Fiction
Triangles, by Ellen Hopkins. A best-selling YA author puts her pen to the midlife crises of three female friends. Page turning ensues.
The Water Man’s Daughter, by Emma Ruby-Sachs. This debut novel by a Canadian author weaves together stories of political activism, big business and murder. Good times.
The Virgin Cure, by Ami McKay. In 1871, twelve year-old Moth was sold by her mother to a wealthy New York City family. So how did she end up in a brothel? Oh, the tangled web of the Bowery.
Suspense
Heartbroken, by Lisa Unger. A remote island in an Adirondack lake is the backdrop for Unger’s latest thriller. Or is it a ghost story? Hmm.
A Fatal Debt, by John Gapper. A shrink investigates a lurid Wall Street murder, endangering himself (and presumably his retirement account) in the process.
The Wrong Man, by David Ellis. The latest from the Renaissance author/lawyer who, in his spare time, tried and impeached Rod Blagojevich before the Illinois Senate.
Election Year Issues
The Price of Inequality, by Joseph E. Stiglitz. He won a Nobel Prize, so when Stiglitz says that a divided society endangers our future, it bears listening.
Segregation, by Carl H. Nightingale. Think divided cities are a new phenomenon? Nope, even Mesopotamian cities were divided. And it was a political issue then, too.
Where They Stand, by Robert W. Merry. How would you rank America’s presidents? Voters and historians don’t always see eye to eye.
Life Abroad
A Labyrinth of Kingdoms, by Steve Kemper. The Islamic world is anything but monolithic. Kemper travels 10,000 miles through Islamic Africa to prove it. Beijing Welcomes You, by Tom Scocca. It’s one of the busiest, fastest-moving, most Byzantine cities on the planet. Here is your inside guide to the quirks and oddities of “the capital city of the future.”
Biography/Memoir
The Longest Fight, by William Gildea. Joe Gans is little remembered, but he was, according to Gildea, boxing’s first African-American champion. His 1906 brawl with “Battling” Nelson lasted 42 rounds.
Dyn-O-Mite!, by Jimmie Walker. Who didn’t love “Good Times”? Here, the star of the show drops the skinny on all the backstage drama.
Opium Fiend, by Steven Martin. What happens when a 21st century addict tucks into a 19th century drug is this: He goes through hell, recovers and writes about it.
