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| The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual... by W. Kamau Bell; narrated by W. Kamau BellAdult Nonfiction. W. Kamau Bell, the comedian and star of CNN's United Shades of America, says he's always been awkward. As Bell narrates his own memoir, this humorous and thought-provoking audiobook shows off his acting skills. Relating his "Awkward Youth," "Start in Stand-Up Comedy," views on sexism, "Awkward Awesome Parenting Skills," and thoughts about the Democratic Party (among other topics), this is a must-listen if you're a Bell fan or addicted to social and political humor. |
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Y Is for Yesterday
by Sue Grafton
A penultimate installment in the best-selling series follows the release of a young rapist who Kinsey Millhone carefully monitors in the wake of a vengeful sociopath's determination to exact revenge. By the award-winning author of W Is for Wasted.
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Look Behind You
by Iris Johansen
Cooperating with the FBI when a serial killer begins leaving mysterious relics at his crime scenes, Kendra Michaels discovers that the objects are souvenirs from other unsolved murders and that the new killings have been orchestrated to taunt her personally. Read by Elisabeth Rodgers.
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The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
by David Lagercrantz
Accepting help from investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist to uncover the truth about her traumatic childhood, Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, navigates dangerous obstacles in the form of an anti-Muslim gang, her mafia-connected twin and the conductors of a sinister pseudoscientific experiment.
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Any Dream Will Do
by Debbie Macomber
Taking a bank job after her abusive father passes away, Shay risks everything to save her brother from a dangerous drug lord and winds up sentenced to two years in prison before finding love and healing at the side of a widowed pastor. By the best-selling author of A Girl's Guide to Moving On.
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Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
Fighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant's past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families.
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Everything All at Once : How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem
by Bill Nye
Bill Nye has been the public face of science for more than 20 years. Here, he urges readers to become activists and agents of change. This is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones. Step by step, he shows his readers the key tools behind his everything-all-at-once approach: radical curiosity, a deep desire for a better future, and a willingness to take the actions needed to make it a reality. Problem solving is a skill that anyone can harness to create change, and Bill Nye is here to teach us how.
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The Song of the Orphans
by Daniel Price
Saved by powerful, fearsome beings after the earth is destroyed, two sisters find themselves in a strange new place where the fabric of time is manipulated by household appliances, in a follow-up to The Flight of the Silvers.
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Sourdough
by Robin Sloan
Enduring a virtually solitary existence working for an ambitious software company, an exhausted coder is bequeathed a sourdough recipe from sibling bakers who are forced to close their shop, a gift that leads to a new vocation, a legal dispute and a venture into a secret market that fuses food with technology. By the author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.
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Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
Cruelly branded for her affair with her congressman boss, an intern and blogger changes her name and moves to a remote town in Maine with her young daughter before local prompting to run for public office forces her to reckon with the past. By the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.
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