My LINKcat AccountThe new books have been arriving nearly as quickly as the old leaves are falling of the trees. This is an excellent time of year for reading books. There are not a lot of outdoor chores to do. There are not a lot of outdoor sports to participate in. While we have already past the big, raucous, holiday of fall – and by that I mean Halloween—the candy lingers on and can make a wonderful accompaniment to reading. It is still too early to start worrying about Thanksgiving and it is way, way too early to think about those yearend holidays which will be upon us soon (53 days). Below you will find a few extra titles this week to whet your appetite. Remember, the Winter Reading Program will soon be upon us. It’s good to start training so that you hit the peak of conditioning just as the winter reading program starts. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“7 Secrets of Newborns: Secrets and Happy Surprises of the First Year” by Robert Hamilton. An experienced pediatrician and father provides new parents with clear, sensible and warm advice about sleeping, vaccinations, breast feeding, eating, crying, clothes, toys and screen time during the first year of their baby's life.
“Basketball: A Love Story” by Jackie Macmullan & Rafe Bartholomew. A revelatory history of basketball, published to coincide with a major ESPN and ABC series, draws on hundreds of interviews with leading athletes, coaches, executives and journalists from the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and international leagues. TV tie-in.
“Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany” by Jane Mount. A vibrantly illustrated love letter to all things bookish by the founder of Ideal Bookshelf includes a tour of some of the world's most beautiful bookstores, quizzes for testing one's literary knowledge, recipes for famous fictional meals and more.
“Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling” by Philip Pullman. The internationally best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy shares insights into the art of writing while exploring how education, religion and science, as well as his favorite classics, helped shaped his literary life.
“Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation” by Ken Starr. A former special prosecutor shares behind-the-scenes perspectives into the divisive impeachment of Bill Clinton to discuss key events and how they inform today's debates about presidential power, sexual harassment and what actions justify impeachment.
“The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War” by Neal Bascomb. A New York Times best-selling author delivers the story of the downed Allied airmen who masterminded the remarkably courageous—and ingenious—breakout from Germany’s most devilish POW camp.
New Fiction
“Silver Anniversary Murder, No.25 (Lucy Stone Mysteries)” by Leslie Meier. Devastated to learn that her strong-willed maid of honor has died under suspicious circumstances while finalizing a fourth divorce, Lucy Stone embarks on a determined investigation through New York in pursuit of a desperate killer. By a New York Times best-selling author.
“Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat, No. 13 (The Vampire Chronicles)” by Anne Rice. Navigating his new leadership of the vampire world, Lestat uncovers the story of a mysterious outcast demon who he traces to 18th-century Petersburg and the court of Empress Catherine. By the best-selling author of “An Interview With a Vampire”.
“Dracul” by Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker. A prequel to Dracula , based on original author notes and co-written by a family descendant, reveals the iconic vampire's origin story, the early years of Bram Stoker and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connected them.
“A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl” by Jean Thompson. From National Book Award finalist and the New York Times best-selling author of The Year We Left Home comes a family saga about three generations of women who struggle to find freedom and happiness in their small Midwestern college town.
“The Dream Daughter” by Diane Chamberlain. Learning that her unborn child has a heart defect, a 1970s family woman is urged by her physicist brother-in-law to pursue a solution that pushes the boundaries of science and faith. By the New York Times best-selling author of “The Silent Sister”.
“Family Trust” by Kathy Wang. Struggling to fulfill a terminally ill father's final bequest, a privileged Chinese-American family in Silicon Valley is forced to contend with the realities of their ambitions and actual desires.
“A Spark of Light” by Jodi Picoult. The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis.
“Unsheltered” by Barbara Kingsolver. The award-winning author of The Poisonwood Bible traces the experiences of a woman whose efforts to protect her family from sudden unemployment are shaped by the story of an ostracized 19th-century science teacher.
“Winter in Paradise, No. 1 (Paradise)” by Elin Hilderbrand. A suburban wife confronts the loss of everything at the same time her husband is found dead on the beaches of St. John, where he harbored a secret second family. By the author of “The Perfect Couple.”