman
The Story: Of Love, Loss, and Memories
What are the stories you hold that define you? What if - instead of helping you in life - they are holding you back and keeping you from connecting with those you love?In 'The Story: of Love, Loss, and Memories, ' Shelly must answer...- $10.05
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Vendor: Beverly Park Williams
Separate and Parallel: The Tale of Two Sisters
Beverly Park Williams traces back three generations of strong, smart women, revealing a surprising mystery hiding in her family tree. It was the roaring twenties in Cincinnati, Ohio, and women were quickly opening new doors for themselves and seizing every opportunity for advancement. Here,...- $14.99
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Vendor: Iain Gow
The Priest Who Limped: A Tale of Grace
The journeys of life have left Rev Jack McQuarrie with a metaphorical limp.Now in his autumn days, he tells of his sorrows and joys, his failures and successes, the tenderness and tensions of family life, and a quest to remain true to his calling...- $15.99
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Vendor: Colette
The Vagabond
Author: Colette, Frances Egan, Helen SouthworthISBN-10: 0198881584ISBN-13: 9780198881582Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2025Pages: 224Format: Paperback- $8.99
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Vendor: Marlo Faulkner
The Second Mrs. London: Charmian Kittredge Shares Her Life with Jack London
San Francisco, Spring of 1900: Charmian Kittredge is an ambitious woman of twenty-nine, single, and unafraid to challenge the conventions of polite society. Her life will be forever changed when she accompanies her literary editor aunt to a luncheon to meet a young writer,...- $20.99
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Vendor: Richard C. Stuecker
Coasting America
It's 1970, and Rob and Jake luck out with high draft numbers in the first draft lottery to draft young men to fight in the Vietnam War. In Rob's brand-new Datsun hatchback, they set on a road trip with no fixed destination.Their journey begins...- $21.99
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Vendor: D. M. Cummings
Henry
Henry: Prisoner, Patriot, Pioneer is a visceral, character-driven novel set during the American Revolution, following the extraordinary true-life arc of Henry Bush-a fifteen-year-old Pennsylvania farm boy thrust into war, imprisonment, and the slow forging of legacy.The story begins in raw, immediate first person, placing...- $15.99
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Vendor: Thomas Lynch
No Prisoners
An aged trade embalmer discovers a new connection to life. As a husband, he promised his dying wife he'd write their story of love and grief, sweetness, sadness. Twenty-five years later, he may not have a first sentence for the story of their marriage...- $30.00
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Vendor: Leo Tolstoy
Boyhood
Leo Tolstoy, Tolstoy also spelled Tolstoi, Russian in full Lev Nikolayevich, Graf (count) Tolstoy, (born August 28 September 9, New Style], 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire--died November 7 November 20], 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province), Russian author, a master of realistic fiction and...- $23.95
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Vendor: Jenni L. Walsh
Ace, Marvel, Spy: A Novel of Alice Marble
"Jenni L. Walsh captures the thrill of being on the court in a vivid and detailed portrayal of Alice Marble's rise to sporting greatness, as well as her struggles to fulfill her dreams both on and off the court. Ace, Marvel, Spy is a...- $49.99
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Vendor: Jayla Hall Cabrera
Greenville: A Collection of Short Stories
Greenville delves into the haunting fear of growing up.Its pages are the echoes of innocence we have grown and lost. A collection of fictional stories that embody everything from childhood wonders to the realities of adulthood, Greenville is based on life lessons. Each tale...- $14.95
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Vendor: Stephanie Cowell
The Man in the Stone Cottage
In 1846 Yorkshire, the Bront? sisters-- Charlotte, Anne, and Emily-- navigate precarious lives marked by heartbreak and struggle. Charlotte faces rejection from the man she loves, while their blind father and troubled brother add to their burdens. Despite their immense talent, no one will...- $19.95
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Vendor: Alan Attwood
Houdini Unbound: Mystery, Music and Flying Machines
It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne and Sydney. Houdini has a new obsession: aviation. He has brought with him from...- $26.99
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Vendor: Christine Estima
Letters to Kafka
A sweeping, tragic romance and feminist adventure about translator and resistance fighter Milena Jesensk?'s torrid love affair with Franz Kafka. In 1919, Milena Jesensk?, a clever and spirited twenty-three-year-old, is trapped in an unhappy marriage to literary critic Ernst Pollak. Since Pollak is unable...- $21.99
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Vendor: J. P. Reedman
The Captive Princess: Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany
Princess. Marriage Prize. Prisoner.Eleanor of Brittany is sent to live in the household of her esteemed grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and brought up expecting to be the bride of a powerful prince. But when the marriage proposed for her as part of Richard Lionheart's...- $11.75
