It isn’t the Doctor, but Claire North’s (a.k.a.

James Gleick,Time Travel: A History

Whyarewe even fans ofDoctor Who?

What is it about the long-running show about an even older Time Lord that has captured our imaginations?

The Fifteen Lives of Henry August by Claire North CR: Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group

So it’s no wonder that oddball detective Dirk Gentlyhas his own TV seriesnow.Order it here.

Madeleine L’Engle,A Wrinkle In Time

Get ready to meetMrs.Who (and Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. the TARDIS) in “The Doctor’s Wife.”

Though, perhaps with less stopping of time itself.Order it here.

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger CR: Zola Books

Zola Books

Read anexclusive excerpt from the sequelnovel here.

The series follows a group of kids recruited as interns of the prestigious Time Museum from all over history.

Kind of like the Doctor and the Vault this season.Order it here.

Time Travel by James Gleck CR: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Knopf Doubleday

Adam Hargreaves,Dr.

(Thesame for Ten and Donna.

)Order it here.

Dirk Gently by Douglas Adams CR: William Heinemann Ltd.

William Heinemann Ltd.

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde CR: Viking

Viking

Kindred by Octavia Butler CR: Doubleday

‘Kindred’ by Octavia Butler is a fixture of African American literature.Doubleday

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle CR: Farrar Straus Giroux

Farrar Straus Giroux

The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig CR: HarperCollins

HarperCollins

Timekeeper by Tara Sim CR: Sky Pony Press

Sky Pony Press

Class: The Stone House by Patrick Ness and A.K. Benedict CR: HarperCollins

HarperCollins

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy CR: HarperCollins

HarperCollins

The Time Museum by Matthew Loux CR: First Second

First Second

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Random House