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Amy Rosa's Staff Picks Library Director November, 2024 |
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Afterlife : a novel
by Julia Alvarez
Reeling from her beloved husband's sudden death in the wake of her retirement, an immigrant writer is further derailed by the reappearance of her unstable sister and an entreaty for help by a pregnant undocumented teen. 100,000 first printing.
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Lake Silence : the world of the Others
by Anne Bishop
Taking over the management of a rustic resort in the aftermath of a divorce, Vicki teams up with shape-shifting lodger Aggie to investigate a murder that is complicated by corrupt detectives and the awakening of omnipotent ancient forces
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Storm cursed
by Patricia Briggs
Patronized by supernatural beings of all kinds after the Tri-Cities are declared neutral, garage owner Mercy investigates the activities of a witch newcomer while Adam provides security during a top-secret meeting between the government and fae. Simultaneous.
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Brief cases : more stories from the Dresden files
by Jim Butcher
The best-selling author of the Cinder Spires novels presents an urban fantasy story collection starring Windy City wizard Harry Dresden and featuring an assembly of famous guest editors, in an anthology that includes the original novella, "Zoo Day."
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The aeronaut's windlass
by Jim Butcher
An airship's crew become humanity's lone defenders when an ancient enemy reawakens and threatens the world with monstrous creatures and perpetual darkness
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The essential tales of Chekhov
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
A select collection of the definitive tales of Chekhov includes such masterpieces as "The Lady with the Dog," "The Kiss," and "The Darling," in addition to a number of brilliant lesser-known stories.
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Ready player one
by Ernest Cline
Immersing himself in a mid-21st-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world's super-wealthy creator, who has promised that the winner will be his heir. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)
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The masked city
by Genevieve Cogman
A follow-up to The Invisible Library finds librarian-spy Irene traveling to a strange alternate-world Venice to prevent a catastrophic war that has been triggered by the abduction of her royal dragon apprentice, Kai. Original.
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The great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A young man newly rich tries to recapture the past and win back his former love, despite the fact she has married
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American Gods : shadows
by P. Craig Russell
A first entry in a three-part, graphic-novel adaptation of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel traces the story of a war between ancient and modern gods and includes art contributions by Walter Simonson, Colleen Doran and Glenn Fabry.
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The ocean at the end of the lane
by Neil Gaiman
When otherworldly beings are set loose on the world, threatening the life of a little boy, the extraordinary Hempstock women--Lettie, her mother and her grandmother--summon all of their courage and cleverness to keep him alive, but soon discover that his survival comes with a high--and deadly--price. 250,000 first printing.
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The Sandman : overture
by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman returns to author a new entry in his beloved series, in a deluxe edition that includes cameos from such fan-favorite characters as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny.
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Still Alice : a novel
by Lisa Genova
Feeling at the top of her game when she is suddenly diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease, Harvard psychologist Alice Howland struggles to find meaning and purpose in her everyday life as her concept of self gradually slips away. A first novel. Simultaneous. .
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Water for elephants
by Sara Gruen
Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope
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Jason
by Laurell K Hamilton
When her best friend and favorite werewolf Jason Schuyler comes to her for advice on how to handle his bisexual lover, vampire hunter Anita Blake, who is having her own relationship problems, has an experience that she will never forget when she tries to help them both. Includes a teaser for Dead Ice. Original.
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Rafael
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Vampire hunter Anita Blake must help one of her closest allies– Rafael, the king of the Dark Crown Clan and leader of the St. Louis wererats– complete a dangerous mission. Original.
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Skylight confessions : a novel
by Alice Hoffman
The marriage of Arlyn Singer and John Moody, opposites who are drawn to each other despite a mutual lack of understanding, has a profound and lasting impact on them, their children, and their grandchildren, in a poignant novel of three generations of a family haunted and shaped by love. 100,000 first printing.
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On the road
by Jack Kerouac
A fiftieth anniversary commemorative edition of Kerouac's classic work reflects the underground and open road experiences of America in the 1950s and is based on the author's travel adventures with Neal Cassady.
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Elevation
by Stephen King
A timely, upbeat tale about the power of finding common ground, written by the award-winning author of Mr. Mercedes, traces the story of a man whose mysterious affliction unites a small community.
