In the Queue

This year begins with several new novels. Find a fantastic novel sure to be just what you need to kick off the New Year! 

The Ascendent: A Novel by Drew Chapman is an explosive debut novel. The setting ranges from the offices of Wall Street to the casinos of Vegas to the back roads of the Chinese countryside. We discover a new kind of action hero, one who is uniquely skilled to fight a new kind of war. 


Under the Wide and Starry Sky : A Novel by Nancy Horan
This beautiful novel is Nancy's second story. She recreates the love story of Robert Louis Stevenson and American Divorcee Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne. This beautiful novel will hold you spell bound with the unique passion and powerful love story.  

Your Life Calling : Reimagining the Rest of Your Life by Jane Pauley
"Your Life Calling" is a fresh look at ideas that have been simmering since baby boomers first entered midlife with a different perspective on the future than any generation before. She tells us there is more to come--and perhaps it's the best of all.  Jane is not an advice giver but a story teller. She tells her own story and introduces readers to fascinating people she has featured on her award winning "Today" show segment. 

May's In the Queue

Red Sparrow: A Novel

by Jason Matthews

This debut novel brings a return to classic spy fiction. Prepare for an intense descent into the criminal espionage world which includes carnal passion, brutality as well as a surprising touch with recipes at the end of each chapter. If you enjoy blood thirsty spy novels and like suspense you will love this novel.

 

Long Live the King

by Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon continues her magnificent trilogy that began with The Habits of the House. Brilliantly written she shows the rituals established upstairs and the gossip that happens beneath them. This is a must read for  Downton Abbey fans.

 

American Gun: A History of the US in Ten Firearms

by Chris Kyle and William Doyle

Chris Kyle is a fallen hero and the author of American Sniper. In his new book he illustrates how ten legendary guns changed US History. This novel is not only filled with fantastic characters but also adventure, bravery, invention and sacrifice.

 

 

 

January's In The Queue

Insane City by Dave Barry
In Dave Barry's hilarious new novel, a slacker loses his suitcase, a wedding ring, and groomsmen on his way to marry his fiancee, a beautiful lawyer. Throw in a stripper nobody asked for, disapproving parents, and an orangutan with love on  his mind, and it's a wedding event bound to be remembered.

Good Kids: A Novel by Benjamin Nugent
Acclaimed author Benjamin Nugent's fiction debut is a hilarious, sad, handsomely plotted story of love and class. Stylistically adventurous but always accessible, Nugent trains a keen ear on the vernaculars of Generation Y and the baby boomers, as the young and middle-aged try to decide what parenting, background, and loyalty mean in an America struggling to redefine virtue.



The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change by Al Gore
From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything--a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come. Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history.  Al Gore surveys our planet's beclouded horizon and offers a sober, learned, and ultimately hopeful forecast in the visionary tradition of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock and John Naisbitt's Megatrends .

September's In the Queue

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling is blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising. It is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults and an exciting new beginning for her. The little town of Pagford is not a nice quiet idyllic English village. It is a town in turmoil. When Barry Fairbrother passes away unexpectedly, the largest war the town has ever seen begins. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Rowling's first adult novel is destined to be a blockbuster!



Those We Love Most by Lee Woodruff

How do unforgettable characters confront their choices, examine their mistakes, fight for their most valuable relationships and ultimately find their way back to each other.  If you want to know read this book and she how they manage it. This novel is an enthralling family drama which heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.  I can't wait to read more novels by this author.

 My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall

This is your backstage pass to all things Penny. Learn how she made it all the way from the Bronx to Hollywood in her own voice she tells her hilarious account that shows you an intimate glimpse of the actress/director/friend.  She takes us on her journey to become the first woman to direct a film that made more than $100 million at the box office and describes her amazing start as a happy accident.  Prepare for a wonderfully insightful and laugh out loud story of Penny's life.

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A Gift for My Sister: A Novel by Anna Perlman

A heartwarming and touching story about the power of female friendship told through the eyes of two sisters.  When a series of tragedies strikes, Tara and Sky come together in the face of heartbreak, dashed hopes, and demons of the past.  They examine what sisterhood really means.

