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Book Chat's Recommendations March 2025 |
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My friends : a novel by Fredrik Backman"#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, who "captures the messy essence of being human" (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger's life twenty-five years later. Publication Date May 6, 2025 |
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The heart of winter : a novel
by Jonathan Evison
Abe Winter and Ruth Warneke's seventy-year marriage, born from a disastrous college blind date, faces a new crisis as Ruth's health deteriorates, prompting Abe to care for her while their family questions his abilities, forcing the couple to navigate love, loss, and enduring partnership in their golden years.
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The lady and the highwayman
by Sarah M. Eden
A Victorian London girls' school headmistress hides her secret life as the most successful author in the Penny Dreadful market before unexpectedly falling in love with a fellow writer who would recruit her in the fight for workers' rights. (romance).
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Four treasures of the sky
by Jenny Zhang
A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. 200,000 first printing.
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The ten thousand doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow
A woman navigating the out-of-place artifacts in her caretaker's sprawling early 20th-century mansion discovers a mysterious book that reveals impossible truths about the world and her own past. 75,000 first printing.
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Mrs. Poe
by Lynn Cullen
Struggling to support her family in mid-19th-century New York, writer Frances Osgood makes an unexpected connection with literary master Edgar Allan Poe and finds her survival complicated by her intense attraction to the writer and the scheming manipulations of his wife. 75,000 first printing.
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The electric hotel
by Dominic Smith
A French pioneer of silent films who has lived for half a century in a Hollywood hotel is forced to reckon with the reappearance of the lost movie masterpiece that left him bankrupt. By the author of The Beautiful Miscellaneous.
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Unlikely animals : a novel
by Annie Hartnett
Emma Starling, a natural-born healer who lost her way, and her father, who is dying from a mysterious brain injury, team up to find Emma's former best friend from high school who has gone missing, setting in motion a miracle the town needs. Illustrations. Maps.
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All the colors of the dark : a novel
by Chris Whitaker
After a string of disappearances in 1975 Missouri, a one-eyed boy heroically thwarts a kidnapping, igniting a chain of events that blur the lines between triumph and tragedy as the townspeople of Monta Clare confront hidden truths.
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The rom-commers
by Katherine Center
Hired to write a rom-com screenplay with her hero, movie-writing legend Charlie Yates, Emma, arriving in LA, discovers he's a jerk and doesn't even believe in love and refusing to go down without a fight, she decides to write her dreams into reality whether he likes it or not.
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Hidden pictures
by Jason Rekulak
Hired as nanny in an affluent New Jersey suburb, Mallory enjoys the stability of the job and bonds with Teddy, a sweet, five-year-old boy who is never without his sketchbook until his drawings suddenly become increasingly sinister. 250,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Is she really going out with him? : a novel
by Sophie Cousens
"Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she'd rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. In a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children. From awkward encounters to unexpected connections, Anna gamely begins to put herself out there, asking out waiters, the mailman, and even her celebrity crush. But when a romantic connection appears where she least expected it, will she be brave enough to take another chance on love?"
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This is a love story : a novel by Jessica SofferAs Jane faces the end of her life, her husband Abe reflects on their 50 years together—revisiting their courtship, careers, family challenges, and estranged son, Max—while Central Park, a constant witness to their relationship, holds their memories in this tribute to love, loss and New York City.
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Lula Dean's little library of banned books : a novel
by Kirsten Miller
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of“pornographic” books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in“wholesome” dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways.
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By any other name : a novel
by Jodi Picoult
Across centuries two women, Melina Green and Emilia Bassano, one a modern playwright and the other her Elizabethan ancestor, each fight societal expectations to have their voices heard on the stage in a world that silences female playwrights.
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Paintings from the cave : three novellas
by Gary Paulsen
A trio of novellas that features characters who pursue healing through art and relationships with dogs includes the stories of Jake, who studies sculpture in his violent neighborhood; foster kid Jojo, who taps the instincts of her canines to help a friendless girl; and Jamie, Erik and Grandpa, who come together as an unconventional family. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Notes from the Dog.
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Everyone's Trash : One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds
by Duncan Watson
Each day, every single person in the United States, all 324 million, discards about five pounds of waste. Be it a bottle that gets placed in a recycling bin or a piece of paper crumpled and tossed into the waste bin, every bit of the daily 1.6 billion pounds cast-off has a story. This book is full of those stories.
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Connie : a memoir
by Connie Chung
In this witty and definitive memoir, the trailblazing journalist recounts her groundbreaking career as the first Asian woman in U.S. television news, detailing her experiences with sexism, her major stories and her behind-the-scenes challenges and triumphs. 250,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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