Literary Novel Bel Canto
Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett When Latin American revolutionaries hold hostage a houseful of international musicians and guests in literary novel BEL CANTO, an indomitable […]
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Literary Novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie; translated by Ina Rilke SPOILER ALERT Luo and I are not yet twenty when we arrive […]
Comic Mystery Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey, by Carl Hiaasen A severed arm reeled in from the waters off Key West offers former deputy sheriff Andrew Yancy a chance […]
Cozy Mystery Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials
Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials, by Ovidia Yu Restaurateur Aunty Lee shifts into sleuth mode when her signature buah keluak dish is pronounced a killer in […]
Literary Novel My Dream of You
My Dream of You, by Nuala O’Faolain Inspired by an 1856 Irish divorce case, London-based travel writer Kathleen de Burca returns to Ireland after […]
Political Drama The Appeal
The Appeal, by John Grisham The fates of a small Mississippi town and the beleaguered husband-and-wife law firm Payton & Payton depend on a supreme […]
Fantasy Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman Charlie is a great singer too afraid to sing till after his heretofore-unknown-to-him brother, Spider, arrives at Charlie’s London flat, […]
Mystery Above the Fold
Above the Fold, by Amber Adams During an early morn St. Augustine jog, I trip over the body of local college president Burnett Lansing, still […]
Love Story The Time Traveler’s Wife
The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger Time travel is unpredictable. First it saves my life, then it kills me in literary novel THE TIME […]
Memoir Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman Recent Smith grad Piper Kerman takes a risk for adventure and smuggles drug money into Belgium […]