Calling Invisible Women: A Novel by Jeanne Ray

If you ever felt unattractive and unappreaciated you will understand how Clover felt.  As she enters her 50s, wife and mother Clover wakes up one morning and discovers she has become invisible, a condition which goes completely unnoticed by her family.

The Art of Intelligence: Lessons in the Life of the CIA's Clandestine Service by Henry A. Crumpton

A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-rish, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missions.

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The Lion Is In by Delia Ephron

Three unusual runaways take refuge in a roadside bar. They meet Marcel, a retired circus performer and begin to relax until their past catches up with them.

Fifteen Digits by Nick Santora

Five ’blue-collar’ men work at the law firm, Olmstead & Taft. Everyday their job is to copy and collate mountains of paperwork that document millions in legal secrets. Then one day they are approached by an ambitious attorney who teaches them that what they have is inside information. They can get rich, but at what cost?

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlan

In this irresistible memoir, the #1 New York Times bestselling author writes about her life and the lives of women today, looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss all the stuff in our closets, and more.

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The Gilly Salt Sisters by Tiffany Baker

The Gilly sisters are very different and some of their neighbors think they are witches.  However, that doesn't stop Whit Turner from forcing his way into their lives.

The Good Father: A Novel by Noah Hawley

Dr. Paul Allen's quiet life is thrown into chaos when TV news reports the assassination of a Democratic candidate for President and names his son as the accused murderer.

American Icon: Alan Mulally & the Fight To Save the Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman

The Ford Motor Company was near collapse in 2008, but CEO Alan Mulally was determined that would not happen on his watch.  Within two years, Ford was the most profitable car company in the world.

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The Dressmaker: A Novel by Kate Alcott

Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, comes this historical novel about a young woman who survives the disaster but has a difficult time with the media frenzy that follows the tragedy.

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

P.D. James and Jane Austen—you can’t get any better than that. Catch up on Darcy and his wife Elizabeth Bennett at their grand estate, Pemberley. Life is wonderful until Elizabeth’s sister, Lydia, arrives screaming that her husband has been murdered!

Connectome by Sebastian Seung

Neuron by neuron, Seung and his colleagues are drawing a map to represent what Seung says is the real key to what makes us each individuals.

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Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron

Jean Patrick Nkuba, a Rwandan boy, dreams of becoming his country's first Olympic medal contender in track, but when the Hutu-Tutsi tensions explode, he must run to save his life.

Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis

This story of a Southern working-class family follows Ezekiel, 42, and his mother, Lillian, from the 1940s to the 1980s as Ezekiel goes from anointed son to unhinged middle-aged man. His decline begins with the mysterious drowning death of his twin brother and the subsequent divorce from his wife.

Thinking Small: The Long, Strange Trip of the Volkswagen Beetle by Andrea Hiott

The Volkswagen came to symbolize American freedom and the power of thinking small. This is the story of the ungainly little car that began with the vision of a group of men who designed the car in 1923. Despite all odds, it became the most profitable and most beloved automobile in the world.

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Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell

As Alfred the Great lies dying, his son Edwardhas been named his successor. But there are other Saxon claimants to the throne.

Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George

Inspector Thomas Lynley is surprised when called on to investigate a drowning that seems like nothing more than an accident. He soon learns there is much more to the case than he first thought.

Extra Virginity: The Sublime & Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller

For millennia, olive oil has been a food, a medicine, a beauty aid, and a vital element of religious ritual.  Now Mueller offers the sacret history and profane present of this substance.

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Until Thy Wrath Be Past by Asa Larsson

With the spring thaw, a young woman’s body is discovered in Sweden’s Thorne River. Rebecka Martinsson, a prosecutor in nearby Karuna, wonders if it is the spirit of the same young woman who has been haunting her dreams.

