Recommended Reading
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FICTION
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. A star-crossed tale about a tiger haunting a small town.
Conviction by Denise Mina. A suspenseful thriller of international intrigue.
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi. A twisty tale about who gets to tell our stories
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Rock 'n roll and romance collide in this bestseller.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. This age-turner is all about a Southern family with a big secret.
Still Lives by Maria Hummel. Many twists it'll leave you guessing until the last page.
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. Nobody writes about magical women like Alice Hoffman.
Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey A novel made up of conversations with women of all ages.
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott. A gripping historical novel about spies and literature.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. Love and redemption meet in this gorgeous novel.
TRUE STORIES and more...
Have You Eaten Grandma? by Gyles Brandreth. Brilliantly funny and accessible guide to proper punctuation.
Strange Harvests: the Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects by Edward Posnet. Seven wonders of the natural world-- eiderdown, vicuña fiber, sea silk, vegetable ivory, civet coffee, guano, and edible birds' nests--that promise ways of using nature without damaging it.
The Forest Feast Mediterranean by Erin Gleeson. Recipes inspired by the cultures and cuisines of France, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
Running with Sherman: the Donkey with the Heart of a Hero by Christopher McDougall. The author, a former war correspondent and a student of human potential, rescues a badly neglected donkey, and rehabilitates him by focusing on his spirit, and by joining with him in an athletic pursuit.
Underland : a Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane. Epic exploration of the Earth's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory, and the land itself.
How Technology Works by Jack Challoner. ...demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects like zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices
How Not to Diet : the Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM. Its time for a different approach!
Binging with Babish : 100 Recipes Recreated from your Favorite Movies and TV Shows by Andrew Rea. ...the babka from the classic Seinfeld episode, the beef bourguignon from Julie & Julia, or the timpano from Big Night...Bubba's shrimp from Forrest Gump.... A book from the creator of the popular internet cooking show.
The Last Pirate of New York : A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen. This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock--for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire.
Pasta, Pane, Vino : Deep Travels through Italy's Food Culture by Matt Goulding. ... shares intimate portraits of the food and people behind the country's culinary traditions.
Citizen 865 : The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America by Debbie Cenziper. In 1990, in a drafty basement archive in Prague, two American historians discovered a Nazi roster from 1945....