A primer on the key geopolitical hot spots of the world. Donald Trump NEEDS to read this. You should too.
George – B&B Founder & Staff
Prisoners of Geography – Tim Marshall
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Eligible – Curtis Sittenfeld
A fresh, funny take on Pride and Prejudice set in modern day Cincinnati. So entertaining you won’t want to put it down. Perfect summer reading!
Judy Blume – B&B Founder & Staff
The Girls – Emma Cline
The Girls is a coming of age story line one other. Set on the backdrop of the Manson murders, don’t let that scare you off. The focus & power of the book comes more from the main character, Evie. She incubuses all of the awkwardness, pain and excitement of being a 14 year old girl, and the tragic effects that innocence can have in the wrong hands.
Emily – B&B Staff
Cork Dork – Bianca Bosker
Wine is one of my favorite indulgences, and this book made me love it even more. Bianca Bosker gave herself the near impossible goal of passing the sommelier exams, and she gave herself one year to do it. This book is hilarious, illuminating and delicious. Cheers!
Mia – B&B Staff
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The History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund
Fourteen-year-old Linda lives with her parents in the beautiful, austere woods of northern Minnesota, where their nearly abandoned commune stands as a last vestige of a lost counter-culture world. Isolated at home and an outlander at school, Linda is drawn to the enigmatic, attractive Lily and new history teacher Mr. Grierson. When Mr. Grierson is charged with possessing child pornography, the implications of his arrest deeply affect Linda as she wrestles with her own fledgling desires and craving to belong.
And then the young Gardner family moves in across the lake and Linda finds herself welcomed into their home as a babysitter for their little boy, Paul. It seems that her life finally has purpose but with this new sense of belonging she is also drawn into secrets she doesn’t understand. Over the course of a few days, Linda makes a set of choices that reverberate throughout her life. As she struggles to find a way out of the sequestered world into which she was born, Linda confronts the life-and-death consequences of the things people do—and fail to do—for the people they love.
Winner of the McGinnis-Ritchie award for its first chapter, Emily Fridlund’s propulsive and gorgeously written History of Wolves introduces a new writer of enormous range and talent.
Little Failure: A Memoir – Gary Shteyngart
I love this book! Gary is a charmer – you will fall for this boy’s story and finish wishing for more. – Judy B
Modern Romance – Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg
Foolishly, I over looked this book as just another comedian’s autobiography for far too long. Ansari teamed with sociologist Eric Klienberg to look how love, romance and couples have changed over generations. Extremely interesting… and of course, Ansari’s humor is always present. -Emily B
The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
For those reading about people on the spectrum, this is a fun and funny read. How to find a wife in a novel way – Pat B
A Wild Swan and Other Stories – Michael Cunningham
Ever wonder how the witch from Hansel & Gretel became the way she did? Ot how Jack turned out after he chopped down the beanstalk? This wicked remix of modernized stories will take you to the dark side of Fairy Tales – Mia C