FICTION
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich. This is a love story and tragedy involving sugar beet farming, alcoholism, environmental issues, complicated relationships, and more.
Haven by Emma Douglas. This work of historical fiction, set in seventh century Ireland, centers on a priest and two monks who journey to a remote island to found a monastery.
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue. This book is a story of historical fiction based on an actual train disaster in France in 1895.
NONFICTION
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning. During World War II, the US Government printed 1,200,000 paperback books to be distributed free to GIs. This book tells how and why it was done.
The Road Headed West: A Cycling Adventure Through North America by Leon McCarron. A memoir which tells of the author’s five month, 6,000 mile odyssey on the seat of a bike.
Flapper by Joshua Zeitz. The story of the Roaring Twenties, with an emphasis on the Jazz Age, fashion, and consumerism.
Trailed by Kathryn Miles. This is the true story of one woman’s quest to solve the murders of eight female hikers which occurred in Shenandoah National Park in 1996-97.
Narcotopia by Patrick Winn. The untold story of an indigenous people who ran the world’s mightiest narcostate in Asia.
Life and Art by Richard Russo. A new book by the bestselling author contains well written essays about his life and work.
MYSTERIES
Homecoming by Kate Morton. In 1959 a mother and children are found dead in Australia with no apparent cause. This is the fictional story of a journalist who uncovers a family secret with connections to the unsolved real cold case. The story asks what we would do for those we love and how we protect the lies we tell.
The Black Cat by Martha Grimes. This is a weird story in the long Superintendent Richard Jury series by the famous author. Jury keeps encountering three black cats and a dog as he tries to solve the murders of women involved in escort services in London.