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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 Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
A deliciously creepy gothic ghost story set on a fictional island in Lake Superior in November. Hallie (Halcyon) learns that her life is not what she believed, so she visits the island to search for answers. The first novel by Webb, a Dulth resident . Carol, Alene, & Eva
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Lisbeth Salander is back, her fierceness and survivalist instinct renewed in this third and final book in Larsson's MIllenium trilogy. More than ever, it looks like Salander is caught between a rock and a hard place. While she fights for her life in the hospital, only a few doors down from her father, her mortal enemy (whom she almost, but not quite, managed to kill), trusty friend and journalist Michael Blomqvist and Salander's posse of computer anarchist friends work hard on her behalf to prove her innocence in the three killings for which she is wanted.
Eva, Carol, & Kathy
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear
The newest in the marvelous Maisie Dobbs mystery series. Carol
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The first novel by Kathryn Stockett is about Aftican American maids in 1960 Jackson, Mississippi. Her writing is smooth, fresh, and poetic. Add to this a lovely complexity--nothing is simply black or white in Stockett's world--and you have a book which is almost impossible to put down. This is a reading club book if I ever saw one, and a joyfully good read that leaves you thinking. Eva & Carol
A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer
I loved this riveting account of the development of antibiotics during WWII, which was overlaid with a fictional love and suspense story. Alene
Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box
The newest mystery featuring Joe Pickett has him confronting terrifying situations in the mountains of Wyoming. Yet nothing is really black or white, good or evil, which is one of the things I enjoy with this series. Carol
Purge by Sofi Oksanen
In Purge, Finish writer Oksanen gives us a new angle on WWII atrocities. Oksanen reveals a torn Eastern Europe where some people committed horrible acts during the war just to survive, and others committed horrible acts because they could. Now, in present day Estonia, those actions resurface. Oksanen's writing is strong and the mystery plot keeps the readers on their toes, but Purge also leaves the readers feeling they have learned something very important. Eva
LIttle Bee by Chris Cleave
The synopsis on the book tells you nothing, and I don't think I'll tell you much more, other than this is an excellent read about a young Nigerian refugee and the British couple she encounters. Carol
I Thought You Were Dead; A Love Story by Pete Nelson
A moving story about a man and his dog Stella, who is currently the best thing in his life and offers him advice as he navigates his shaky mid-life. Carol
Innocent by Scott Turow 
Remember Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow hitting the New York Times' best-seller list about twenty years ago and staying on it for 45 weeks? Now, the sequel, Innocent, is here. Judge Sabich and prosecutor Tommy Molto are back at it again in a complex drama that keeps turning in unexpected ways. A page turner, it is also a book to read carefully, savoring every page. Eva & Carol
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Yes, it's another vampire book--but it reads just like one of your favorite thrillers. Nathaniel Cade (the vampire) has been the Presidents' secret service agent since Andrew Johnson. A fun read! Carol
Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson
After reading Jackson's Gods in Alabama, I became a fan, and so right away picked up her newest book. Rose Mae Lally, who is locked in an abusive marriage, feels there is only one way out. In an unusual meeting she meets her mother, absent since Rose was a little girl. Jackson had me wrapped in suspense until the very end. Kathy
The Passage by Justin Cronin 
This big book is a little sci fi, a little fantasy, and a lot thriller, covering 100 years time. You start with a virus which might cure diseases and be the fountain of youth--and of course, the military has other plans for it. Add a young girl whose destiny is to save the world, a caring FBI agent, and a group of survivors in a FEMA encampment and you'll be up late reading the first in a planned trilogy. Carol
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Conroy's writing is always rich and atmospheric, and in South of Broad, Charlseton, S.C. is as much a character as the people. And Leopold Bloom King is a most engaging character. The story moves from Leo meeting his quirky group of friends in high school to 20 years later, when tragedy brings them together again. Carol
The Shadows/ The Books of Elsewhere #1 by Jacqueline West 
The Shadows introduces us to 11-year-old Olive and her family's spooky new house. It is a house full of evil secrets and paintings you can get lost in if your are not careful. The Shadows reminds us that being a little frightened at times is a part of growing up.
(middle reader title) Eva
The Cradle by Patrick Somerville 
This is Green Bay native Somerville's first novel and it arrived to critical aclaim. A pregnant wife sends Matthew off to find her old cradle, and he finds much more than he bargained for. A moving story of what it means to be a family. Carol
Some of our favorites now in paperback...
A Reliable Wifeby Robert Goolrick
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
The Leisure Seekers by Michael Zadoorian
For You, Mom, Finally by Ruth Reichl 
(Previously titles "Not Becoming My Mother.")
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