Poetry
She Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journey Through Poems, by Caroline Kennedy. All in all, a warm and comfortable anthology for anyone (men too) seeking solace in verse. Library Journal
Fiction
Midnight and the Meaning of Love, by Sister Souljah. Sister Souljah continues the story of the title character, charismatic teenager Minight. From the publisher
Elizabeth I, by Margaret George. This lightly fictionalized account of the queen “is a book that would be treasured by history buffs but may try the patience of casual readers.” Library Journal
I’ll Walk Alone, by Mary Higgins Clark. It’s bad enough that Alexandra Moreland’s toddler disappeared in Central Park a few years back. Now Alexandra is being accused of identity theft and possibly murder. From the publisher
Nonfiction
From This Moment On, by Shania Twain. This memoir tells of the country music hitmaker’s “rocky road from her hardscrabble youth to her present fame.” Barnes & Noble
Jeannie Out of the Bottle, by Barbara Eden with Wendy Leigh. A memoir that “takes us behind the scenes” of “I Dream of Jeannie” as well as Eden’s dozens of other stage, movie, television and live concert performances. From the publisher
I’m Over All That: And Other Confessions, by Shirley MacLaine. “In this third act of my life, much has become clearer. So much is over, and I am over so much.” From the memoir
All That Is Bitter and Sweet, by Ashley Judd with Maryanne Vollers. The actress draws on journals she kept while supporting human rights issues worldwide, using what she experienced to help rethink her own life. Library Journal
