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Popular FictionJune - July 2019
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Dragonfly by Leila MeachamTeamed together to infiltrate Nazi ranks in occupied Paris, five idealistic American spies from diverse backgrounds begin questioning who they can trust when one of their number is killed. By the best-selling author of Roses.
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The Nickel Boys by Colson WhiteheadA follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning, The Underground Railroad, follows the harrowing experiences of two African-American teens at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida
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Trust Exerciseby Susan ChoiFalling in love while attending a competitive 1980s performing arts high school, David and Sarah rise through the ranks before the realities of their family dynamics and economic statuses trigger a spiral that impacts their adult lives
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The Second-Worst Restaurant in France : a Paul Stuart novel by Alexander McCall SmithA follow-up to the best-selling My Italian Bulldozer finds Paul Stuart navigating romantic complications while writing his latest cookbook before finding his fortunes tangled up with those of an infamous restaurant in the French countryside
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Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell"From the Pulitzer finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases her extraordinary gifts of language and imagination"
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Exhalation : Stories by Ted ChiangA long-awaited latest collection by the Arrival-inspiring author of "The Story of Your Life" explores revelatory ideas and second chances in such tales as, "In the Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," "Exhalation" and "The Lifecycle of Software Objects."
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Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis KaneA talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friends through simple activities and digital encounters that unexpectedly catapult her into viral fame.
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Chronicles of a Radical Hag by Lorna LandvikWhen beloved columnist Haze Evans falls into a coma, Susan McGrath, filling the void with Haze’s past columns, stumbles upon secrets that have been locked in the files for decades. By the author of Patty Jane's House of Curl
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Montauk by Nicola HarrisonDistancing herself from her unfaithful spouse and her fellow society wives at seaside Montauk Manor, Bea Bordeaux is drawn by the village's natural beauty and community spirit before falling for a man who is nothing like her husband.
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The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer RyanA follow-up to The Chilbury Ladies' Choir finds scandalous divorcée Mrs. Braithwaite traveling to World War II London in search of her missing daughter, an effort that is complicated by a difficult secret
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The Golden Hour by Beatriz WilliamsTraveling to World War II Nassau to interview the infamous Duke and Duchess of Windsor, an investigator for a New York society magazine uncovers a treasonous plot that is complicated by her romance with an unscrupulous scientist.
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The Porpoiseby Mark HaddonThe award-winning author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time presents a fantastical novel about the theft of female agency by rapacious men and the ways in which archetypal stories can warp history and the present
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After the End by Clare MackintoshDisagreeing for the first time when their son falls ill and they receive conflicting doctor recommendations, a devoted couple finds a unique way for both of their preferences to become possible. By the best-selling author of Let Me Lie
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The Most Fun We Ever Hadby Claire LombardoThe four adult daughters of two Chicago parents who have been madly in love for decades recklessly ignite old rivalries, until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they built.
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The Burning Chambers by Kate MosseA bookshop owner's daughter who has received an anonymous warning and a young Huguenot convert who needs her help to navigate escalating religious divides and the abandonment of friends in 16th-century Toulouse. By the best-selling author of Citadel
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Call Your Daughter Home by Deb SperaStruggling to recover after a natural pest invasion devastates the economy of 1924 South Carolina, three fierce Southern women unite against terrible injustices that have overshadowed their small-town community. A first novel.
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The Travelersby Regina PorterA first novel by an award-winning playwright follows the experiences of two American families, one black and one white, against a backdrop of historical events from the 1950s through the first year of Barack Obama's presidency. Illustrations.
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Alpha and Omega by Harry TurtledoveUncovering an End of Days prophecy during a routine dig in Jerusalem, a secular archaeologist sees the world turning upside-down in the face of prophecies and violence before his team makes a paradigm-changing discovery beneath Tel Aviv's Temple Mount.
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