Local Author
The Bloodletter’s Daughter, by Linda Lafferty. What’s it take to imagine a scandalous mystery in seventeenth century Prague? Colorado author Lafferty will explain it all on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen.
Fiction
Telegraph Avenue, by Michael Chabon. The author of “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh” and “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union” is back with a new, biting look at 21st century pop culture, race relations, and jazz.
In Between Days, by Andrew Porter. “A busted marriage, gay prostitution, a potential murder charge — what’s a nice Texas family doing in a state like this?” Kirkus Reviews
With Blood in Their Eyes, by Thomas Cobb. The 1918 Power affair was Arizona’s deadliest gunfight (and they’ve had a few). The author of “Crazy Heart” spins a yarn around the event.
Nonfiction
After Mandela, by Douglas Foster. It hasn’t been all wine and roses in post-apartheid South Africa. The former editor of Mother Jones magazine digs deeper.
Tibet Wild, by George B. Schaller. A field biologist synthesizes 30 years of exploration and discovery in the Tibetan Plateau.
Hidden America, by Jeanne Marie Laskas. In the tradition of Studs Terkel and John McPhee, Laskas finds and reveals the unseen folks who keep the country running.
Memoir
The Courage to Hope, by Shirley Sherrod. Sherrod, who was fired from the Department of Agriculture in 2010 for dubious reasons, tells her side of the story.
Deadlines and Disruption, by Stephen B. Shepard. The former editor of Businessweek details his transformation from a print journalist to a digital one.
Self Help
Daring Greatly, by Brené Brown. How to find success and slay your demons by accepting, and embracing, vulnerability.
You Can’t Lie To Me, by Janine Driver. A lie-detection experts spills secrets on how to spot a fibber — and what to do about it.
China
When America Met China, by Eric Jay Dolin. In the 18th and 19th centuries, trade with China was dominated by tea and opium. How did those seeds grow into our contemporary relationship with the world’s largest nation?
Restless Empire, by Odd Arne Westad. China’s relationship with the outside world since 1750 has been varied and complex. Westad explains it all.
