About Face
By Donna Leon

Recommended By:
Jean Buchholtz, Library Clerk

“With her 18th stellar entry in the Commissario Guido Brunetti series, Leon continues to live up to the increasingly high standards set by each novel. Her latest brings the Venetian policeman into intertwining cases involving dangerous environmental hazards: mounting trash heaps, air & water pollution (Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Mystery Fiction

Admission
By Jean Hanff Korelitz

Recommended By:
Evelyn Hershkowitz, Library Assistant

“Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of the past return and shake a woman's life to its core (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Domestic Fiction

Among the Mad
By Jacqueline Winspear

Recommended By:
Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk

“…An intriguing psychological mystery about the damage war inflicts on a person's soul, as well as a thought-provoking look at the lengths to which the hopeless and mentally unstable might go to be heard (Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Mystery Fiction

Bel Canto
By Ann Patchett

Recommended By:
Lisa Jones, Readers’ Services Librarian

“…Patchett creates a remarkably compelling chronicle of a multinational group of the rich and powerful held hostage for months (Kirkus Reviews).”

Genre: Psychological Fiction

Darling Jim
By Christian Moerk

Recommended By:
Sue Ann Reale, Head of Children’s Services

“A modern gothic novel of suspense that reveals, through their diaries, the story of sisters who fall in love with a beguiling stranger and of the town that turns a blind eye to his murderous ways (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Suspense Fiction

Deliverance
By James Dickey

Recommended By:
Ralph Guiteau, Readers’ Services Librarian

“A novel that will curl your toes...Dickey's canoe rides to the limits of dramatic tension (New York Times Book Review).”

Genre: Suspense Fiction

Dog On It
By Spencer Quinn

Recommended By:
Ed Goldberg, Reference Librarian

“At last, a dog lover's mystery that portrays dogs as they really are… Quinn's characters are endearing, and his narrative is intriguing, fast-moving, and well written (Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Mystery Fiction

First Family
By David Baldacci

Recommended By:
John Shea, Library Page

“Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, back from their harrowing and near-fatal adventure in the bestseller Simple Genius, return in a mesmerizing new thriller (From the Publisher).”

The Girl in the Green Sweater
By Krystyna Chiger

Recommended By:
Jackie Ranaldo, Readers’ Services Librarian Trainee

“Chiger's exceptional story of a small Jewish girl stands out among the many Holocaust survival narratives as one that will touch the hearts of teens and adults alike and bring home the horrors of this very dark period in history (School Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Biography/Memoir

The Great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Recommended By:
Josephine Amoia, Children’s Services Librarian

“Considered Fitzgerald's best work, The Great Gatsby is a mystical, timeless story of integrity and cruelty, vision and despair (From the Publisher).”

Genre: American Classic

I Love It When You Talk Retro
By Ralph Keyes

Recommended By:
Merry Cohen, Library Clerk

“Keyes distinguishes this work from other slang and idiom resources by explaining retro terms, that is, words and phrases that have been used for so long that people repeat them without knowing their origin or understanding their precise meaning (Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Non-Fiction

Left to Tell
By Immaculee Ilibagiza

Recommended By:
Sonia Grgas, Librarian Trainee

“The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss (From the Publisher).”

Malice
By Lisa Jackson

Recommended By:
Arlene Silverman, Library Clerk

“A vengeful ex-wife appears to have returned from the dead to stalk her ex-husband in this gripping thriller from bestseller Jackson (Publishers Weekly Review).”

Genre: Mystery Fiction

March
By Geraldine Brooks

Recommended By:
Jill Jacobson, Readers’ Services Librarian

“Brooks's affecting, beautifully written novel drives home the intimate horrors and ironies of the Civil War and the difficulty of living honestly with the knowledge of human suffering (Publishers Weekly Review).”

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Mists of Avalon
By Marion Zimmer Bradley

Recommended By:
Jessikah Chautin, Children’s Services Librarian

“Here is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel … (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Historical Fiction

Moth Smoke
By Moshin Hamid

Recommended By:
Ali Tirmazi, Library Clerk

“Hamid's tale, played out against the background of Pakistan's recent testing of a nuclear device, creates a powerful image of an insecure society toying with its own dissolution (Publishers Weekly Review).”

