What an incredible summer so far, isn’t it? In my house we are starting to think about what time the bus comes and which school supplies we need to buy. It goes so fast. I just finished The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian and it blew me away. The subject matter is difficult, but the author handles it with such delicacy and empathy. It was disturbing and moving and horrifying all at the same time. What has been your favorite book of the summer?
Here are some new ones to bring you through to autumn:
- New Fiction
- Julian Fellowes’s Belgravia by Julian Fellowes. Find it at F FEL. This is being shamelessly marketed to Downton Abbey fans. There is a wait list for ours.
- The one man by Andrew Gross. Find it at F GOS.
- The book that matters most by Ann Hood. Find it at F HOO.
- Once upon a Time in Camelot by James Patrick Hunt. Find it at F HUN. A political thriller based on the Kennedys. I thought it sounded pretty juicy.
- Somewhere safe with somebody good by Jan Karon. Find it at F KAR Bk.12. This one sports a ‘NEWish’ sticker because it’s old, but new to us.
- We come to our senses by Odie Lindsey. Find it at F LIN.
- Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst. Find it at F PAR.
- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris. Find it at F PAR.
- A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny. Find it at F PEN Bk.12. The 12th in the popular Inspector Gamache series. Get your holds in now ’cause there will be a line for this.
- What she left behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Find it at F WIS. This was my first summer read. An interesting glimpse into the way families might institutionalize a member and what that may have been like
- The memory painter by Gwendolyn Womack. Find it at F WOM.
- Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson. Find it at F WOO.
- A little life by Hanya Yanagihara. Find it at F YAN.
- Zac & Mia by AJ Betts. Find it at YA F BET.
- This savage song by Victoria Schwab. Find it at YA F SCH.
- I am the messenger by Markus Zusak. Find it at YA F ZUS. NEWish
- New Nonfiction
- I thought it was just me (but it isn’t) by Brene Brown. Find it at 152.4 BRO. NEWish
- 10 mindful minutes by Goldie Hawn. Find it at 158.1 HAW. This is an older title, but the reviews were so glowing that I thought it seemed worthwhile.
- American character by Colin Woodard. Find it at 323 WOO.
- Hummingbirds by RonaldI Orenstein. Find it at 598.7 ORE. Bought this to celebrate the memory of our beloved Rosemary Good.
- Mind-gut connection by Emeran A Mayer. Find it at 616.3 MAY.
- What to expect when you’re expecting by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff. Find it at 618.2 MUR. The newest version of a classic! I’ve noticed a growing belly or two around here so I thought this might have an audience.
- The Backyard homestead. Find it at 641 BAC. NEWish
- Joy of Zentangle by Suzanne McNeill. Find it at 741.2 MCN. I borrowed a stack of zentangle books from Cook Library last year and found it really interesting. Like doodling, but a bit more structure and pattern – I love pattern. To my delight, someone recently asked if we could buy some. I thought I was the only one!
- The winter fortress by Neal Bascomb. Find it at 940.54 BAS.
- Elizabeth by JA Guy. Find it at 942 GUY.
- New in the Children’s Room
- Lion lessons by Jon Agee. Find it at E AGE.
- The bear and the piano by David Litchfield. Find it at E LIT.
- Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger. Find it at jF ANG.
- This Is Not a Werewolf Story by Sandra Evans. Find it at jF EVA.
- Harry Potter and the cursed child by Jack Thorne. Find it at jF ROW.
- Crossing Niagara by Matt Tavares. Find it at PLACES j791 TAV.
- New for Young Adults
- Zac & Mia by AJ Betts. Find it at YA F BET.
- This savage song by Victoria Schwab. Find it at YA F SCH.
- I am the messenger by Markus Zusak. Find it at YA F ZUS.
- New Movies
- The Brokenwood mysteries. Season 2. Find it at DVD BRO S.2.
- Allegiant /. Find it at DVD DIV 3.
- The Park Bench. Find it at DVD PAR.
- New Music
- Clock without hands by Nanci Griffith. Find it at MUS Folk GRI.
- Winter marquee by Nanci Griffith. Find it at MUS Folk GRI.
- Hearts in mind by Nanci Griffith. Find it at MUS Folk GRI.