Monthly Archives: September 2021

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law – Mary Roach

September 30, 2021
Non-Fiction
Join “America’s funniest science writer” (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a ...

The Gravedigger’s Guild – Susan E. Farris

September 30, 2021
Drama
“Family secrets to be unearthed and old grudges to be forgiven.” “Dramatic, dark, and full of secrets.” “Check out this book if you love family stories told with Southern flair!” -Amazon reviewers Family is forever… until it’s not. Alice Matins is dead. With the passing of this Mississippi matriarch, estranged sisters Maggy and Quinn collide over the course of Alice’s wake and funeral amidst a motley band of gossiping church ladies and feuding gravediggers. As storm clouds gather, the two women unbury secrets from their ...

Harlem Shuffle – Colson Whitehead

September 29, 2021
Historical
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. “Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked…” To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver’s Row don’t approve of him ...

A Prescription for Possession – Noree Cosper

September 29, 2021
Adventure
Madness is spreading like a virus. Gabriella di Luca vowed to protect her lover’s family when he died…but ten years ago she failed and the oldest Van Helsing was killed by a devil. Now that devil has resurfaced. She’s determined to get her revenge before he can lay a bloody hand on the remaining three brothers. Gabby suspects the devil is testing a drug that induces demonic possession, and the only way to get close enough to the devil is to fall victim to the ...

Apples Never Fall – Liane Moriarty

September 28, 2021
Mystery
From Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples Never Fall, a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . . If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The ...

Rock Paper Scissors – Alice Feeney

September 27, 2021
Thriller
“Feeney lives up to her reputation as the “queen of the twist”…This page-turner will keep you guessing.” —Real Simple Think you know the person you married? Think again… Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary ...

The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success – Albert-László Barabási

September 27, 2021
Business
In the bestselling tradition of Malcom Gladwell, James Gleick, and Nate Silver, prominent professor László Barabási gives us a trailblazing book that promises to transform the very foundations of how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers, life pursuits and long-term goals. Too often, accomplishment does not equal success. We did the work but didn’t get the promotion; we played hard but weren’t recognized; we had the idea but didn’t get the credit. We convince ourselves that talent combined with a strong work ethic is ...

Peril – Bob Woodward, Robert Costa

September 26, 2021
Society
The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. But as # 1 internationally bestselling author Bob Woodward and acclaimed reporter Robert Costa reveal for the first time, it was far more than just a domestic political crisis. Woodward and Costa interviewed more than 200 people at the center of the turmoil, resulting in more than 6,000 pages of transcripts—and a spellbinding and definitive portrait of a nation on the ...

You’re Going To Be A Dad! The New Dad’s Guide To Pregnancy and The First Year of Fatherhood – DaddiLife Books

September 26, 2021
Non-Fiction
Modern day dads are equal parents and want to be told so much more than just ‘don’t forget to put the beers away.’ This book is a result of 5 years understanding modern day dads; their specific worries and challenges, highs and lows, and offers fresh new insights from in-depth interviews with over 50 dads from all across the world, including their reflections from Covid-19, so that we can provide answers to the questions dads really want answers to. This books takes a week by ...

Matrix – Lauren Groff

September 25, 2021
Historical
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION. “A relentless exhibition of Groff’s freakish talent. In just over 250 pages, she gives us a character study to rival Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell .” – USA Today. “An electric reimagining . . . feminist, sensual . . . unforgettable.” – O, The Oprah Magazine. “Thrilling and heartbreaking.” –Time Magazine. “[A] page-by-page pleasure as we soar with her.” –New York Times. One of our best American writers, Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies. Cast ...

Cordial Killing – Vikki Walton

September 25, 2021
Mystery
A freak spring storm. A person out for revenge. How’s Anne going to get out of this one? When the Brandywine Inn guests are trapped with a killer in their midst, Anne Freemont tries to uncover the killer before anyone else dies. But as the blizzard approaches, strange occurrences make Anne wonder if there’s a ghost in the bed and breakfast too. Cordial Killing is the second book in the Backyard Farming series. If you’re looking for a book that’s a great read while snuggling ...

The Reiki Manual: A Beginner’s Guide to Healing, Chakras, Training to Become a Reiki Master and Attunements – Kai Flowers

September 25, 2021
Non-Fiction
In The Reiki Manual, you’ll discover: The foundational principles of Reiki… and why this way of living is so beneficial to all its practitioners. A brief look into the history of Reiki (so that you can properly understand how such a powerful and easy way of life became what it is today). Groundbreaking insight into the different styles of Reiki, highlighting the power of each and how you can utilize them all to your advantage. How you can use common Reiki tools to help enhance ...

The Night She Disappeared – Lisa Jewell

September 24, 2021
Mystery
“Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart.” —Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author “Insane suspense.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author “Her best thriller yet.” —Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another riveting work of psychological suspense about a beautiful young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them… On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, ...

A 7 Week Guide To Home Organization – Taylor Fields

September 24, 2021
Non-Fiction
Discover the secret of organizing your home in 7 weeks! Are you tired of living in a mess? Is your home chaotic and do you want to learn to declutter? Have you tried doing this in the past but gave up after a while? Are you looking for an effective plan to attain your goal of an organized home? If yes, read on! Living with clutter is not a choice, but an unhealthy habit we fall into. If you want to declutter your home, it ...