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We take great joy in picking out what we hope is an appealing selection of books. And we love making recommendations to customers. Unfortunately, we can't read them all!
Here are some of our current staff favorites:
 The Dark River
by John Twelve Hawks
After a two year wait, readers of the Traveler can lose themselves in the second in the Fourth Realm Trilogy. It is set in a futuristic society in which a powerful group of individuals is attempting to control society through technology. Humanity’s only hope is a group called the travelers. The willingness of people to give up freedoms because of fears—real and perceived—is frightening and all too current.
Carol
 Gods in Alabama
by Joshilyn Jackson
Joshilyn Jackson’s novel is an engaging, “can’t put it down” read. Arlene, a college professor, living in Chicago vowed never to return to her home in rural Alabama. She has always avoided sharing her past with her partner, let alone anyone else. Arlene can no longer avoid her past and so she indeed reluctantly returns home. You will be surprised! Kathy
 The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
A mysterious story of a young woman’s unusual worldwide search for her true self.
Lisa
The Sparrow
by  Mary Doria Russell
“My book club has been meeting for 12 years, and our three-hour discussion of this book was the most intense ever. In a not-too-distant future, a Jesuit mission investigates signs of life on another planet. The reader will care deeply about the characters, and the book will challenge beliefs about faith, culture, and scientific exploration.” Carol
(quoted in Booksense Reading Group Spring-Summer 2007)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
The second book by the author of The Kiterunner takes us back to Afghanistan, this time in the company of two fascinating women. Carol
 Lost Diary of Don Juan
by Douglas Carlton Abrams
A delicious read of Don Juan. I couldn’t put it down. Kathy
Truck
by Michael Perry
By the author of Population 485, Truck is the more personal story of the author’s love for both an old truck and a woman he meets at a book signing. Carol
 The Space Between Us
by Thrity Umrigar
A moving story of two women in Mumbai, whose decades long relationship will always be ultimately defined by class distinctions. Carol
Copper River
by William Kent Krueger
The sixth Cork O’Connor mystery is now in paperback.
 Abundance
by Sena Jeter Naslund
A story of Marie Antoinette and a fascinating look at court life. Alene
 The Savage Garden
by Mark Mills
A superb second novel by the Amagansett author. This time the mystery is in Tuscany, involving historic sculpture garden and a decades old murder. Carol
 Free Fire
by C.J. Box
The latest in the Joe Pickett series, and a rousing read it is. If you haven’t read one yet, consider starting at the beginning of the series, because Joe’s personal life is wrapped up in the cases he solves. Norm & Alene
 Saffron Kitchen
by Yasmin Crowther
A beautiful mother/daughter story of an Iranian immigrant to England and her love for her homeland. Carol
 Painted Drum
by Louise Erdrich
Erdrich’s story of a drum and how it transforms the lives it touched is now in paper back.
 Returning to Earth
by Jim Harrison
A touching novel about Donald, who is Chippewa & Finnish, and his journey to death, by Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kathy
 A Tendering in the Storm
by Jane Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick writes historical series based on true events. This is the second in her newest series—Change and Cherish Historical Series—following A Clearing in the Wild. It is a moving story of a young German-American woman’s pioneer experience in the remote coastal Washington Territory in the 1850’s. Alene
 Soul Eater
by Michelle Paver
Book Three in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is now available.
Skippyjon Jones books
by Judith Byron Schachner
I don’t know what took me so long to discover these funny books about a kitten who imagines he’s a Chihuahua bandito.
 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
An original novel in drawings and narrative.
 Owen & Mzee
by Isabella Hatkoff & others
I love this true story of the post-tsunami friendship of a hippo & tortoise.
 Comets, Stars, the Moon & Mars
by Douglas Florian
Fun poems about each of the planets & other celestial bodies, including a last minute rewrite for Pluto, the planet that is no more.
Maximum Ride 3, Saving the World & Other Extreme Sports
by James Patterson
This is a hugely popular young adult series by the page-turning author, Patterson. The final book in the series finds the genetically engineered Max & her friends facing their ultimate enemy, which is attempting to create a super race.
Warriors: The New Prophecy 5/ Twilight
by Erin W. Hunter
A great series for boys or girls about cat clans, combines fantasy, action, & adventure.
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
by Jane O’Connor & Robin Glasser
Nancy is back & her family is getting a new dog.
The White Giraffe
 by Lauren St. John
My daughter, Hannah, loved this book. The giraffe of the title is a local legend on the South African game preserve where Martine comes to live with her Grandmother.
 Wicked Lovely
by Melissa Marr
This book for older teens is getting raves. Aislinn has always seen fairies, but now the world of fairies is at war and the rules have changed.
Gregor and the Code of Claw
by Suzanne Collins
The newest and final volume of the Underland Chronicles with an all-out war against the rats. Volume 4 is now in paperback.
For earlier staff picks: We'll be adding these soon..
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