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Engrossing speculative bio of Melville and his maybe mistress, Sarah Morewood. I enjoyed learning about this woman I had never heard of. Is there conclusive evidence that Melville was doing the deed with this married neighbor? Nope. Zero. But it's fun to read between the lines of the letters the two wrote to each other. This probably would have made a better novel than a bio, but I still really liked it.

I swear I won't use this to spam everyone with books I'm working on, but I'm particularly excited about Melville in Love, which comes out June 7. And thrilled to see it covered in the WSJ's Summer Book Extravaganza! Check this one out if you want an engrossing literary & historical summer read.