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The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

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New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…

Dolly Parton Knows Who She Is

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.

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Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

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In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…

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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

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An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …

Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret

Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.

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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife

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In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…

The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman

View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.

by Tim Queeney

In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…

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