This Week's Acquisitions
- Emily Lawless, With Essex in Ireland... (Smith, Elder & Co., 1890). Historical diary novel in the voice of Essex's fictional secretary, who records the expedition's increasingly disastrous experiences. There's a brief overview of Lawless' career here. (AbeBooks)
- Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010). Apocalypse novel set in Africa. (Lift Bridge)
- Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Thou Art the Man (Valancourt, 2008). The former fiancee of a man framed for murder investigates the crime. First published in 1894. (Amazon)