Good Reads from our February 9, 2010 Title Swap:

Conroy, Pat South of Broad – Set in the late 1960’s, Leo Bloom King is living in Charleston, S.C. and trying to make sense of his brother’s suicide.

Ehrenreich, Barbara Bright-sided (how the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America) - A serious study of how America’s fascination with positive thinking and its lack of appropriateness in certain situations.

Epstein, Jennifer Cody The Painter from Shanghai- Debut novel set in early 20 th century China about the life of Chinese painter Pam Yuliang.

Khoury, Raymond The Sign- A thriller that pits religion against sophistication and intellect as a mysterious shimmering sphere, unexplainable by scientific experts, appears in the sky.

Landvik, Lorna Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons - Five friends share three decades of marriages, child raising, neighborhood parties and bad husbands.

Lodato, Victor Mathilda Savitch- Debut novel from poet and playwright Lodato is a stunning portrait of an adolescent girl negotiating life after the death of her older sister.

LaValle, Victor Big Machine –Ricky Rice, a down-on-his-luck ex-heroin addict takes a chance and embarks on a spiritual and geographical journey.

Morton, Kate The House at Riverton – Debut novel about the lives of the Ashbury family at their crumbling English country estate in the years surrounding World War I.

Robbins, David L. Broken Jewel – The dramatic story of the 1945 rescue of 2,100 American and Allied prisoners from the Los Banos camp near Manila.

See, Lisa Shanghai Girls – Two beautiful, sophisticated, well-educated sisters leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930’s Los Angeles.

Tyler, Anne The Accidental Tourist – Protagonist Macon Leary, a travel writer who hates travel is grounded by loneliness, comfort and a somewhat odd domestic life.

Tyler, Anne Noah’s Compass – Anne Tyler’s 18 th novel is an offbeat, bittersweet love story about life’s missed opportunities.