The Brick Foxhole
By: Richard Brooks
3.52
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Set in the U.S. during the final months of WWII, this story of murder reflects the racism, anti-Sem…
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1. The Canary Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #2)
By: S.S. Van Dine , Willard Huntington Wright
3.69
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
1927. Illustrated with scenes from the Paramount photoplay. Around 1925 Willard Huntington Wright, … read more
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- noir
- fiction
2. Song of Solomon
By: Toni Morrison
4.14
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Her passions were narrow but deep."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"He can't value you more than you value yourself."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"You got a life? Live it! Live the motherfuckin' life!"-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
3. Fellow Travelers
By: Thomas Mallon
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the highly acclaimed author of Bandboxand Dewey Defeats Truman-a searing new historical novel … read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
4. David Copperfield
By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling
4.03
Format: 882 pages, Paperback
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Trifles make the sum of life. "-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
5. Death in Venice
By: Thomas Mann , Michael Cunningham , Michael Henry Heim
3.74
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- lgbt
"Nothing gladdens a writer more than a thought that can become pure feeling and a feeling that can become pure thought."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Denn der Mensch liebt und ehrt den Menschen , solange er ihn nicht zu beurteilen vermag, und die Sehnsucht ist ein Erzeunis mangelhafter Erkenntnis."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
"Solitude produces originality, bold and astonishing beauty, poetry. But solitude also produces perverseness, the disproportianate, the absurd and the forbidden."-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
6. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
By: Henry Farrell
4.43
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
Book jacket: Baby Jane, a child star of early vaudeville, resented having to grow up in the shadow … read more
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7. Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
By: Kate Atkinson
3.80
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
In #1 of series, Jackson Brodie PI follows three 30-years cold, unconnected Cambridge family cases:… read more
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- fiction
"The only time you were safe was when you were dead."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"How do you know he's dead?' 'Because he's not breathing"-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"It would be like a Hardy novel, before it all goes wrong."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"What a fantastic form of avoidance being a bride of Christ was."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
8. Silent Stars
By: Jeanine Basinger
4.25
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
Film scholar Jeanine Basinger offers a revelatory, perceptive, and highly readable look at the grea… read more
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10. The Easy Way Out
By: Stephen McCauley
3.88
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
Patrick O'Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His lover, Arthur, whom Patrick can't qui… read more
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11. You Only Call When You're in Trouble
By: Stephen McCauley
3.45
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of tak… read more
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- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
12. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York
By: Elon Green
3.84
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
The gripping true story, told here for the first time, of the Last Call Killer and the gay communit… read more
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- historical
- queer
- lgbt
13. A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3)
By: Anthony Horowitz
3.93
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sente… read more
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- fiction
14. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)
By: Armistead Maupin
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
15. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
By: Andy Borowitz
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more
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- historical
"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
16. Mrs. March
By: Virginia Feito
3.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Who is Mrs. March? A twenty-first-century Highsmith, Virginia Feito conjures the unforgettable M… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Although, really, what was wrong with lamps?"-Virginia Feito, Mrs. March
"After all, how many coincidences can one women overlook?"-Virginia Feito, Mrs. March
"La culpa era cosa d evalientes. La negación era para el resto."-Virginia Feito, Mrs. March
"La culpa era cosa de valientes. La negación era para el resto."-Virginia Feito, Mrs. March
17. The Lioness
By: Chris Bohjalian
3.72
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this riveting … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"We all look forward, but how we see tomorrow is grounded so deeply in what we lived through just yesterday."-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness
"Too often you couldn't mine the recollections that might keep you sane, but instead held close the memories that someday would kill you."-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness
"We all look forward- at least, I suppose, until you get to be my age - but how we see tomorrow is grounded so deeply in what we lived through just yesterday. And it was only yesterday, wasn't it? Was…"-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness
18. Strangers on a Train
By: Patricia Highsmith
3.73
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
" Strangers on a Train has lost none of its power to disturb…We will likely be reading Patricia Hig… read more
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- noir
- fiction
"The word “marriage"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"I know that Southern redhead type,"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"The train tore along with an angry, irregular rhythm."-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
"I like to drink when I travel. It enhances things, don’t you think?"-Patricia Highsmith, Strangers on a Train
19. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
By: Paul Newman
3.89
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more
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20. Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder
By: Ken Englade
3.90
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
The shocking murder that exposed a devoted husband as a cold-hearted killer To Love, Honor-And Mur… read more
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21. Mother Dear
By: Nova Lee Maier
3.89
Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition
There’s only one thing worse than doing the unthinkable: what you’re willing to do to hide it.Helen… read more
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- fiction
22. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century
By: Stephen Galloway
3.75
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rou… read more
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- historical
23. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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- historical
24. 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Scott Eyman
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman, this is the story one of the most influential s… read more
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25. Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—And a Love Letter to a Way of Life
By: Nyle DiMarco
4.25
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and Deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
26. Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession
By: Laurence Leamer
3.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of Capote’s Women Laurence Leamer shares an engrossing account of the enigmatic … read more
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27. From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Alain Silver
3.60
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double… read more
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28. 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Dave Karger
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their… read more
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29. Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher--Television
By: Foster Hirsch
3.98
Format: 654 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set aga… read more
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30. I am not Raymond Wallace: one man's mistake is another man's making
By: Sam Kenyon
4.36
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Manhattan, 1963: weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy, fresh-faced Raymond Wallace l… read more
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- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
31. The Brick Foxhole
By: Richard Brooks
3.52
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Set in the U.S. during the final months of WWII, this story of murder reflects the racism, anti-Sem… read more
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- historical
- noir
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
