Genres: Historical Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Psychology
Favorite Books: The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss, Quiet - Susan Cain, The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon, The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger, The Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis, Fun Home - Alison Bechdel, Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
Favorite Authors: Patrick Rothfuss, Michael Chabon, CS Lewis
An unforgettable and sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as "the kind of book that can be lifechanging."
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[This] breezy page turner is essentially Bridget Jones goes to the White House.”—The New York Times
"Incredible gravitas and presence and humanity. There's just so much intelligence to everything she does." - NPR, All Songs Considered
This funny and wise new memoir from Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will inspire laughter and hope for anyone who’s ever been possessed by a dream of what they want to be when they grow up.
The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—“an excellent, hyperliterate, genre-pantsing detective novel that deserves every inch of its…blockbuster superfame” (New York).
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted.
“One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels.”—NPR
A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books.
This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings.$26.00ISBN: 9780525522119Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Penguin Press - July 10th, 2018The New York Times bestseller.
From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes.$13.99ISBN: 9780451481733Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Razorbill - September 5th, 2017“Scottish author and illustrator Debi Gliori's small but mighty picture book, Night Shift, is an eye-opening look at depression.”—BookPage
"A poignant, empathetic and ultimately hopeful book."—School Library Journal$30.00ISBN: 9781623368999Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Rodale Books - May 15th, 2018Connect with the earth and explore the outdoors with this enchanting cookbook from Fox Meets Bear blogger Johnna Holmgren.
$16.99ISBN: 9780062418081Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Harper Perennial - April 12th, 2016From the Pulitzer Prize winning Michael Chabon comes this bestselling novel for readers of all ages that blends fantasy and folklore with that most American coming-of-age ritual: baseball—now in a new edition, with an original introduction by the author.
$9.99ISBN: 9780756404741Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: DAW - April 1st, 2008Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.
“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks$28.00ISBN: 9780399590504Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Random House - February 20th, 2018#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York TimesThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Paperback)
$16.95ISBN: 9780375725609Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Vintage - February 10th, 2004This New York Times bestseller intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
