Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice
The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler
Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories by Nathan Englander
The title story of this lauded short story collection borrows from Raymond Carver’s classic short story and some of that same story’s set up, but with much different results. The rest of the stories here are incredibly imaginative and many deal with the modern Jewish experience. You can find reviews for the collection at The New York Times byMichiko Kakutani, The Onion AV Club, and at the Book People’s Blog, and an interview with author Nathan Englander at NPR.
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner
The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
The Unseen by Heather Graham
The Shadow Patrol by Alex Berenson
The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
Star Trek: Academy – Collision Course by William Shatner with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
The Witness by Nora Roberts
The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño
A posthumous novel by the acclaimed Chilean author and poet who had written 2666 and The Savage Detectives. This is a strong novel about the lingering ways that the dead can still cast spells over the living. Check out reviews in The New York Times, at NPR, and in The Washington Post.
What Doesn’t Kill You by Iris Johansen
NON-FICTION:
Devil In The Grove: Thurgood Marshall, The Groveland Boys, And The Dawn Of A New America by Gilbert King
Skinny Chicks Eat Real Food: Kick Your Fake Food Habit, Kickstar Your Weight Loss by Christine Avanti with Bonnie Bauman
Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven by T. D. Jakes
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story Of The Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked The Mysteries Of The Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester
Korea: A Walk Through The Land Of Miracles by Simon Winchester
The Meaning Of Everything: The Story Of The Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
Inferno: The World At War, 1939 – 1945 by Max Hastings
Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee by Allen Barra
Enemies: The Story Of The FBI by Tim Weiner
Pakistan On The Brink: The Future Of America, Pakistan, And Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid
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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
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Previous New/Featured books for Adults:
04/11/12.
04/04/12.
03/29/12.
03/01/12.
02/02/11.
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