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The Not Good Enough Mother By Dr. Sharon Lamb: Psychologist and expert witness Dr. Sharon Lamb evaluates parents, particularly in high-stakes cases concerning the termination of parental rights. The conclusions she reaches can mean that some children are returned home from foster homes. Others are freed for adoption. Well-trained, Lamb generally can decide what’s in … Continue reading New Releases 6/25
Fleishman Is In Trouble By Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Dr. Toby Fleishman wakes up each morning surrounded by women. Women who are self-actualized and independent and know what they want—and, against all odds, what they want is Toby. Who knew what kind of life awaited him once he finally extracted himself from his nightmare of a marriage? … Continue reading New Releases 6/18
We were so excited to host debut author Casey McQuiston a few weeks ago. McQuiston grew up in the swamps of Southern Louisiana, where she cultivated an abiding love for honey butter biscuits and stories with big, beating hearts. She studied journalism and worked in magazine publishing for years before returning to her first love: … Continue reading New Podcast: Casey McQuiston
Places and Names By Elliot Ackerman: At once an intensely personal book about the terrible lure of combat and a brilliant meditation on the larger meaning of the past two decades of strife for America, the region and the world, Places and Names bids fair to take its place among our greatest books about modern … Continue reading New Releases 6/11
The literary community lost one of its great voices early last week with the passing of Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Horwitz. We were fortunate to recently have Horwitz in the store for an event with his newest book, Spying on the South. Set in the 1850s, it tells the story of the young Frederick Law Olmsted, … Continue reading New Podcast: Tony Horwitz
The Rest of the Story By Sarah Dessen: Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when Emma was twelve. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and mossy trees at the edges. Now it’s just Emma … Continue reading New Releases 6/4
To celebrate Godzilla, floor manager and film connoisseur Gregory teamed up with bookseller and artist at large Griffin to make an awesome display on the second floor of the store (near the film section!) and here explores the life and times of the giant monster that we all know and love. Godzilla turns 65 this … Continue reading Go, Go Godzilla!
If you weren't able to make it to our latest MysteryPeople sponsored event with David C. Taylor and Joan Moran, check out our new podcast recording of the event! Taylor's Night Watch is the third novel in the Michael Cassidy series of noir thrillers set in New York City in the 1950’s. The first, Night Life, was a … Continue reading New MysteryPeople Podcast
Ask Again, Yes By Mary Beth Keane: Ask Again, Yes is a deeply affecting exploration of the lifelong friendship and love that blossoms between Kate Gleeson and Peter Stanhope, born six months apart. One shocking night their loyalties are divided, and their bond will be tested again and again over the next 40 years. Luminous, … Continue reading New Releases 5/28
At the age of nineteen, Lara Prior-Palmer discovered a website devoted to “the world’s longest, toughest horse race”—an annual competition of endurance and skill that involves dozens of riders racing a series of twenty-five wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian grassland. On a whim, she decided to enter the race. As she boarded a … Continue reading On the Podcast: Lara Prior-Palmer