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The talisman : a novel
by Stephen King
Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer braves the mysterious dangers of the Territories, a surreal parallel world, in his cross-country quest through the United States for the Talisman, the only hope for his dying mother and for his own survival
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Fear nothing
by Dean R. Koontz
Afflicted with a rare genetic disorder that leaves him extremely vulnerable to light, Christopher Snow witnesses a murder in the night, a murder only he can solve, that forces him to uncover the many oddities of Moonlight Bay.
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The girl with the dragon tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle, convinced that she had been murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional clan, hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate.
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Hiddensee : a tale of the once and future Nutcracker
by Gregory Maguire
The best-selling author of Wicked presents an imaginative tale rooted in early 19th-century German Romanticism that explores parallels between the origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him. Read by Steven Crossley. Simultaneous.
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A game of thrones : the graphic novel. Volume 3
by Daniel Abraham
A penultimate volume in a full-color graphic novel adaptation of the book that inspired the landmark HBO series compiles issues 13-18 of Dynamite's 24-issue comic run. TV tie-in. 45,000 first printing.
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Dragonsdawn
by Anne McCaffrey
Deadly spores threaten the human colony of Pern unless the colonists, with help from geneticist Kitti Ping, can develop fire-breathing dragons to combat the menace
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The night circus : a novel
by Erin Morgenstern
Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. A first novel. 175,000 first printing.
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The starless sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Discovering a mysterious book of prisoner tales, a Vermont graduate student recognizes a story from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction. By the best-selling author of The Night Circus.
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The giver of stars
by Jojo Moyes
Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships. By the best-selling author of Me Before You. Read by Julia Whelan. Simultaneous.
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The mountains sing : a novel by Phan Quãâe Mai NguyãäenYears after a family is forced by Vietnam's Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. A first English-language translation. 30,000 first printing. Tour.
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The lost apothecary
by Sarah Penner
Secretly dispensing poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them, a London apothecary triggers unintended consequences that shape three lives across multiple centuries
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Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice
Visited by two beings who claim to be God and the Devil, the vampire Lestat is offered an ultimate chance at redemption when he is invited to be a witness at the Creation in a purgatorial land beyond death. 1,000,000 first printing. BOMC & QPB Main. First serial, Rolling Stone. Tour.
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Complete stories
by Kurt Vonnegut
A complete volume of the 20th century literary master's short fiction is organized thematically under such headers as "War," "Women" and "Fortune" and includes five previously unpublished stories as well as several that were published only online.
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Slow : simple living for a frantic world
by Brooke McAlary
A popular podcaster, blogger and "slow-living" guru describes how to find health and happiness in our busy modern lives by focusing on what really matters and decluttering, disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with people you love.
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The happiness project or, Why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun / : Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
by Gretchen Craft Rubin
Chronicles the author's year spent testing the edicts of conventional wisdom to assess their actual potential for improving life, describing how she engaged in various activities from getting more sleep and singing to her children to starting a blog and imitating a spiritual master. Reprint. A #1 best-seller. 200,000 first printing.
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The little book of hygge : Danish secrets to happy living
by Meik Wiking
A guide to the Danish philosophy of well-being shares advice and ideas for taking healthy breaks, living in the moment, creating positive atmospheres, building relationships and finding the richness of life in everyday small comforts. 75,000 first printing.
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The little book of lykke : secrets of the world's happiest people
by Meik Wiking
The author of the New York Times best-selling The Little Book of Hygge shares a new collection of inspirational writings and suggestions for achieving happiness by practicing the art of seeking out the good that exists in today's world. 150,000 first printing.
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Text me when you get home : the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship
by Kayleen Schaefer
A personal and sociological examination of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society draws on the experiences of diverse women and the author's own life to celebrate how the bonds between women have evolved to have as much significance as relationships with romantic partners and family members.
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The feather thief : beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century
by Kirk W Johnson
Documents the astonishing 2009 theft of an invaluable collection of ornithological displays from the British Museum of Natural History by a talented American musician, tracing the author's years-long investigation to track down the culprit and understand his motives, which were possibly linked to an obsession with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.
