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Jean's Picks

Secrets of the Tulip Sisters: The Perfect Beach Read of the Summer By Mallery, Susan 2017-07 - Harlequin Books 9780373802760 Check Our Catalog From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Daughters of the Bride comes the charming tale about the problem with secrets, the power of love and the unbreakable bond between sisters Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty routine--up at dawn, off to work, lather, rinse, repeat. But everything changes one sun-washed summer with two …More

The Almost Sisters By Jackson, Joshilyn 2017-07 - William Morrow & Company 9780062105714 Check Our Catalog With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality---the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and who we really are. Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs' …More

Lisa's Picks

This One Is Mine By Semple, Maria 2008-12 - Little Brown and Company 9780316031165 Check Our Catalog Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills. She has the perfect life--except that she's deeply unhappy. "This One is Mine" is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about the need for more--and the often disastrous choices made in the name of happiness. HPL patron: I really enjoyed this novel. It reads like a rom-com …More

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays By Irby, Samantha 2017-05 - Vintage 9781101912195 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book was hilarious but much heavier than I thought it would be. She hist on some really serious and tragic topics but writes it all very well and makes it easier to take in. I recommend to anyone who needs a good laugh mixed with a serious look at life. …More

Imagine Wanting Only This By Radtke, Kristen 2017-04 - Pantheon Books 9781101870839 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This book didn't live up to my expectations. It had a nice flow and she draws well, but even with her somewhat deep themes, the book never evoked any real feeling. The impermanence that is her central idea never hit home for me. …More

Penguin the Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family By Bloom, Cameron Author Greive, Bradley Trevor 2017-04 - Atria Books 9781501160356 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: This is a quick, sweet read. I loved the photographs of Penguin and the Blooms. One of the greatest parts of the book was Sam's note at the end-she didn't sugarcoat her new circumstances or express her joy in her new life and I appreciated her honesty after her husband's glowing review of her strength and positivity. …More

Today Will Be Different By Semple, Maria 2016-10 - Little Brown and Company 9780316403436 Check Our Catalog *In development with HBO as a series starring Julia Roberts* * Instant New York Times Bestseller * Named a Notable Book of 2016 by the Washington Post, one of Amazon's Top 100 Books of the Year, one of New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books, one of The …More

A Permanent Member of the Family By Banks, Russell 2013-11 - Ecco Press 9780061857652 Check Our Catalog A collection of twelve short works that portrays contemporary American family life visits morally complex themes in a fractured nation of inhabitants searching for connection and understanding. HPL patron: I listened to the Playaway. This was a fun collection of stories with various narrators. As with all short story collections, some tales are better than …More

Delphine's Picks

The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer By Blackburn, Dr Elizabeth Author Epel, Dr Elissa 2017-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455587971 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease and improving life. Have you wondered why some sixty-year-olds look and feel like …More

The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th-Century Journalism By Stephens, Mitchell 2017-06 - St. Martin's Press 9781137279828 Check Our Catalog The first and definitive biography of an audacious adventurer--the most famous journalist of his time--who more than anyone invented contemporary journalism. Tom Brokaw says: "Lowell Thomas so deserves this lively account of his legendary life. He was a man for all seasons." "Mitchell Stephens's The Voice of America is a …More

Jocelyn's Picks

Everybody's Fool By Russo, Richard 2016-05 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307270641 Check Our Catalog A New York Times 2016 Notable Book An immediate national best seller and instant classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls.Richard Russo returns to North Bath a town where dishonesty abounds, everyone misapprehends everyone else and half the citizens are half-crazy (The New York Times) and the characters who made Nobody's Fool a …More

The Nightingale By Hannah, Kristin 2015-02 - St. Martin's Press 9780312577223 Check Our Catalog Awards: National Jewish Book Award (2015), Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (2016) #1 New York Times bestseller Named a best book of the year by: Buzzfeed, iTunes, Library Journal, Paste, self.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Week In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, 1939 In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, …More