Now Read This!
SEPTEMBER 2025
 
Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. In this issue, you will find a featured book of the month, a special event worth checking out, a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming historical fiction titles, and booklists for further reading.  Whether you prefer reading about World War II or the Crusades, your friendly BPL Reader Services Librarians have recommendations for every historical fiction buff.
 
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Book of the Month
Innocent Traitor :  A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir
Innocent Traitor
by Alison Weir

A fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the great-niece of Henry VIII, follows her turbulent life against the backdrop of Tudor power politics and religious upheaval, from her youth, to her nine-day reign as Queen of England, to its tragic aftermath.
Event Spotlight
Unearthing History at Market Street Burial Ground
Saturday, October 11, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
 
The Allston-Brighton Historical Society will be opening the locked cemetery gates of Market Street Burial Ground for the public to visit in person. Learn more about this historic burying ground and explore early gravestone carving from colonial Boston.
 
New and Upcoming Titles
Orange Wine by Esperanza Hope Snyder
A bomb placed close to the heart : a novel by Nishant Batsha
This here is love : a novel by Princess Joy L. Perry
Orange Wine
Esperanza Hope Snyder
 
"Isolated in a society that opposes her desires, Inés struggles with her identity as a mother, artist, sister, lover, and woman. Each path will cost her—or those she loves—something dear."
 
A Bomb Placed Close
to the Heart
Nishant Batsha
 
"An extraordinary story of a marriage caught at the intersection of radical politics and everyday life set at the dawn of World War I."
 
This Here Is Love
Princess Joy L. Perry
 
"In 17th-century Virginia, enslaved Bless, freeborn David, and indentured Jack each grapple with survival, identity, and belonging as their lives converge on contested land."
 
Amity by Nathan Harris
Fonseca : A Novel by Jessica Francis Kane
The cover girl by Amy Rossi
Amity
Nathan Harris
 
"In 1866 New Orleans, formerly enslaved siblings Coleman and June are separated, only to embark on perilous, individual journeys through the Mexican desert to reunite and seize the freedom they were promised."
 
Fonseca
Jessica Francis Kane
 
"In 1952, pregnant Penelope  journeys to a remote Mexican town with her young son to pursue an inheritance, only to find rival claimants, a chaotic household and a handsome stranger who could change everything."
 
The Cover Girl
Amy Rossi
 
"A model comes to terms with the manipulation she suffered early in her career from those she trusted the most."
 
The stolen life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
L.A. women by Ella Berman
The lost story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
Kristin Harmel
 
"Decades after losing her mother and sister during a wartime raid in Nazi-occupied Paris, jewel thief Colette is drawn back into her past when a long-missing diamond bracelet resurfaces, prompting a search for truth, justice, and long-buried family revelations."
 
L.A. Women
Ella Berman
 
"In 1960s L.A., writer and Hollywood outsider Lane becomes envious when socialite and fellow writer Gala gains fame; 10 years later she betrays Gala by writing a successful book based on her life—her only problem is Gala’s now been missing for months."
 
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
Chanel Cleeton
 
"As American book hunter Margo races to recover a rare volume in London, her search uncovers the intertwined lives of Pilar, a defiant librarian in 1960s Havana, and Eva, a Cuban teacher in 1900 Boston, each woman risking everything to protect a powerful literary legacy."
 
Find Your Next Great Read
Being LGBTQ+ Throughout Time: 20 Queer Historical Fiction Novels
 
Queer folks have existed throughout history, and these novels explore some of their stories. Whether you're seeking a sapphic Regency romance, a retelling of the Ramayana starring an asexual heroine, or a murder mystery set in 1950s San Francisco, there is a book here for you!
 
 
 
   

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