We are closed to the public per the Governor's order, to stop the spread of coronavirus. However, we will be taking orders by phone (from 10 to 3, Mon to Sat), by email, and on-line. Stay safe and sane (reading and knitting should help!).
Staff Picks
We take great joy in picking out what we hope is an appealing selection of books. And we love making recommendations to customers. If only we had time to read them all!
Here are some of our current staff favorites. We've picked our top 25 reads of the past year to celebrate our 25th anniversary!
$17.00
ISBN: 9780812985405
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 6th, 2018
Our of our top reads--we've never read anything quite like it. Lincoln visits the crypt of his son Willie, while the ghosts converse.
Carol & Eva
$17.00
ISBN: 9780735212206
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - February 27th, 2018
A spare book that is packed with ideas. An important read for our times. It is about refugees and what might make them leave their homeland and about how they make a new life. It is also about how a relationship evolves through such momentous changes.
Carol
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399590504
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House - February 20th, 2018
A fascinating glimpse into a survivalist family. One member wants something else for herself and risks being shunned by her family to get it.
Heidi
$25.95
ISBN: 9780525520375
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Knopf - June 5th, 2018
A powerful debut novel about urban Native Americans living in Oakland, California.
Carol & Kathy
$27.00
ISBN: 9780670026197
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Viking - September 6th, 2016
After the Russian revolution, Count Rostov is sentenced to life in the Hotel Metropol. I was fascinated by the life he makes for himslf and how he grows emotionally, as the decades go by in Russia outside the hotel.
Carol
$28.99
ISBN: 9780312577230
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: St. Martin's Press - February 6th, 2018
A father damaged by the Vietnam War moves his family to a small town in Alaska in an attempt to start a new life.
Carol
$16.00
ISBN: 9780735220690
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - June 5th, 2018
Sad but incredibly funny. Another psychological thriller where the main character makes you laugh out loud, even when you should be crying.
Eva
$25.99
ISBN: 9781250147837
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: St. Martin's Press - March 20th, 2018
What appears at first to be a fizzy book about newlyweds in 1950's Italy turns out to be full of secrets and Cold War intrigue.
Carol
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062105721
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - May 29th, 2018
This may be my favorite of Jackson's books. There is always an unexpected twist in her books, and I am hooked.
Kathy
$26.99
ISBN: 9780062678416
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow - January 2nd, 2018
As in Hitchcock's Rear Window, the woman of the title is unable to venture outside. You will be quickly turning pages to unfold the events ouside her window in this intense thriller.
Denise
$16.00
ISBN: 9780143131793
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - August 1st, 2017
A closed-room mystery that takes place in the nar future. Fun, creepy, and well written (and translated).
Eva
$16.00
ISBN: 9781101885956
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Del Rey - June 27th, 2017
The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower are the first two books of the Winternight Trilogy. An enchanting story set in Russia in the middle ages. It is full of magic, Russian folklore, and the shift from pagan beliefs to Christianity. It also features a marvelous, strong heroine in Vaslisa.
Carol & Heidi
$15.95
ISBN: 9780393356182
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 6th, 2018
Odin, Thor, Loke, and the rest of the Norse pantheon of gods and goddesses interact with each other in these stories that range from humorous to thoughtful to gruesome.
Heidi
$27.00
ISBN: 9780735224292
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Press - September 12th, 2017
A suburban mother believes she has the perfect family, when a free-spirited single mom and her daugher enter their lives. Brilliant writing in this highly acclaimed novel.
Carol
$16.00
ISBN: 9781594634727
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - September 27th, 2016
An honest read about the creative process from Elizabeth Gilbert--it changed my life!
Denise
$16.00
ISBN: 9781439154939
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Atria Books - August 3rd, 2010
My new favorite mystery series, set at a weekly paper in 1950's Scotland. A great setting and excellent character development.
Carol
$26.99
ISBN: 9781501156212
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Gallery/Scout Press - May 29th, 2018
A suspenseful thriller complete with tarot cards, family drama, and a murder mystery. I think it's her best yet.
Denise
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250112811
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - July 3rd, 2018
A fun "beach" read set at the South Pole.
Carol
$14.99
ISBN: 9780062467256
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 20th, 2016
Nina changes her life when she buys a mobile bookstore in rural Scotland. A fun read that brightened my day.
Heidi
$16.00
ISBN: 9780143131694
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - April 17th, 2018
Two sisters spend time together after Emma accepts an invitation made years ago by Maria--an invitation Maria thought her sister would never accept. From the author of Astrid & Veronika.
Kathy
$15.95
ISBN: 9780393320978
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 17th, 2001
The original adventure story!
Heidi
$16.00
ISBN: 9781101985151
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dutton - February 20th, 2018
A funny, mind-bending time travel story. It is also a romance and a story about choices we make in life.
Carol
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250066299
Availability: Available from the Warehouse--Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Minotaur Books - May 1st, 2018
The newest Armande Gamache from Louise Penny may be one of her best.
Carol
$16.00
ISBN: 9781501142543
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Washington Square Press - February 7th, 2017
Quirky Britt-Marie moves to a new town after leaving her husband. She is initially hard to like, but eventually weaves her way into the hearts of the youth.
Kathy
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307947475
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - January 14th, 2014
An imaginative, quirky, and sometimes dark collection of short stories--they kept me reading!
Denise