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Upcoming Fiction Highlights…

The Pull of Stars by Emma Donoghue

“With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work.”

Mother Land by Leah Franqui

”A wonderfully insightful, witty, and heart-piercing novel, set in Mumbai, about an impulsive American woman, her headstrong Indian mother-in-law, and the unexpected twists and turns of life that bond them.”

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel “Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel.”

More Forthcoming Fiction…

Never Ask Me - Jeff Abbott

The Revelators - Ace Atkins

Dragonfire - Ted Bell

Uranus - Ben Bova

Peace Talks - Jim Butcher

The Wife Who Knew Too Much - Michele Campbell

Memoirs and Misinformation - Jim Carrey

Outsider - Linda Castillo

The Daughters of Foxcote Manor - Eve Chase

The Heir Affair - Heather Cocks

Deadlock - Catherine Coulter

The Grove of the Caesars - Lindsey Davis

Playing Nice - J.P. Delaney

The Hooligans - P.T. Deutermann

He Started It - Samantha Downing

A Fatal Fiction - Kaitlyn Dunnett

Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Evolution - Brian Freeman

Deadly Touch - Heather Graham

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green

The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths

Half Moon Bay - Jonathan Kellerman

Sex and Vanity - Kevin Kwan

The Golden Cage - Camilla Lackberg

The End of Her - Shari Lapena

The Nemesis Manifesto - Eric Lustbader

A Walk Along the Beach - Debbie Macomber

Malorie - Josh Malerman

The Geometry of Holding Hands - Alexander McCall Smith

Hieroglyphics - Jill McCorkle

The Shadows - Alex North

Cajun Justice - James Patterson

1st Case - James Patterson

When She Was Good - Michael Robotham

Deal with the Devil - Kit Rocha

Muzzled - David Rosenfelt

Bonnie - Christina Schwarz

The Order - Daniel Silva

Near Dark - Brad Thor

Survivor Song - Paul Trembly

The Color of Air - Gail Tsukiyama

Mother Daughter Widow Wife - Robin Wasserman

The Lives of Edie Pritchard - Larry Watson

The Lost and Found Bookshop - Susan Wiggs

Fiction Author Spotlight: David Mitchell

Lovers of intricate narratives and unusual plots may find much to enjoy in this author’s brand of storytelling. Mitchell’s most popular titles include:

Black Swan Green

Cloud Atlas

Ghostwritten

Slade House

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet

According to the publisher, Mitchell’s latest novel, Utopia Avenue, follows a British band’s “turbulent life and times” and tells “of fame's Faustian pact and stardom's wobbly ladder; of the families we choose and the ones we don't; of voices in the head, and the truths and lies they whisper; of music, madness, and idealism.” __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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July 2020 Nonfiction Highlights…

The King of Confidence by Miles Harvey

“Full of adventure, bad behavior, and insight into a crucial period of antebellum history, The King of Confidence brings us a compulsively readable account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive.”

When Truth Is All You Have

by Jim McCloskey

“By the founder of the first organization in the United States committed to freeing the wrongly imprisoned, a riveting story of devotion, sacrifice, and vindication.”

You Look So Much Better in Person by Al Roker

“The Today Show co-anchor Al Roker presents an entertaining guide to achieving a life of happiness and success through the power of yes!”

How to Argue with a Racist by

Adam Rutherford

“How to Argue With a Racist enables us to have responsible, enlightened discourse by illuminating what modern genetics actually can and can't tell us about human difference.”

Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone

“An intimate memoir by the controversial and outspoken, Oscar- winning director and screenwriter about his complicated New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon….”

Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout

“Through her expert analysis of monopolies in several sectors and their impact on courts, journalism, inequality, and politics, Teachout offers a concrete path toward thwarting these enemies of working Americans and reclaiming our democracy before it's too late.”

More Forthcoming Nonfiction Titles…

The Answer Is ... - Alex Trebek

Demagogue - Larry Tye

Gatecrasher - Ben Widdicombe

Nonfiction Spotlight: Natasha Trethewey

Known foremost as a celebrated poet who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and served as United States Poet Laureate (2012 - 2013), Trethewey has written a new memoir, Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, which the publisher describes as “a chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of a poet coming into her own in the wake of a tragedy.”

You can read more of Trethewey’s works by following these links:

Academy of American Poets https://poets.org/poet/natasha-trethewey

The Poetry Foundation https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/natasha-trethewey