Washoe County Library System

Baffled by the sudden disappearance of the letter D, a young woman is summoned to the home of a former history teacher before arriving in an enslaved, wintry land where free thinking is under threat.

On his final foraging mission as a chronman, a convicted criminal recruited for his unique psychological makeup to travel into Earth's past to recover resources and treasure without altering the timeline. James Griffin-Mars brings back a woman fated to an accidental death, turning them into fugitives

An American son of a millionaire is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth to the captain and crew.

The New York Times bestselling author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible and recipient of numerous literary awardsincluding the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Orange Prizereturns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility...