Hardcover ?fiction
1. “A Legacy of Spies” by John LeCarre
Bestselling spymaster returns, featuring the legendary character of George Smiley.
2. “ A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles
Epic historical novel of a Russian aristocrat under house arrest in a luxurious Moscow hotel, beginning after the Bolshevik Revolution.
3. “My Absolute Darling” by Gabriel Tallent
Debut novel by a Mendocino raised author. A 14 year old girl’s life, growing up in rural Mendocino with her troubled and isolating father, begins to change when she meets a boy her own age.
4. “Sourdough” by Robin Sloan
San Francisco’s food and tech cultures collide and collude.
5. “Miss Burma” by Charmaine Craig
Story of a prominent Burmese family from the 1940s through the 1960s.
6. “The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition” by Fernando Pessoa
First published in Portuguese in 2013, this “autobiographical fiction” is a melancholy meditation of life’s eternal questions.
7. “The People We Hate at the Wedding” by Grant Ginder
An extravagant wedding is threatened by equally lavish family tensions.
8. “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See
A young girl in a remote Chinese village, gives up her baby. Years later, mother and daughter (adopted into a life in California) each wonder about the other.
9. “Beartown” by Fredrik Backman
An economically depressed town needs its junior hockey team to win the championship in order to bring in tourism and sponsorship money to the town.
10. “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” by Arundhati Roy
Epic story of love and history in contemporary India, by the author of “The God of Small Things.”
Paperback ?fiction
1. “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
Pulitzer Prize winner, set in Normandy during WWII, the story of an orphaned French girl and a blind German boy.
2. “Today Will be Different” by Maria Semple
From the bestselling author of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” a brainy and funny look at lessons in life, family and facing one’s past.
3. “The Girls” by Emma Cline
Northern California in the late 1960s, a lonely teenaged girl is drawn into a cult and its charismatic leader.
4. “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
Heartwarming tale of a curmudgeon whose life is rekindled when a young family moves in next door.
5. “The Whistler” by John Grisham
The latest from the bestselling author, featuring an elaborate conspiracy involving an Indian reservation, organized crime and a crooked judge.
6. “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles
Post Civil War Era, former soldier reads newspapers to paying customers.
7. “How I Became a North Korean” by Krys Lee
Debut novel, three young people struggle to make new lives for themselves in the dangerous regions where China borders North Korea.
8. “Mischling” by Affinity Konar
Debut novel, poignant and harrowing story of twin sisters in Auschwitz who become part of Mengele’s experiments.
9. “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi
Debut novel, multi generational novel that begins with two half sisters in 17th century Ghana; one sold into slavery and the other who remains behind.
10. “Faithful” by Alice Hoffman
A young woman in her 20s in New York City, struggling to make sense of life after a tragic accident during her teen years, in which her best friend was devastatingly injured.
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