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"The mouth is a weird place."
~ from Joshua Ferris' To Rise Again at a Decent Hour |
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| The Snow Queen by Michael CunninghamFiction. At the heart of this lyrical, descriptive story are Brooklyn-based brothers Barrett and Tyler Meeks. Barrett, a retail sales associate recently dumped by his boyfriend, experiences a "celestial light" while walking through Central Park and interprets it as a sign. Meanwhile, struggling musician Tyler reflects on his "difficult but interesting life," in which his increasing dependence on drugs becomes a means of coping with his girlfriend Beth's cancer. Moving and heartfelt, The Snow Queen presents an intimate character study of three individuals seeking redemption and second chances by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours. |
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| To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel by Joshua FerrisFiction. Why would anyone steal the identity of Dr. Paul C. O'Rourke, DDS? Especially the Ulms, a sect claiming to be descended from the Amalekites, a tribe briefly mentioned in the Bible as the defeated enemy of the ancient Israelites. Although Paul is a staunch atheist whose devotion to the Red Sox is the closest thing he's got to a religion, he can't help but seek answers from the mysterious strangers who have hijacked his online presence in order to proselytize via their holy book, the possibly ersatz Cantaveticles. Is this a cult? An elaborate hoax? Or something even stranger? Don't miss this humorous, thought-provoking story by the author of And Then We Came to the End and The Unnamed. |
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The Lost Sisterhood: a novel
by Anne Fortier
While a band of ancient-world Amazon priestesses in training embark on a brave quest to rescue their kidnapped companions, a modern-day scholar is led by an enigmatic Middle Easterner on a dangerous search for an Amazonian treasure in the Sahara. By the best-selling author of Juliet. Read by Cassandra Campbell. Simultaneous.
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The Painter
by Peter Heller
Having served time for shooting a man, Jim Stegner gets good money for his paintings at a Santa Fe gallery and has sworn off violence. Then he spies a bad-news local named Dell beating a horse and intervenes; a painting he does of a man digging a grave proves prophetic, as Jim again encounters Dell and kills him.
Read by Mark Deakins.
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The Accident: A Novel
by Chris Pavone
Feverishly paging through a disturbing anonymous manuscript that she believes has world-changing potential, New York literary agent Isabel Reed catches the attentions of Copenhagen veteran station chief Hayden Gray, who resolves to keep the book's secrets from being exposed. By the Edgar Award-winning author of The Expats.
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| The Farm by Tom Rob SmithPsychological Suspense. Three long-distance phone calls in 24 hours change Daniel's life forever. His father calls twice, first to inform Daniel that his mother has been committed to a mental hospital, and then later to explain that she has discharged herself and gone missing. While Daniel is reeling from this revelation, his mother contacts him with the news that she's coming to visit him in London, where she'll tell Daniel the truth about everything -- including his father. Daniel, caught between his parents' conflicting versions of events (and concealing some secrets of his own), must decide who and what to believe in this compelling, intricately plotted psychological suspense story. |
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| That Summer by Lauren Willig[Playaway] Having just inherited a house in London, former stock broker Julia, still reeling from the loss of her job, travels from New York to England to examine the property and discovers a hidden painting depicting legendary doomed lovers Tristan and Isolde. In a parallel narrative, set in the 1840s, beautiful and intelligent heiress Imogene Hadley is imprisoned in an unhappy marriage to aristocratic Arthur Grantham, who treats his wife more like a possession than a partner. As Julia works with antiques dealer Nick to discover the origins of the painting, she unearths the secret history of Imogene and Gavin Thorne, the portrait painter commissioned to capture Imogene's likeness but destined to steal her heart. An artful combination of mystery, multi-generational family drama, star-crossed romance, and tragedy make That Summer a compelling listening experience. |
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My reading life [sound recording]
by Pat Conroy
The best-selling author of such works as The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides acknowledges the books that shaped his literary life, sharing anecdotes about how reading saw him through his most challenging periods and helped him to retain his grasp on sanity. Simultaneous. Book available.
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| The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives by Otto Penzler (editor)Anthology. How did Jack Reacher get his name? What is the connection between James Joyce's Ulysses and Carol O'Connell's enigmatic NYPD detective Mallory? What does a typical day look like for Baltimore's "accidental detective" Tess Monaghan? These are just a few of the surprising discoveries to be made in this wide-ranging anthology, in which acclaimed mystery writers create profiles of their famous fictional creations. Whether you're interested in Michael Connelly's origin story for Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, Alexander McCall Smith's description of the real-life inspiration for Botswana's sole female private investigator Mma Ramotswe, or Ken Bruen's thoughts on Jack Taylor's alcoholism (and the strange ways in which life imitates art), armchair detectives will appreciate these glimpses into some of contemporary crime fiction's most intriguing characters. |
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| Why Read Moby-Dick? by Nathaniel PhilbrickNonfiction. For some, reading Moby-Dick means setting sail on a thrilling literary journey; for others, being keel-hauled seems preferable to wading through such a massive tome. Still, no matter where you stand on the merits of Moby-Dick, you couldn't ask for a more enthusiastic guide to Herman Melville's 1851 masterpiece than author Nathaniel Philbrick, who combines "a critical eye and a reader’s adoration" (Publishers Weekly) to make a compelling case for Moby-Dick's ongoing relevance and the rich rewards that lie in store for readers who persevere in this whale of a tale. |
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