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Vendor: Robert Machray
Grace O'Malley, Princess and Pirate
Grace O'Malley was chieftain of the M ille clan in the west of Ireland, following in the footsteps of her father Eoghan Dubhdara M ille. She was a product of the Gaelic world of her time and, despite her interaction with English officials, may...- $17.50
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Vendor: Neal Evan Parker
The Butcher's Pig
A fountain of greasy cinders spewed from the steamship's black-topped funnel. A deep horn bellowed as the pilot boat slipped away and the vessel gained speed. Standing poised at the bow, with the fresh wind in his face, was Horatio Mudd, pig at large......- $14.95
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Vendor: Allison Pataki
Traitor's Wife
A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America's most infamous act of treason . . . Everyone knows Benedict Arnold--the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America and fled to the British--as history's most notorious...- $40.15
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Vendor: Karen Harper
The Queen's Governess
The New York Times bestselling author of Mistress Shakespeare delivers the epic tale of Elizabeth I's most trusted companion--a commoner who lived among royals.... Katherine Ashley, the clever, beguiling daughter of a poor country beekeeper, catches the attention of powerful, ambitious Thomas Cromwell--henchman for...- $22.00
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Vendor: Marie Benedict
The Queens of Crime
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER AND INDIE BESTSELLER!From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie--a thrilling story of the five greatest women writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder. London, 1930. The...- $19.00
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Vendor: Charlie Porter
Nova Scotia House
Johnny Grant faces stark life decisions. Seeking answers, he looks back to his relationship with Jerry Field. When they met, nearly thirty years ago, Johnny was 19, Jerry was 45. They fell in love and made a life on their own terms in Jerry's...- $17.95
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Vendor: Lynn Cullen
When We Were Brilliant
They were an unlikely pair--a blond bombshell and a photographer determined to be taken seriously--but Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold would make a deal that would change their lives in this dazzling new novel from the national bestselling author of Mrs. Poe and The...- $30.00
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Vendor: John Isaac Jones
A Quiet Madness: A biographical novel of Edgar Allan Poe
Have you ever been spellbound by the words of Edgar Allan Poe? If so, A Quiet Madness by John Isaac Jones is a journey you can't miss. This riveting novel unveils the heart and struggles of America's most haunting literary figure-bringing his genius, passions,...- $52.99
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Vendor: Shana Abe
A Crown of Stars
A sumptuously vivid and poignant account of the Lusitania's fateful last days, drawn from the true story of an extraordinary young actress who survived the unthinkable--for fans of Marie Benedict, Louis Bayard, Fiona Davis, Kate Quinn, and HBO's The Gilded Age. In turn of...- $18.95
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Vendor: Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona; A Story
"One of the most artistic creations of American literature." -The Atlantic Monthly (19th century) Ramona (1884), by Helen Hunt Jackson, is a story of racial discrimination and hardship and their effects on the life of a mixed-race Scottish-Native American orphan. Having been serialized originally...- $23.99
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Vendor: Marcus A. Foster
Nero's Reign and the Fall of an Empire: The Story of Nero and Rome's Decline
In "Nero's Reign and the Fall of an Empire: The Story of Nero and Rome's Decline," Marcus A. Foster embarks on a gripping journey through one of history's most tumultuous eras. With meticulous research and captivating storytelling, Foster unveils the life of Nero, an...- $16.99
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Vendor: John Clark Ridpath
The Life and Work of James A. Garfield: Embracing an account of the scenes and incidents of his boyhood; the struggles of his youth; the might of his
The Life and Work of James A. Garfield - Embracing an account of the scenes and incidents of his boyhood; the struggles of his youth; the might of his early manhood; his valor as a soldier; his career as a statesman; his election to...- $60.90
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Vendor: Charles Rogers
The Book of Wallace: Vol. II
The Book of Wallace - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...- $36.50
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The Knightly Soldier: A Biography of Major Henry Ward Camp, Tenth Conn. Vols. Sixth Edition
The Knightly Soldier - A Biography of Major Henry Ward Camp, Tenth Conn. Vols. Sixth Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1871. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...- $37.50
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Vendor: Dave Larsen
Green Street in Black and White: A Chicago Story