The Silver Lotus by Thomas Steinbeck

Captain Jeremiah is an American merchant who faces storms and pirates on a regular basis. While traveling to China, he meets Lady Lee, known as the Silver Lotus. Love blooms and their adventures help shape and define the North California coast.

I Didn’t Ask To Be Born: But I’m Glad I Was by Bill Cosby

Cosby returns with a collection of wacky insights on the human condition. This book features some hilarious situations: his first date at age 15, encouraging his daughter to marry an NBA player, and how he deals with a grandchild who thinks he’s Godzilla!

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The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

Based on the tragic historical event of the battle of Masada in 70 A.D., this story of four women who were at Masada and how their lives intersected in the days before and during the Roman siege.

Nanjing Requiem by Ha Jin

As the Japanese prepare to invade Nanjing in 1937, Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary and dean of Jinling Women's College, decides not to flee.  She believes her American citizenship will protect her, the school, and those who work there.  When it doesn't, she is haunted by those she was unable to save.

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music by Judy Collins

Songs like Both Sides Now, made Judy Collins an icon and her music defined the 60s generation.  Readers are offered a deeply personal, honest, and revealing memoir of the folk legend.

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Last Man In Tower by Aravind Adiga

Combine a man who can’t be bought, with present-day Mumbai where everything and everyone is for sale, and you have a recipe for violence, corruption, and an Agatha Christie-style murder.


The Night Strangers: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian


Chip and Emily Linton have purchased a rambling Victorian house in New Hampshire and hope to make a happy home there with their daughter. The haunting begins when they discover a door in their basement sealed with 39-inch carriage bolts.

Columbus: The Four Voyages by Laurence Bergreen


Everyone knows of Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage, but not much is known about the three other voyages he undertook which revealed his sense of the sea and his superb navigational skills.

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The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout by Jill Abramson

This part memoir, part manual, part investigative report, shares the personal account of the first year in the life of the author's golden retriever.

Secrets of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst

At the heart of this story is the theory that it was wolves and dogs that made humans te dominant species by teaching them to hunt, hold territories, and form societies.  Now a young wolf must teach his pack to live among humans without anyone dying.

Emory's Gift by W. Bruce Cameron

When Charlie Hall's mother dies, his father retreats into the silence of grief, leaving Charlie lost and alone.  Fortunately, he discovers a friend in the woods behind his house--a grizzly bear, thought to be extinct in northern Idaho.

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The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

Who knew werewolves got lonely! I thought they were too busy baying at the moon. Anyway. . .Jake the werewolf is lonely and is contemplating suicide, but powerful forces have their own reasons for keeping him alive.

The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

This is a very awkward situation. Waking in the hospital after a car accident, Jennifer has no memory of her husband and her former life. While recuperating, she finds a letter from a man who apparently was her lover!

The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World by Jay Bahadur

Johnny Depp is everyone’s favorite pirate, but these real modern day pirates are a bad bunch who roam the seas and lie in wait for unsuspecting ships. Did you know they currently hold 50 vessels and 800 people hostage!

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 Iron House by John Hart

Two orphaned brothers are separated at an early age.  When accused of murder, one flees to New York and enters the world of organized crime. Years later he returns to North Carolina and to his brother to solve the mystery of their past.

Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons

Thayer Wentworth loved summer camp. It was there she met and fell in love with Nick Abrams—her first love and her first heartbreak. Years later and married to someone else, Thayer confronts dark secrets about her mother, Nick, and her husband.

A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War by Amanda Foreman

Through their diaries and letters, this is a first-hand account of the role that approximately 50,000 British
citizens played in the American Civil War.

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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

When Marina’s office colleague, sent to the Amazon to check on the work of a field team, is reported dead, her company asks her to go retrieve the body. What she finds there shakes her to the core.

Doc: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell

Russell writes about the early life of Doc Holliday and his girlfriend Kate. One memorable summer in the two lovers’ lives is ripe with possibility and hope.

The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns

This is the full story of the five teens charged in the Central Park Jogger case: the racial implications, the vacating of the charges against them, and the DNA evidence that cleared their names.