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H is for hawk
by Helen Macdonald
Recounts how the author, an experienced falconer grieving the sudden death of her father, purchases and raises a dangerous goshawk predator as a means to cope with her loss
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Endurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery
by Scott Kelly
An illustrated memoir by the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station shares candid reminiscences of his voyage, his colorful formative years and the off-planet journeys that shaped his early career.
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The good good pig : the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood
by Sy Montgomery
An ardent nature lover and author of Journey of the Pink Dolphins describes her unique friendship with a pig named Christopher Hogwood, a once sickly piglet who helped her develop a new relationship with neighbors in her small-town community that gave her an anchor to family and home. Reader's Guide available. 25,000 first printing.
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The magnolia story
by Chip Gaines
The husband-and-wife team from HGTV's Fixer Upper share an in-depth portrait of their lives together and the renovations that have forged their partnership, offering behind-the-scenes stories about their courtship, early marriage and rise as entrepreneurial celebrities. TV tie-in.
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E. E. Cummings : a miscellany
by E. E. Cummings
"Formally fractured and yet gleefully alive and whole, E. E. Cummings's groundbreaking modernist poetry expanded the boundaries of language. In A Miscellany, originally released in a limited run in 1958, Cummings lent his delightfully original voice to "a cluster of epigrams," forty-nine essays, a poem, and three speeches from an unfinished play. Seven years later, George J. Firmage-- editor of much of Cummings's work, including Complete Poems-- broadened the scope of this idiosyncratic collection of Cummings's work, adding seven more poems and essays, and many of Cummings's unpublished line drawings. Together, these pieces paint a distinctive portrait of Cummings's eccentric, yet precise, genius. His essays explore everything from Cubism to the circus, equally quick to analyze his poetic contemporaries and satirize New York society. As Cummings wrote in his original foreword, A Miscellany "contain[s] a great deal of liveliness and nothing dead." This remains true today, more than fifty years after its original publication."
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
by Norman A. Brittin
Twayne's United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.
Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives.
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The collected poems
by Sylvia Plath
Brings together a collection of all Plath's mature poetry, published and unpublished, together with a large selection of her juvenile works
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Collected poems of Robert Frost.
by Robert Frost
Collects the author's first three volumes of poetry, as well as pieces appearing in various publications between 1914 and 1922
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Mad at the world : a life of John Steinbeck
by William Souder
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of Under a Wild Sky explores how John Steinbeck's complicated persona and firsthand struggles through the depths of the Great Depression gave him deeply empathic perspectives that shaped his politics and his evocative characters and themes. Illustrations.
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Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by Caroline Fraser
A comprehensive historical portrait of Laura Ingalls Wilder draws on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries and official records to fill in the gaps in Wilder's official story, sharing lesser-known details about her pioneer experiences while challenging popular misconceptions about how her books were ghostwritten.
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Edgar Allan Poe : sixty-seven tales
by Edgar Allan Poe
Sixty-seven of this master of horror's best works appear in this volume--including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and many more.
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Savage beauty : the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
by Nancy Milford
From the author of the critically acclaimed Zelda comes a fascinating, authorized portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet that draws on Millay's intimate diary, letters, and other papers to capture the flamboyant and turbulent life of a remarkable woman. 50,000 first printing.
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The bright hour : a memoir of living and dying
by Nina Riggs
The author of Lucky, Lucky presents a full-length account of her experiences with terminal metastatic breast cancer as documented in her blog Suspicious Country, a journey that reshaped her views about marriage, motherhood, friendship and memory.