In the early 1960s on Green Street, a boy and his friends face challenges in a neighborhood brimming with racial change. Dave Larsen takes us back to a summer of social upheaval, when youthful mischief collided with the weight of adult fears.The novel is...- $34.00
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Green Street in Black and White: A Chicago Story
In the early 1960s on Green Street, a boy and his friends face challenges in a neighborhood brimming with racial change. Dave Larsen takes us back to a summer of social upheaval, when youthful mischief collided with the weight of adult fears.The novel is...- $22.00
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Vendor: WR Book House
Silver Echoes
"A twisty, atmospheric story about the damage inflicted by childhood trauma and its manifestations later. Immersed in Silver's world as she performs daring high-wire feats, trains tigers, and debuts as a silver-screen starlet, danger is ever-present. Years later, her mother tries to find out...- $19.99
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Vendor: Eva Figes
Light: A Day in Monet's Garden
Author: Eva FigesISBN-10: 1843682435ISBN-13: 9781843682431Publisher: Pallas AtheneLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2025Pages: 156Format: Paperback- $14.95
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Vendor: Carol Stampone
fragile certainties
fragile certainties is an invitation for women to write themselves. It is a story about divorce, loss, anger, love, sex. it is the exploration of a woman dealing with life, loss and her relationship with the faces of others... Carol Stampone is a Brazilian...- $29.99
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Vendor: Gail Milissa Grant
The Sable Cloak
In this atmospheric novel set in the Jim Crow South, a powerful Black family fights to protect their empire--for readers of Tayari Jones. Jordan Sable, a prosperous undertaker turned political boss, has controlled the Black vote in St. Louis for decades. Sara, his equally...- $17.99
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Vendor: W. A. Schwartz
Fabulous Beasts: A Love Story
Vivienne Holland, an enormously talented yet mentally fragile woman, comes of age in mid-century America and dreams of becoming a famous writer. However, trapped by the restrictions of pre-feminist society, a scientifically limited medical system unprepared to cope adequately with her mental illness, and...- $25.95
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Biographical Fiction Books
Biographical fiction books are a unique genre that combines elements of biography and literature. They provide readers with a fascinating blend of historical fact and imaginative storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the lives of real people throughout history. These books breathe life into the past, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experiences, emotions, and challenges of prominent individuals.
One key characteristic of biographical fiction is its commitment to historical accuracy. Authors undertake meticulous research to ensure that the facts, events, and cultural nuances of the era are faithfully represented in the story. This makes biographical fiction a valuable source for both history enthusiasts and casual readers seeking an engaging narrative rooted in reality. However, unlike traditional biographies that often rely heavily on documented evidence, biographical fiction allows authors to speculate, imagine, and creatively fill in the gaps in a subject's life. This literary license enables them to delve deeper into a character's thoughts, emotions, and motivations, adding an extra layer of depth and intimacy to the storytelling.
Biographical fiction also provides authors with an opportunity to bring lesser-known figures or those with untold stories to the forefront. By shedding light on these often marginalized characters, these books enhance our understanding of history and challenge conventional narratives. In recent years, biographical fiction has gained popularity and garnered critical acclaim as readers increasingly seek narratives that combine the authenticity of biography with the narrative power of fiction. This genre not only bridges the gap between fact and fiction but also serves as a means of connecting readers with the lives, experiences, and struggles of individuals who have shaped our world.
Popular Books
One such popular book is "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1920s Paris, the novel chronicles the turbulent relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain's exquisite storytelling brings to life the bohemian atmosphere of the Lost Generation, while delving into the complexities of love, ambition, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of artistic success.
Another book that has garnered widespread acclaim is "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by the lives of real-life abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sarah Grimké, and her slave-handmaid Hetty/Handful, the novel explores themes of freedom, sisterhood, and the resilience of the human spirit. Kidd's masterful writing seamlessly blends historical facts with fictional elements, making for a powerful and thought-provoking read.
These are just a few examples of the popular books that make up the vast and diverse landscape of biographical fiction. Through these captivating tales, readers are given the opportunity to connect with the lives of extraordinary individuals, gaining a deeper understanding of their struggles, motivations, and lasting impact on history.

