Ahab's Wife novel by Naslund poised as Book of the Month pick
Lena Naslund's Shab's Wife or The Star Gazer invites Una, Ahab's wife, to reframe Moby-Dick with a strong feminine lead. The book earns early praise from critics though some scholars dismiss it as pandering. Naslund defends faithful homage while highlighting Una's resilience and agency.
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Una Spenser
Moby-Dick
Captain Ahab
Una
Sena Jeter Naslund
Shab
Herman Melville
Ahab
Starbuck
Maria Mitchell
Margaret Fuller
Melville
University of Delaware
Hershel Parker
Parker
Kentucky
New Bedford
Naslund
Ishmael
Bronte
Captain Any
Hew University
Louisville
John Morrison
Flora
Nantucket
Mass
Gail Godwin
Bret Lott
Wally Lamb
England
America
Ary Cannon
Brown University
Providence
Duel illuminates Hamilton Burr duel era in American history
Thomas Fleming’s Duel uses the Burr Hamilton confrontation to explore America from 1795 to Burr’s death in 1836. The author portrays both men with complexity, showing their flaws and ambitions while detailing secession fears, Napoleon anxieties, and Burr’s doomed Texas bid. Fleming crafts a vivid, instructive narrative that rivals the drama of the duel itself.
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Basic
Thomas Fleming
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Fleming
Burr
Hamilton
New York
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
George Clinton
New England
Louisiana Purchase
U.S
Napoleon
Southwest
Texas
Nudist on the Late Shift explores Silicon Valley ambition
Po Bronson surveys California's tech hub through eight stories detailing founders, programmers, salespeople, and venture capitalists. Notable figures like Gates or Jobs are deemphasized. instead the narrative centers on young entrepreneurs, a marijuana-funded seed, a clockmaker seeking a 10 000 year clock, and a culture where money rarely impresses yet drives a sizzling job market.
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Po Bronson
California
Silicon Valley
Bronson
Gates
Ellison
Tom Wolfe
Deliverance
Wolfe
Bestselling Books Snapshot from Publishers Weekly Index
Publishers Weekly lists top selling hardcover fiction nonfiction and mass market titles. Notable names include Crichton Baldacci Sparks King and Haruf with books across Knopf Warner Scribner and Bantam, plus Gaines of many imprints.
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Michael Crichton
Knopf
David Baldacci
Warner
Nicholas Sparks
Danielle Steel
Delacorte
Pop Goes the
James Patterson
Little, Brown
Scott Turow
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Tony Hillerman
HarperCollins
Stephen King
Scribner
Sue Grafton
Henry Hart
Nora Roberts
Jove
Richard F Heller
Rachael F. Heiler
Signet
Pocket
Dr. Atkins
Robert C. Atkins
Avon
Tom Clancy
Martin Greenberg
Berkley
Ken Follett
Fawcett
Dell
Net Force
Steve Pieczenik
Sherry Sontag
Christopher Drew
Annette Lawrence Drew
Harper Paperbacks
Tom Wolfe
Bantam
Joseph Kanon
Jeffery Deaver
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Regan Books
Frank McCourt
Tom Brokaw
Richard B. Stolley
Tony Chiu
Bullfinch
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Todd Brewster
David Maraniss
Simon & Schuster
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Michael D’orso
Joe Garner
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Michael Lewis
Norton
the Dalai Lama
Riverhead
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Balart
Ballantine
Vinegar Hill
A. Manette Ansay
Richard F. Heller
Rachael F. Heller
Phime
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial
Tim LaHaye
Jerry B. Jenkins
Tyndale House
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Vintage
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