Literary Novel The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien: They carry guns. They carry grenades. They carry comic books and candy bars and a photo of the […]
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British Mystery The Blessed Plot
The Blessed Plot, by M.R.D. Meek: When legal-aid client Julie Sorrento identifies a body as her missing husband, curiosity and conscience compel Newtown solicitor Lennox […]
YA Comic Thriller The Worst Night Ever
The Worst Night Ever, by Dave Barry: A Komodo dragon, killer ants, and twin high school bullies are no match for my sister, Taylor, […]
Literary Novel The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd: I, Lily Owens, accidentally killed my mother when I was four. Now I’m fourteen, it’s 1964, […]
Spy Novel The Mission Song
The Mission Song, by John Le Carré: Call me Salvo. Born of an Irish father and Congolese mother, my heart belongs to Britain […]
Satirical Crime Novel The Rooster Bar
The Rooster Bar, by John Grisham: When their close friend Gordy commits suicide, third-year students Mark, Todd, and Zola quit the Foggy Bottom Law School […]
Paranormal Romance Midnight Bayou
Midnight Bayou, by Nora Roberts: Ghostly romance MIDNIGHT BAYOU interweaves a tragic 1899 love story with modern-day courtship when Declan Fitzgerald abandons his Boston […]
Literary Novel State of Wonder
State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett: [SPOILER ALERT] When her lab partner, Anders Eckman, is reported to have died while on a mission to the […]
Science Fiction Novel The Man Who Used the Universe
The Man Who Used the Universe, by Alan Dean Foster: Young criminal Loo-Macklin feels no qualms about his first kill in science fiction novel […]
Cozy Mystery The English Breakfast Murder
The English Breakfast Murder, by Laura Childs: Volunteer turtle watching takes a horrific turn for Charleston, South Carolina, tea shop owner Theodosia Browning when she […]