Hollow Kingdom by
A humorous dystopian literary novel that asks what would it be like for all species around the world if humankind were to go extinct?
Verity by
Following a car crash, a famous female author is left paralysis and suffering traumatic brain injury. Overseeing her care are her husband, a home nurse and her 5 year-old son. Meanwhile, in an effort to keep up appearances a homeless ghost writer is hired to continue penning books in the author’s famous author’s name so the publishing company and writer’s family can continue to profit from the sale of the books. If Fifty Shades of Grey met Misery, Verity would be their love child.
All the Lonely People by
A Jamaican immigrant living in London sets out to reassure his adult daughter who is living in Australia that he has an active social life, by devising an elaborate scheme involving strangers and neighbors in preparation of her upcoming visit. A charming story with themes of community, friendship and love.
Carolina Moonset by
Could Joe Green’s father who was recently diagnosed with Lewie Body Dementia, be responsible for the shooting of the now senior aged son, the sole remaining millionaire in family of town bullies? Dr. Green is hallucinating, forgetting what day it is, and what he had for breakfast, but he remembers the highly valuable and rare Civil War 32 caliber revolver, now missing - the suspected murder weapon used to kill Thomas Hammond.
Counterfeit by
Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home, she's built the perfect life. But beneath this fa€ʹde, Ava's world is crumbling: her marriage is falling apart, her expensive law degree hasn't been used in years, and her toddler's tantrums are pushing her to the breaking point. Enter Winnie Fang, Ava's enigmatic college roommate from Mainland China, who abruptly dropped out under mysterious circumstances. Now, twenty years later, Winnie is looking to reconnect with her old friend. But the shy, awkward girl Ava once knew has been replaced with a confident woman of the world, dripping in luxury goods, including a coveted Birkin in classic orange. The secret to her success? Winnie has developed an ingenious counterfeit scheme that involves importing near-exact replicas of luxury handbags and now she needs someone with a U.S. passport to help manage her business, someone who'd never be suspected of wrongdoing, someone like Ava. But when their spectacular success is threatened and Winnie vanishes once again, Ava is left to face the consequences.
Migrations by
A woman travels to Greenland to follow the last Arctic tems in what could potentially be their final migration to Antarctica.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by
All at once a timeless true love story and a visceral holocaust survival narrative based on interviews the author conducted with the protagonist, Lale Sokolov, a real tattooist at Auschwitz.
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by
Evil in small places / Lucy Foley -- The second murder at the vicarage / Val McDermid -- Miss Marple takes Manhattan / Alyssa Cole -- The unravelling / Natalie Haynes -- Miss Marple's Christmas / Ruth Ware -- The open mind / Naomi Alderman -- The jade empress / Jean Kwok -- A deadly wedding day / Dreda Say Mitchell -- Murder at the Villa Rosa / Ella Griffiths -- The murdering sort / Karen M. McManus -- The mystery of the acid soil / Kate Mosse -- The disappearance / Leigh Bardugo
The Soul of an Octopus by
The intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees was only recently accepted by scientists, who now are establishing the intelligence of the octopus, watching them solve problems and deciphering the meaning of their color-changing camouflage techniques. Montgomery chronicles this growing appreciation of the octopus, but also tells a love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about consciousness and the meeting of two very different minds"-- Provided by publisher.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.
Nature's Wild Ideas by
While the joy of scientific discovery is front and center, Nature's Wild Ideas is also a love letter to nature--complete with a deep message of conservation: If we are to continue learning from the creatures around us, we must protect their untamed homelands
