To Be Where You Are
By Jan Karon
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
A No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, Jan Karon is known for showcasing the small things in life as strong stories that grip reader’s hearts. The 14th installment of the Mitford series, To Be Where You Are, brings back the cast of characters readers have fallen in love with while they struggle with financial woes, retirement, family feuds, but also celebrations of life and a long sought-after family unit. (November 2017)
A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time: Julia Wilbur’s Struggle for Purpose
By Paula Tarnapol Whitacre
Potomac Books
A historical account that could fit in the political dialogue today, Paula Whitacre tells the story of abolitionist and suffragist Julia Wilbur, who in 1862 left her family home in Rochester, New York, and traveled to Alexandria, where she looked into the face of misogyny and racism to fight for escaped slaves and help Union soldiers. Whitacre weaves Wilbur’s tale through diaries and other primary historical sources. (September 2017)
