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Amongst the Liberal Elite By Elly Lonon: Getting woke is hard. As this couple is discovering under 45’s regime, it takes more than listening to NPR on our daily commutes and watching Jon Stewart cameos on our phones in bed while we sip craft beer from artisanal glassware made by at-risk women on another continent … Continue reading New Releases 10/30
The Three Beths By Jeff Abbott: Local author Jeff Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels. He is the winner of an International Thriller Writers Award and is a three-time nominee for the Edgar award. His newest hit is a psychologically intense and emotionally gripping suspense novel about a daughter's desperate … Continue reading New Releases 10/23
Play by Play By Verne Lundquist: One of America’s most beloved sportscasters turns the spotlight on his own life, chronicling his incredible life covering Southeastern Conference football and some of the most iconic moments in sports history over the last five decades. Verne Lundquist began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin. He joined CBS Sports … Continue reading New Releases 10/16
The Baltimore Book of the Dead By Marion Winik: The Baltimore Book of the Dead—sequel to the beloved The Glen Rock Book of the Dead—is another collection of portraits of the dead, their compressed narratives weaving a unusual, richly populated memoir. Approaching mourning and memory with intimacy, humor, and an eye for the idiosyncratic, the … Continue reading New Releases 10/9
The Hollow of Fear By Sherry Thomas: From USA Today bestselling author of A Conspiracy in Belgravia and A Study in Scarlet Women, an NPR Best Book of 2016, comes the newest adventure of Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, in the Victorian-set mystery series. Under the cover of “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” Charlotte Holmes puts her … Continue reading New Releases 10/2
Handcrafted By Clint Harp: Clint Harp, maverick carpenter on HGTV’s smash hit Fixer Upper and the star of Wood Work on the DIY Network, presents his inspirational memoir that celebrates meaningful work, turning your craft into a career, and recognizing the importance of the journey itself. Spanning Clint’s remarkable journey—from a childhood learning carpentry and … Continue reading New Releases 9/25
Heartland By Sarah Smarsh: An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest, Heartland has already been longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and named one of Kirkus Reviews 12 Most Ancitipated Fall Reads. During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and … Continue reading New Releases 9/18
Imposters By Scott Westerfeld: Deception. Risk. Betrayal. Redemption. Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld is at the top of his game, and back to his most famous realm with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies series—a world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be heroine … Continue reading New Releases 9/11
The Lying King By Alex Beard Can warthogs fly? Do tigers eat broccoli? Will the Truth catch up with the king? For answers, follow along as Warthog lies his way to the throne in this timeless, yet most timely, Tale from the Watering Hole as Alex Beard’s whimsical animals come to life to illuminate real … Continue reading New Releases 9/4
Little Comfort By Edwin Hill: In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston’s elite, Edwin Hill introduces unforgettable sleuth Hester Thursby—a four foot, nine inches tall librarian with a beagle named Waffles and a side business tracking down the lost—and a missing persons case that uncovers a trail of vicious murder. Fans of Laura Lippman’s … Continue reading New Releases 8/28
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