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Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
A personal account by the Pushcart Prize-winning author of Torch traces the personal crisis she endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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Psycho
A woman on the run from her employer and the law stops at the mysterious Bates motel, and when she goes missing her sister and boyfriend hire an investigator to look into the disappearance
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Blade runner
Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, Rick Deckard, a jaded former policeman, must track down and terminate four androids who hijacked a ship in space in order to return to Earth to find their maker
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Cabaret
A musical drama about an American girl who dreams of becoming a star while working as a singer in a third-rate cabaret in Germany on the eve of Hitler's rise to power
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Singin' in the rain
A Hollywood actor who has risen from vaudeville to become a silent film star must make the difficult transition to sound films
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Swing time
While gambler and dancer Lucky Garnett is attempting to prove to his prospective father-in-law that he can earn $25,000, he meets dance teacher Penny Carrol and thoughts of his financee are replaced by the beautiful Penelope
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West Side story
Tony and Maria fall in love despite being from different backgrounds
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Once upon a time
Fairytale characters are frozen in time under an evil curse in the small town of Storybrooke
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True blood
In a world where vampires are an out and vocal minority, a telepathic Louisiana barmaid falls for a century-old member of the undead who is suspected of murder
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Xena, warrior princess
A former warlord of the ancient world wanders Ancient Greece defending the innocent and trying to make up for the crimes of her past
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Milk and honey
by Rupi Kaur
Presents poems that deal with the bitter aspects of love, loss, abuse, violence, and trauma, and celebrates the unstoppable power of grace, healing, and feminine strength
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The sun and her flowers
by Rupi Kaur
""A transcendent journey about growth and healing, ancestry and honoring one's roots and expatriation, and rising up to find a home within yourself"
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A raisin in the sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
An African-American family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in a new television adaptation of the award-winning 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family. Reissue. (An ABC television movie, airing February 25, 2008, starring Sean "Diddy" Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, & Sanaa Lathan) (Drama)
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Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school
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The impossible knife of memory
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Hayley Kincain and her father move back to their hometown to try a "normal" life, but the horrors he saw in the Iraq War threaten to destroy their lives
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Undead girl gang : a novel
by Lily Anderson
While investigating the supposed suicides of her best friend, Riley, and mean girls June and Dayton, sixteen-year-old Wiccan Mila Flores accidentally brings them back to life
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Zia erases the world
by Bree Barton
"Zia remembers the exact night the Shadoom arrived. One moment she was laughing with her best friends, and the next a dark room of shadows had crept into her chest ... Until Zia discovers an old family heirloom: the C. Scuro Dictionary ... Hidden within its magical pages is a mysterious blue eraser ... When Zia starts to erase words that remind her of the Shadoom, they disappear one by one from the world around her ... But things quickly dissolve into chaos, as the words she erases turn out to be more vital than Zia knew"
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Sanity & Tallulah
by Molly Brooks
Two best friends living on a dilapidated space station at the far end of the galaxy are challenged to save their home after creating an illegal but impossibly cute three-headed kitten that wreaks havoc throughout the station. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
by Thi Bui
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format
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Ender's game
by Orson Scott Card
An expert at simulated war games, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth's complete destruction
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City of ashes
by Cassandra Clare
As she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons, Clary discovers some terrifying truths about her parents and others close to her
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
by T. J. Klune
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.
When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days.
But the children aren't the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.
An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place--and realizing that family is yours.
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Where the mountain meets the moon
by Grace Lin
Hearing her father speak to the Old Man on the Moon in the quiet hours of the evening, Minli turns to him one day to ask for advice in order to improve the desperate situation of her impoverished family in this enchanting fantasy adventure for middle readers.
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Monstress. : Awakening Volume one, Awakening
by Marjorie M Liu
A survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and the Arcanics, teenager Maika Halfwolf is both the hunter and hunted as she seeks answers about her mysterious past
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The hobbit, or, There and back again
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Chronicles the adventures of the inhabitants of Middle-earth and of Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who brought home to The Shire the One Ring of Power. Simultaneous. 100,000 first printing. children's book illustrator. Simultaneous. 200,000 first printing.
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High school is hell / : High School Is Hell
by Jordie Bellaire
A graphic-novel reimagination of Buffy The Vampire Slayer is carried out under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon. Original. 80,000 first printing.
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Serenity, Firefly Class 03-K64. [1] Those left behind by Joss WhedonThe ragtag crew of Serenity, a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives, and one law-abiding prostitute, takes on a scavenger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappear for a while, only to discover that the mission is orchestrated by an old enemy. Original.
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Everything, everything
by Nicola Yoon
A girl confined to her house by rare and profound allergies falls hopelessly in love with her new neighbor, in a story told through vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists and illustrations. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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