Monthly Archives: July 2020

The Pull of the Stars – Emma Donoghue

July 31, 2020
Historical
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in “Donoghue’s best novel since Room” (Kirkus Reviews) In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia’s regimented world step two outsiders — Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from ...

Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth – Kate Greene

July 30, 2020
Biography
When it comes to Mars, the focus is often on how to get there: the rockets, the engines, the fuel. But upon arrival, what will it actually be like? In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawai’i. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining ...

Utopia Avenue – David Mitchell

July 29, 2020
Historical
The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks. New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • “Mitchell’s rich imaginative stews bubble with history and drama, and this time the flavor is a blend of Carnaby Street and Chateau Marmont.”—The Washington Post “A sheer pleasure to read . . . Mitchell’s prose is suppler and richer than ever . . . Making your way through this novel feels like riding a high-end convertible down Hollywood Boulevard.”—Slate One of the most anticipated books ...

The Answer Is . . .: Reflections on My Life – Alex Trebek

July 28, 2020
Biography
Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards ...

The Order – Daniel Silva

July 27, 2020
Mystery
From Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times–bestselling author, comes a riveting new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon. It was nearly one a.m. by the time he crawled into bed. Chiara was reading a novel, oblivious to the television, which was muted. On the screen was a live shot of St. Peter’s Basilica. Gabriel raised the volume and learned that an old friend had died … Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into Venice for a much-needed holiday with his ...

Separated: Inside an American Tragedy – Jacob Soboroff

July 26, 2020
Society
The award-winning NBC News correspondent lays bare the full truth behind the Trump administration’s systematic separation of desperate migrant families at the US-Mexico border In June 2018, Donald Trump’s most notorious decision as president had secretly been in effect for months before most Americans became aware of the astonishing inhumanity being perpetrated by their own government. Jacob Soboroff was among the first journalists to expose this reality after seeing firsthand the living conditions of the children in custody. His influential series of reports ignited public scrutiny ...

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks – Jason Reynolds

July 25, 2020
Children
A National Book Award Finalist! Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019 A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019 A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019 A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 “As innovative as it is emotionally arresting.” —Entertainment Weekly From National Book Award finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel ...

No Going Back – D. T. Adams

July 25, 2020
Society
In today’s world where celebrities and social media are everything, can a reclusive novelist stay anonymous? Brian is a fairly successful novelist. He could be famous if he wanted, but he’s always avoided fame or recognition of any kind. In fact, he’s spent his whole writing career hiding behind a pen name and only six people know he’s the author of his books. However, a single photo comes about and threatens to disrupt all that. As things start going awry and his precious privacy is ...

Burn Our Bodies Down – Rory Power

July 24, 2020
Random
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a new twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery–until she decides to return to her mother’s hometown . . . where history has a tendency to repeat itself. Ever since Margot was born, it’s been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot’s questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to ...

Riley’s Rescue (Last Chance #6) – Lexi Post

July 24, 2020
Romance
Army veteran, Riley O’Hare, is a loner for a reason—it’s safe, and it keeps her sane. After calling animal welfare on her last boss, she accepted the position of a ranch hand for the Last Chance Ranch. But things have become almost too comfortable. The only reason she’s stayed so long is she works alone…a lot. Garrett Walker is a former Hot Shot, part of a special breed of firefighters who battle wildfires. At loose ends, he becomes the rescue horse hauler for Last Chance ...

I’m Your Emotional Support Animal: Navigating Our All Woke, No Joke Culture – Adam Carolla

July 23, 2020
Comedy
Three-time New York Times bestseller Adam Carolla is back to take on social media, social justice warriors, and a society gone to s**t. As seen on Fox News’s Fox & Friends!  “As the revolution reaches its final, most humorless stage, there’s no better, braver, or more insightful observer than Adam Carolla. You may feel despondent about what’s happening right now. This book will remind you that you should also be amused.”—Tucker Carlson In I’m Your Emotional Support Animal, Adam Carolla examines how our culture went careening off a cliff. ...

Sweet Kisses Limited Edition Sweet Romance Box Set – Tamie Dearen, Judith Lucci, et al.

July 23, 2020
Romance
New Release! Twenty-one swoon-worthy heroes. Twenty-one chances to fall in love. Twenty-one happily ever afters. Billionaires. Cowboys. Rock stars. Mountain men … and more. They’re all about to find love, whether they were looking for it or not… …their last first kiss that will change their lives and flip their neat and orderly worlds upside down. Enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, second chance — you’ll find all of your favorite tropes along with scorching leading men and heroines you’ll be cheering for. Don’t miss ...

Fast. Feast. Repeat. – Gin Stephens

July 22, 2020
Health
he instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Change when you eat and change your body, your health, and your life! Diets don’t work. You know you know that, and yet you continue to try them, because what else can you do? You can Fast. Feast. Repeat. After losing over eighty pounds and keeping every one of them off, Gin Stephens started a vibrant, successful online community with hundreds of thousands of members from around the world who have learned the magic of a Delay, Don’t Deny® intermittent fasting lifestyle. Fast. Feast. ...

The Story of Babushka – Catherine Flores

July 22, 2020
Children
A beautifully illustrated book, with a magnificent story that children will love. Babushka wants to find out the meaning of life so she sends her bodies out of the forest and into the world to search for answers. But there is a hurdle to overcome before all of the bodies can reunite and return to the forest. WHAT IS A BABUSHKA? The Babushka doll, also known as a “Matryoshka” or “Russian Nesting Doll”, is a traditional Russian toy first made over 100 years ago. The ...