Genre: Cultural Fiction – Pakistan

Odd Girl Out
By Rachel Simmons

Recommended By:
Jennifer Rottkamp, Library Clerk

“With advice for girls, parents, teachers, and even school administrators, Odd Girl Out is a groundbreaking work that every woman will agree is long overdue (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Non-fiction

Pope Joan
By Donna Woolfolk Cross

Recommended By:
Pam Martin, Head of Adult Programming

“Cross's first novel, based on the life of the controversial historical figure Pope Joan, is a fascinating and moving account of a woman's determination to learn despite the opposition of family and society (Library Journal Review).”

Rabbit, Run
By John Updike

Recommended By:
Lisa Caputo, Head of Adult Services

“In prose that is one of the glories of contemporary literature, Updike has chronicled the frustrations and ambiguous triumphs, the loves and frenzies, the betrayals and reconciliations of our era (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Domestic Fiction

A Reliable Wife
By Robert Goolrick

Recommended By:
Susan Santa, Readers’ Services Librarian

“Robert Goolrick's intoxicating debut novel delivers a classic tale of suspenseful seduction, set in a world that seems to have gone temporarily off its axis (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Domestic Fiction

Running With Scissors
By Augusten Burroughs

Recommended By:
Amy Badagliacca, Children’s Services Librarian

“Autobiography of adolescent trauma depicting the author's quest for survival in an unorthodox family alongside his quest for fabulous hair (Kirkus Reviews).”

Genre: Biography/Memoir

Ryan White, My Own Story
By Ryan White

Recommended By:
Kalpana Mehta, Reference Librarian

“In a natural, often heart-tugging style, White describes his small-city Indiana background, his early health problems, the effects of the AIDS diagnosis when he was 13, and his legal battle to be readmitted to school (School Library Journal Review).”

Genre: Biography/Memoir

Singletini
By Amanda Trimble

Recommended By:
Marianne Leavell, Reference Librarian

“Victoria Hart is a typical shopping-and-Starbucks chick lit heroine who made a college pact with three friends at the University of Illinois: all would be "singletinis," women with jobs, men, money and martini parties (Publishers Weekly Review).”

Genre: Chick Lit

Skeleton Lake
By Mike Doogan

Recommended By:
Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

“Wounded during an investigation and still grieving the loss of his son, Anchorage private detective Nik Kane returns to his first big case, one that he's never been able to close (From the Publisher).”

The Survivors Club
By Ben Sherwood

Recommended By:
Christine Belling, Systems Manager

“Sherwood travels worldwide to gain insight from people who have survived a slew of near fatal phenomena (Publishers Weekly Review).”

Genre: Non-Fiction

The Tourist
By Olen Steinhauer

Recommended By:
Audrey Honigman, Library Clerk

“Steinhauer tackles an intricate story of betrayal and manipulation, loyalty and risk in an utterly compelling novel that is both thoroughly modern and yet also reminiscent of the espionage genre’s luminaries (From the Publisher).”

Very Valentine
By Adriana Trigiani

Recommended By:
Ann Competello, Library Clerk

“Very Valentine is a sumptuous treat, a journey of dreams fulfilled, a celebration of love and loss filled with Trigiani's trademark heart and humor (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Domestic Fiction

Wherever You Go, There You Are
By Jon Zabat-Zinn

Recommended By:
Donna Litke, Reference Librarian

“A simple and straightforward introduction to Buddhist meditation practice from one of the country’s leading authorities on stress-reduction techniques… (From the Publisher).”

Genre: Non-Fiction

The White Dragon
By Laura Resnick

Recommended By:
Megan Kass, Reference Librarian Trainee

“Resnick brings to life the excitement and adventure of this magical land in its epic struggle to find its true leaders, heal ancient wounds, and chart a path out of chaos to a new day of peace (From the Publisher).”