GILEAD By Marilynne Robinson January doesn’t ask much of us. And “Gilead” is a good companion for the slower days at the start of the year, thoughtful, observant, and unhurried. Told as a letter from an aging minister to his young son, this novel moves at a gentle pace. The book lingers on grace, forgiveness, and finding holiness in ordinary days. PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK By Annie Dillard Dillard won a Pulitzer Prize for this classic. It is her observations of a year of changi

A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF By Megha Majumdar One family secures climate-refugee visas to escape the devastation of a drought-ridden Kolkata. When their documents are stolen, the stories of the family and the thief heartrendingly unfold. This urgent story asks the impossible question: How much collateral damage is acceptable to protect someone you love? THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY By Kiran Desai A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge acros

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ By Fannie Flagg The classic novel about two women: Evelyn and Mrs. Threadgoode, who is telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women, the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where along with coffee, it had the occasional murder. DELICIOUS! By Ruth Reichl Working as a public relations hotline consultant for a once-prestigious cu

IN THE TIME OF FIVE PUMPKINS By Alexander McCall Smith Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe solves a new case with the help of her loyal associate and proves again that compassion and wisdom are the greatest tools for justice in the twenty-sixth novel of the series following, “The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.” HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING By Marcie Colleen & Laura Sandoval Herrera Learn the familiar traditions of Thanksgiving, and how family takes on many forms, as friends, neighbors, an

EXORDIA By Seth Dickinson A disaffected office worker has an unearthly close encounter and joins a team of civilians, soldiers and...

CONTACT By Carl Sagan A classic that blends science, philosophy, and wonder. Sagan takes the big question “what would it mean if we...

A MAN CALLED OVE By Fredrik Backman Ove is that grumpy old man we all know, but beneath his prickly exterior is a man shaped by love and...

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY By Taylor Jenkins Reid In 1980, Professor Joan begins training for the Space Shuttle in Houston with Top Gun...

FEVER BEACH By Carl Hiaasen A dim-witted Proud Boys reject becomes entangled in a bizarre web of corruption and intrigue involving a...

CLOSE TO SHORE BY MICHAEL CAPUZZO The real-life inspiration behind the Jaws mythos— this gripping narrative of the 1916 Jersey Shore...

THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS By Ocean Vuong In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair...

THE GARDEN OF SMALL BEGINNINGS By Abbi Waxman Gardening might be serious business for some, but here it’s the backdrop for a warm and...

ARTCURIOUS By: Jennifer Dasal We’re all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions...

REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES By Shelby Van Pelt After her husband’s death, widow Tova Sullivan begins working at the Sowell Bay Aquarium,...

THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE By Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas Have you ever been moved by a piece of music? So much so that you danced like no...

THE GARDEN By Clare Beams In 1948, pregnant Irene Willard, who’s had five previous miscarriages, stays with a husbandand-wife team of...

WILD DARK SHORE By Charlotte McConaghy Dominic Salt and his children are the last remaining inhabitants of a tiny island near Antarctica...

THE OVERSTORY By Richard Powers Spring is a time when the interconnectedness of life becomes vividly apparent, and “The Overstory”...

REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY By Monica Heisey Love is in the air, but for some people it’s a toxic cloud that keeps us from seeing ourselves...

THE LAST CHANCE LIBRARY By Freya Sampson February is Library Lovers Month! Celebrate by exploring books that showcase libraries’ vital...

A WEEK IN WINTER By Maeve Binchy January is a time for new beginnings, and this heartwarming novel tells the story of Chicky Starr, who...

THE COMPLETE ARTIST’S MANUAL By Simon Jennings A new year means new hobbies to explore. If you’ve ever thought about flexing your...

THE DECEMBER MARKET By: RaeAnne Thayne When their grandparents begin dating, Amanda and Rafe are dubious of the match. When their paths...

COMO AQUA PARA CHOCOLATE By: Laura Esquivel Tita longs for Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother’s upholding of the family...