Reviews
Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood “In these witty and biting stories, Atwood is concerned about getting straight the story of one’s life.” The New York Times Editor’s Choice
The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis “Writing about two Soviet Jews reunited decades after a devastating episode, Bezmozgis offers a novel of ideas and an engrossing story.” The New York Times Editor’s Choice
The Killing Lessons by Saul Black “The Killing Lessons is the best thriller I’ve read in years. It’s mind-blowing, terrifying, visceral, disturbing, and gorgeously written and I’ve been telling everyone I know that they have to pick up this book!” —Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author of That Night
Season of Fear by Brian Freeman: “Season of Fear has everything: unexpected plot twists that keep on coming, a smart and charming hero, and a setting that’s as sultry and dangerous as a tropical storm. It will blow you away.” — New York Times Bestselling Author Linda Castillo
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin “Goodwin builds this dynamic history of the Progressive movement around two relationships. One is between Roosevelt and Taft....... The other is between power and the press, chief among those journalists a group of writers who helped define what became known as “the muckraking era.” “ The New York Times Paperback Row
The Innovators by Walter Isaacson “Reads like a thriller” Booklist (starred review)
J by Howard Jacobson “Jacobson gradually weaves the threads of all that has come before into a chilling history, creating a masterwork of imagination flavored with grief.” Chicago Tribune
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein "[T]his may be the first truly honest book ever written about climate change." Bryan Walsh, Time
The Screening Room by Alan Lightman “The cumulative effect of Lightman's memories is wrenching: Loss and illness and death wander freely in his pages, reminding us of the evanescence of youth and promise.” Kirkus
Wallflowers by Eliza Robertson
“Reading [it] is like taking a solo swim across a chilly lake. You become mesmerized by details — the silken texture of the water, the cool air on your arms as they rise and fall, the rhythm of your breath, the dark scrub of trees on the distant shore — without ever forgetting the mysteries and potential dangers that lurk beneath.” The New York Times
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