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Author(s):
C. K. Kelly Martin
Genre(s):
Contemporary
One Lonely Degree
October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Nancy Carty Lepri
Fifteen-year-old Finn and her best friend Audrey are practically joined at the hip and share everything.
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Author(s):
Hallgrímur Helgason
Translator(s):
Brian FitzGibbon
Genre(s):
Humor, Dark Humor, Genre Fiction, Families, Literary Fiction
Woman at 1,000 Degrees: A Novel
April 10, 2018
Reviewed by: 
D. R. Meredith
"required reading for those who want sour along with the sweet of life."
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Author(s):
Paullina Simons
Genre(s):
Coming of Age, Romance, Historical, Literary Fiction
Lone Star: A Novel
December 1, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Autumn Markus
“What meaning does your finite existence have in the infinite world?”
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Author(s):
Kate Bolick
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Women’s Studies
Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
May 4, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Judith Reveal
In Spinster by Kate Bolick, we are taken on a journey of learning.
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Author(s):
Frances Haugen
Genre(s):
Nonfiction, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Privacy & Online Safety, Social Media
The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook
June 12, 2023
“Lawmakers could use this book for ideas to prioritize aligning AI with human values.”
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Author(s):
Hiromi Kawakami
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction, Families, Humor
The Nakano Thrift Shop
June 5, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Cathy Layne
Fans of Japanese literature may notice some similarities between the work of Hiromi Kawakami and that of Banana Yoshimoto, the latter of whom rose to worldwide fame in the early 1990s with the tran
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Author(s):
Caleb Kenna
Other Contributors:
Bill McKibben
Genre(s):
Arts, Design & Photography, Photography & Video, Landscapes, Art
Art from Above: Vermont (Art from Above, 3)
October 17, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Rhonda Goldberg Sturtz
Caleb Kenna is a freelance photographer and certified drone pilot who lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
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Author(s):
Wystan D. Owen
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction, Families, Anthologies
Other People's Love Affairs: Stories
August 20, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Ellen Prentiss Campbell
“The collection’s prevailing tone may be that of quiet melancholy, but it is suffused with joy.” 
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Author(s):
Samantha Irby
Genre(s):
Genre Fiction, Genre Fiction
Meaty: Essays by Samantha Irby, Creator of the Blog Bitchesgottaeat
September 23, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Michael Adelberg
“[Ms. Irby is] a fresh voice and talent to be watched.”
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Author(s):
Henry Wessel
Genre(s):
Photography & Video
Henry Wessel: Traffic/Sunset Park/Continental Divide
March 7, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Richard Rivera
Henry Wessel documents life in the 20th century with a well-established black and white photographic style.
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Author(s):
Richard Thomas
Genre(s):
Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
Spontaneous Human Combustion
February 21, 2022
Reviewed by: 
John Slayton
“Richard Thomas, the award-winning author of three novels, three short story collections, and over 150 stories in print, does not disappoint with his latest collection of short stories . .
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Author(s):
Martin Hyatt
Genre(s):
Contemporary, LGBTQ+
Beautiful Gravity: A Novel
October 18, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe
There’s a certain poetry of loneliness at work in Martin Hyatt’s new novel Beautiful Gravity.
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Author(s):
Stan Jones
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Literary Fiction, Legal/Police Procedural
The Big Empty (A Nathan Active Mystery)
December 20, 2018
Reviewed by: 
C. C. Harrison
“A thoroughly enjoyable book with an easy going, easy to follow plot, and characters who feel like dear friends . . .”
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Author(s):
Zyta Rudzka
Translator(s):
Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Genre(s):
Historical Fiction, Biographical, Holocaust
Dr. Josef's Little Beauty
May 15, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Charles S. Weinblatt
“a powerful and unforgettable view of life by survivors of World War II during their last years. . . . a gripping story . . .”
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Author(s):
George Saunders
Genre(s):
Anthologies, Short Stories, Dark Humor, Dystopian, Social & Family Issues
Liberation Day: Stories
November 10, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Townsend Walker
Liberation Day is inventive, provocative, difficult, interesting, and annoying.
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Author(s):
Hernan Diaz
Genre(s):
Historical Fiction, Adventure, Westerns, Family Sagas, Gunslingers & Outlaws
In the Distance
October 14, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Rod Miller
Ostensibly set in the mid-19th century American West, In the Distance actually exists somewhere in the realm between the unlikely and the impossible.
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Author(s):
Nicola Harrison
Genre(s):
Families, Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Montauk
June 3, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Nancy Carty Lepri
In the past 80-plus years much has changed in the world, in industry, social norms, and the way people now act and think.
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Author(s):
Genre(s):
Humor
Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics (Refiguring American Music)
July 31, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Michael Cala
“Nicely—even elegantly—written, well edited, and consisting of material not published elsewhere, this is an entertainingly rare gem of a book.
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Author(s):
Liane Shaw
Genre(s):
Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Romance
The Stone Rainbow
December 7, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Declan Henry
This young adult novel will appeal to young people who are questioning their sexuality or coming to terms with being gay.
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Author(s):
David Neiwert
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science, Government, Political Ideologies
Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump
November 6, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Walter Clemens
How did a racist, anti-intellectual, anti-science orientation win control of the White House in 2017?
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