Saturday, October 31, 2020
Page Turners
How to Find Love in a Book Shop by Veronica Henry
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.Emilia has inherited Nightingale Books, in a small town in England, from her father, Julius, who has recently died.
Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.Tangier Island, a tiny island located in the Chesapeake Bay, has long been isolated from the mainland.
The Searcher by Tana French
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.Retired Chicago cop Cal Hooper moves to a remote Irish village, expecting a life of peace and quiet.
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.You know when you are reading a book and you have to go somewhere, and you can’t stop thinking about when you can get back to the book?
Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.Throughout his career, Jerry Seinfeld wrote his jokes on paper and kept them in an accordion file folder.
If Then:How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.The author of These Truths has written a new page-turner about Simulmatics Corp., the first company to incorporate computers, behavioral science, and politics.
The Betrayal of the Duchess by Maurice Samuels
Published Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 a.m.This account of the civil war waged in 19th century France by Duchesse de Berry to regain the throne for her 11 year-old son, the heir to the Bourbon dynasty, filled with intrigue and cross-dressing, documents her betrayal by a confidant, the son of the chief rabbi of France, which sparks a wave of antisemitism that lasted decades.
The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.Bea, 10, is carefully navigating between the two worlds of her divorced parents when her dad announces he will be marrying his boyfriend, who has a daughter.
The Climbing Tree by John Stith
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.Growing up is hard when you’re a younger brother who can never quite keep up.
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.Russian spies! Forbidden romance! Plot twists! This literary novel has it all.
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.This is a haunting story of a young woman who has just aged out of the foster care system and is looking forward to working on a farm in an isolated California community.
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.The author of The Warmth of Other Suns puts into words what most of us cannot see, but live every day.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.Two families are brought together as a quiet weekend getaway slowly goes wrong in the most unsettling of circumstances.
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.Alice Hoffman’s enchanting new novel tells the story of Maria Owens, born in 1664, the matriarch of the magical Owens women.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Published Oct. 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.After renewing my relationship with yoga to help me face the fall and winter, I again pulled this from my bookshelf.
Old Filth by Jane Gardam
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.This extraordinary and informative novel is the story of Edward Feathers, a successful Hong Kong barrister who was born in Malaya (now Malaysia), orphaned, and returned to England to be educated.
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.This brilliant, thoroughly researched biography of Virginia Hall tells the story of a Baltimore socialite who was the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines in World War II.
One Time by Sharon Creech
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.I quickly found myself completely charmed by Gina, a quiet character, and her classmates.
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.Eudora Honeysett is 85 years old, alone, irritable, tired, and ready for her life to end.
Here We Are by Graham Swift
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.This is the book that broke my COVID-induced reading slump.
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.In this novel about Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, who died at age 11, the beautifully written words of O’Farrell convey the profound impact that the death of a child has throughout a family.
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner
Published Oct. 01, 2020 12:01 a.m.Fans of The Crown will be mesmerized by this tell-all memoir of the author’s life as confidant and friend to Princess Margaret.
Rumi’s Little Book of Life Translated by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.Rumi, the 13th-century theologian, poet, and Sufi mystic, is renowned for his poetry on love, loss, and longing.
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.In the small community of Northumberland, England, Vera is on her way home during a snow storm when she comes across an abandoned car with its door open and a toddler strapped in the back.
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.One afternoon in August two young sisters accept a ride from a stranger and vanish without a trace in the Kamchatka Peninsula in far East Russia.
The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.Mexican Gothic is the first book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia I’ve read, despite having heard about her for years.
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Published Sep. 17, 2020 12:01 a.m.When her mother, Mina, doesn’t return her phone calls, 26-year-old Margot leaves Seattle for Koreatown, Los Angeles, only to find her mother has died.
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