In this love letter to novel reading, The Thirteenth Tale ($16) tells the story of reclusive author Vida Winter. Vida has spent the past 60 years penning 12 books that describe alternative lives for herself. Now, she's ready to reveal her violent and tragic past she's kept hidden for so long, and calls on young biographer Margaret Lea to do so. Margaret is fascinated by the gothic strangeness of Vida's past, but demands the whole truth from Vida — and together, they confront the ghosts that have haunted them their entire lives.