Recent Adult Book Arrivals
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer In 1946, writer Judy Ashton finds herself corresponding with a member of a "book club" formed by residents of the occupied island of Guernsey seeking to meet without raising the suspicion of the Nazis. Written as a series of letters, this book is full of humor and insight into life on the British Channel Island during World War II. |
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski Set in rural Wisconsin, this literary thriller whose plot bears a strong resemblance to Hamlet features a mute boy who forms strong bonds with the dogs his family raises. |
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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge Daniel X is an Alien Hunter, a 15-year-old with superpowers who must defend Earth against evil. |
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Sundays at Tiffany's James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet As a lonely child, Jane had an older friend nobody else could see Michael; and as a lonely adult, Jane finds Michael again. A moving and suspenseful love story. |
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The Abstinence Teacher Tom Perotta Divorced Ruth Ramsey teaches sex education (in a course called Health and Family Life) at the local high school, but her advice is too frank to suit an evangelical group. Meanwhile soccer coach Tim Mason, a former drug addict and alcoholic who is unhappy in his marriage and unsettled about his newly found faith, stirs local sentiment further when he asks his team of young girls to pray on the sports field. Will Ruth and Tim find themselves in agreement and perhaps more in the end? A funny novel about small-town life. |
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Comfort Food Kate Jacobs TV food host Augusta Simpson is facing her 50th birthday and the challenge of sharing her program with a much younger former beauty queen in this lighthearted romantic novel. |
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Nature Girl Carl Hiaasen The Everglades is the location for this boisterous romp full of screwball characters. Honey Santana is an energetic "queen of lost causes" who decides to teach rude telemarketer Boyd Shreave a lesson in manners. |
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The Civil War Geoffrey Ward This illustrated history of the Civil War is based on an award-winning PBS series and includes photographs, engravings, and paintings as well as clear, well-written text. |
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The Red Leather Diary Lily Koppel In 2003, Koppel, then a young journalist, found a diary that Florence Wolfson kept from 1929 to 1934. Amazingly, Koppel was able to track down Wolfson, by then 90 years old, and find out more about her life. The result is this book, part biography and part fascinating portrait of New York City in the 1930s. |
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Swan Peak James Lee Burke In Montana, escaping from post-Katrina Louisiana, Detective Dave Robicheaux, his wife, and his pal Clete Purcel find themselves embroiled in yet another gritty murder mystery. |
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A Mercy Toni Morrison Morrison looks at American society in the late 17th century, and in particular at slavery, in this disturbing novel featuring a young slave girl whose mother gives her up in hopes of offering her a better life. |
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Bad Blood Linda A. Fairstein New York City Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper is involved in a difficult murder trial when a fatal explosion in a water tunnel adds new complexities. Is this disaster connected to the defendant? |