Category: Staff Picks

Brackenbury’s elegant prose and fractured narrative makes this novel about impulsive choices that reverberate for a lifetime. A stunning little feat of concise and compelling storytelling.
Michael N.

Somewhere in the Amazonian jungle, there’s a lost civilization, or so explorer Percy Fawcett sought to determine in 1925. David Grann takes us for a thrill ride as he follows Fawcett’s journey. A tale worthy of Indiana Jones, but all the better because it’s true.
George C.

Smart, funny, charming – an original. Read and Enjoy! You deserve it!
Judy B.

Love, murder, Iceland. What more could one need?! Based on the true story of Agnes Magnusdottir sentenced to death, it’s clear from the start we don’t have the whole story but I had no idea how much truth would be exposed by the end. For the last 100 pages I couldn’t put it down.
Emily B.

I’ve never been a fan of short stories, but these are mythical and spooky. Each story will suck you in and send a chill down your spine.
Mia C.

Cummins introduces us to two very different mothers. Majella in present-day New York and Ginny in Ireland during the famine of 1840. Beautfully told. I could not put it down.
Janet V.

A very tender account of a deeply-moving friendship between two doctors, one struggling with addiction and isolation, and the other with a compassionate need to understand and save his life.
Vivian E.

Some books stay with you forever. That’s The Liars’ Club. Mary Karr is a brilliant writer and her family is one you will be thankful is not yours. But you will laugh as you give thanks!
Judy B.

I love this sometimes overlooked Sittenfeld novel about twin sisters with the gift — or is it a curse — of foretelling the future. One tries to hide it, the other exploits it.  More great storytelling from a true modern master.
Cynthia C.