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, […]
Crime Novel The Promise
The Promise, by Robert Crais When chemist Amy Breslyn goes missing after making contact with presumed Al Qaeda operatives, Los Angeles PI Elvis Cole takes […]
Historical Literary Novel The Outlander
The Outlander, by Gil Adamson Nineteen-year-old Mary Boulton runs for her life through the 1903 wilderness of North America’s West as she is tracked by […]
International Thriller Smilla’s Sense of Snow
Smilla’s Sense of Snow, by Peter Høeg (translated by Tina Nunnally) Smilla knows Isaiah, she knows snow, and she knows when she sees his small […]