A dense tale of the intersection of love and madness - brilliant!
Book Genre: Fiction
Liberty
This literary trip across frozen seas to medieval Greenland made me very thankful that I live in the 21st century. A bishop, sent by the Church to investigate rumors of heresy and to check the progress of a group of settlers, encounters every imaginable horror of weather...
Michelle
A beautiful, sad story from a Chickasaw novelist about clashing cultures in 1920s oil boom Oklahoma.
Liberty
Coasting toward midlife, Nick Framingham loses traction after his closest friend commits a highly publicized murder/suicide. With his marriage in jeopardy, his parents at arm's-length and an old flame in the wings, Nick must confront secrets of the past in order to lay claim to his future. A...
Stefanie
Like the rest of the titles in her series, I really enjoyed this most recent mystery by the Scottish writer, Denise Mina. Her protagonist, Paddy Meehan, is a Scottish journalist/writer and in this book she unravels the mystery behind the murder of a friend and fellow journalist, Terry. Meehan is...
Stefanie
This young adult book is the best book I've read (listened to, actually) all year. Although it is narrated by Death during the Holocaust and relates devastating situations, it is a beautiful story. I grew attached to Liesel, the protagonist and to the other characters and was drawn into their...
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Michelle
Kinda like the stories in the Denver Daily News police blotter, except with eloquence and poetry - and in early twentieth century France.
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Michelle
I still make coffee for two; couldn't cope so I wrote songs; anything's possible with an extension cord.
Michelle
Sweetness in the Belly is a well written novel about a white British woman who grows up in Morocco and Ethiopia as a Muslim and the actual genocidal events of the 1970s and 80s which tore apart the latter country and affected millions.
Liberty
Recently laid off, David takes an apprentice position at a local, family-owned funeral home. Not given to superstition, David's world view is shaken when he "sees something" he can't explain in the mortuary viewing room. Having made the mistake of confiding his experience to a few friends, he...
Michelle
Ferris manages to capture the inane antics, politics, and the full round of emotions that surface in an office setting. His debut novel is humorous, and while the plot as a whole may be a little unlikely, vignettes are right on the mark.
Michelle
A great short delightful and sorrowful read for adults; this won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Liberty
George Davies; a responsible, loving husband and father, is perplexed by his inability to hold his infant son. With his wife growing impatient, George seeks psychological help and unwittingly uncovers a horrifying blackness hidden within his childhood memories. Unnerving and sometimes terribly...
Liberty
Five oddball students, thrown together over a rain-swept Thanksgiving break, experiment with a ouija board. Soon afterward, they encounter malevolent forces roaming the otherwise empty halls of their brooding Victorian-era dorm. Fighting to save their sanity and their lives, the students uncover...
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Stefanie
I loved this book! It was an unexpected and completely entertaining find. The quirky, yet totally authentic characters (even the characters that aren't real are convincing) have quirky, yet authentic experiences that charmed me from beginning to end. Amy Kim captures it perfectly in her review...
Liberty
Tired of wasting your time on formulaic, poorly-written and unnecessarily erotic vampire novels? Let The Lost restore your faith in the gothic horror genre. Short journal entries, transcripts, news clippings and correspondence relate the tale of a contemporary Englishman's journey to...
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Becker
Zanna and Deeba have just followed a walking umbrella and discovered the world of UnLondon, a fantastic place full of amazing creatures--carnivorous (and hungry!) giraffes, pet milk cartons, fighting trashcans called the Binja, and the Smog, which is trying to take control of the city. Zanna is...
Liberty
Nationally recognized urban planner, Jack Lambeau, has returned to his hometown in upstate New York a hero. Tasked with breathing new life into this dying, former industry town, Jack rallies citizens, politicians and businessmen around his brilliant and inspiring plans for a thriving renewal....
Liberty
Naomi Ash has come of age in a rustic, spiritualist community in upstate New York. Like most of the neighbors who inhabit the town's gingerbread-festooned, 19th century cottages, Naomi is a registered medium who makes her living providing readings to summer tourists. Down-to-earth despite her...
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Michelle
Is it possible to have a funny book about 9/11? This amusing novel explores the terror of living through that day in New York City and the bizarre emotional twists of a couple in the midst of their own demise - divorce.
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Michelle
This poignant novel about family relationships, the mind, and the mysterious ways of strangers is fascinating and compelling. It certainly made me want to experience the crane migration spectacle on the Platte River in Nebraska.
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Becker
In the not-too-distant future, a gay Jewish man is elected president of the U.S. The governor of Kansas opposes his election, and demands a recount in his state. As these events unfold through the eyes of 16-year-old Duncan and his friends, they also start questioning their own beliefs,...
Liberty
Shane has mastered the fine art of getting into trouble by doing absolutely nothing. Through passive avoidance, he's stumbled into a relationship he doesn't care about and has managed to land a job he has no interest in performing. He spends his days snoozing in a bathroom stall and his evenings...
Michelle
Follow the life of a ratty old teddy bear forgotten by his young friends and then accused of terrorism. Surprisingly tender and sad but also ironic and funny.
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Becker
It's the late 21st century, and things are different. Bo's father and brother are in prison, like 1/3 of the men in the new USSA. Offenses like road rage and verbal assault carry heavy sentences, and the prisoners do most of the work of running the country. Bo realizes that the old saying "like...
