Monthly Archives: January 2017

Lauren Rutherford knows she is many things: a failed baker, an orphan, and a computer programmer. She also suspects she is ever so slightly nuts given that she often has conversations with her multiple personalities and Bad Luck is a man who seems to enjoy tormenting her at every opportunity. What Lauren doesn’t know is that she is also a witch. She needs to learn, and fast, because the only thing between her and certain death is Agnes, her long-dead ancestor who has a foul ...

Hidden Figures – Margot Lee Shetterly

January 5, 2017

Non-Fiction

New York Times Bestseller. The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and ...

Not a Whisper – DB McNicol

January 5, 2017

Mystery

When Cherie Marshall catches her fiancé and best friend in a compromising position, she cancels her upcoming wedding and jumps at the chance to escape to quiet Klondike, Pennsylvania to care for her elderly aunt. She thought her biggest issue would be adapting to life in the middle of a National Forest, so very different from her upbringing in the deserts of Arizona. But that was before she met State Trooper Fire Marshall Jamison “Jazz” Maddox at the scene of a mysterious fire. As they ...

A Dog’s Purpose – W. Bruce Cameron

January 4, 2017

Drama

A Dog’s Purpose—the #1 New York Times bestseller—is heading to the big screen! Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog’s perspective also stars Britt Robertson, ...

Descendants of the Dragon – Kelcey Hill

January 4, 2017

Adventure

After the death of her grandfather, Zhou Da abandoned the traditions of her family and threw herself into the study of science and biology. Now a renowned paleontologist, Zee eats, sleeps and breathes dinosaurs. Years later she finds herself comfortable with her life and career, until she receives an unexpected invitation from her godfather — a conservation scientist — to join a select team of professionals in researching a classified project near a small village in rural China. After fighting lifelong embarrassment and stereotypes associated ...

Girl Waits with Gun – Amy Stewart

January 3, 2017

Comedy

Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting ...

Whispers of the Dead (Miraibanashi, Book 1) – James Litherland

January 3, 2017

Science Fiction

IN THE SHADOW of Mt. Fuji, in a far future Japan, the oppressive Batsu government controls the rebuilding of the devastated country, bestowing boons on privileged citizens while leaving most to fend for themselves on the fringes. After a disastrous job ends with Batsu enforcers hunting him, reformed thief Roshike runs—right into the heart of their regime, the fortified Gaku complex, to take on an almost impossible task. And he just might stand a slim chance of success, if only he’ll accept the help of ...

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari

January 2, 2017

Non-Fiction

New York Times Bestseller From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical ...

Pilgrim of the Storm – Russ Linton

January 2, 2017

Fantasy

Born the sole bugman in an isolated human temple, Sidge’s many lenses have left little unobserved. Only when he embarks on his first pilgrimage does he begin to see the world as it truly is. Dark omens which threaten to change the seat of power in his beloved temple accompany his first trip outside the Stormblade Sheath. The most likely successor, Gohala, sees Sidge’s presence in the human temple as an abomination. As Sidge wrestles with otherworldly encounters, a society unwilling to accept him, and ...

Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

January 1, 2017

Classics

Widely regarded as his finest work, Charles Dickens’ quintessential Victorian coming-of-age tale, Great Expectations was originally published in serial form between December 1860 and August 1861. In response to contemporary literary criticism asserting that the story was “too sad”, Dickens later rewrote the ending. In keeping with literary tradition, this volume follows the 1874 edition, published as a full-length novel with the modified ending and accepted as the “standard,” and widely known, classic version. The tale follows the life of an orphan named Pip from ...

Dark Harbour – Joseph Kiel

January 1, 2017

Mystery

Danny is new to the town. Together with his fellow college mates they’re beginning to discover the lurid secrets of their new home: a sinister vigilante organisation, the twisted owner of the seaside amusements, and the mysterious Stella, the most beautiful girl in the whole town. Their discoveries entice them down roads that, at first, threaten their friendships… then threaten their own lives… A jealous boyfriend warning Danny to stay away from Stella… the vigilante organisation caught up in an old race to find a ...