Imaginary Books, Mary Shelley in Bath, and Tales of the Weird: January Books Roundup

In the Margins by Gail Holmes
Our ongoing look at new books that have recently caught the eye of our print and online editors.
Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books by Reid Byers
From Oak Knoll Books and Le Club Fortsas and published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Grolier Club in New York, this is a splendid look at more than 100 books which don't exist for one reason or another, such as William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Won, Sir Richard Burton’s translation of The Scented Garden, and Aristotle's volume On Comedy. The exhibition continues until February 15.
Mary Shelley in Bath
With an introduction from poet and historian Fiona Sampson, this new collection from Manderley Press brings together Mary Shelley’s work written during and inspired by her short time living in Bath in England. Contents include her journals and letters plus the chapter of Frankenstein she wrote while in Bath, and short stories inspired by her time living in the city. Illustrated by local artist Eleanor Macnair.
In the Margins by Gail Holmes
A novel about the 17th century female book collector Frances Wolfreston (whose 1593 edition of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis is now in the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford) treading a problematic path in the aftermath of the English Civil War against a church which is uneasy with a woman who is also a bibliophile. From Ultimo Press.
A Life in Letters by Simone Weil, edited by Robert Chenavier and André A. Devaux, translated by Nicholas Elliott
The complete collection of letters of the 20th century philosopher and freedom fighter Simone Weil to her parents and brother here now in English for the first time in an edition from Belknap Press.
Faulkner's Hollywood Novels: Women Between Page and Screen by Ben Robbins
Robbins looks at the link between Faulkner's literary fiction and his rollercoaster ride in Hollywood as a scriptwriter, with particular emphasis on his treatment of female characters in both. From University of Virginia Press
Weird Sisters: Tales from the Queens of the Pulp Era
The British Library's hugely popular Tales of the Weird series continues with this anthology of classic and rare stories all written by women including Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Lucy M. Montgomery, and Evangeline Walton during the heyday of the pulp era. With an introduction and biographical notes by editor Mike Ashley.