Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life…as only a dog could tell it. International and New York Times Bestseller and winner of the 2008 PNBA Book Award. Read More… |
Jess Walter From the author of The Financial Lives of the Poets comes a funny and romantic story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later. Winner of Audible’s Best Audible book for 2012. Read More… |
Ann Patchett A captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance. Winner of both the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Read More… |
The First Phone Call from Heaven Mitch Albom The bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie tells the story of a small town whose citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Part mystery, part allegory about the power of belief. Read More… |
The First Warm Evening of the Year Jamie M. Saul From the author of Light of Day comes a character-driven story that explores the intricate relationships between friends and siblings, husbands and wives, and demonstrates how true love can be discovered in the most unexpected places. Read More… |
Dennis Lehane This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses at the end of World War I. Read More… |
Robert Barclay Wyatt Blaine’s life has been touched by unbearable sorrow, and he realizes the only way out is to reach out. In this unforgettable novel of love, hope and second chances, a grieving man’s personal plan for redemption takes him on a journey of self-discovery. Read More… |
Wiley Cash This New York Times bestseller and Library Journal Best Book of 2012, is a literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small North Carolina town. In the vein of Tom Franklin and Ron Rash. Read More… |
| Kathleen McCleary When Georgia is desperate to have a baby, her best friend Alice donates an egg. Blissfully happy, Georgia cannot wait for the birth of her son until the day she discovers Alice’s secret. A story of friendship and betrayal from the acclaimed author of House and Home and A Simple Thing. Read More… |
Amanda Coplin This haunting debut tells the engrossing tale of a solitary orchardist who provides shelter to two runaway teenage girls in the untamed American West, and the dramatic consequences of his actions. In the tradition of William Faulkner, Michael Ondaatje and Toni Morrison. Read More… |
Priscille Sibley A topical and poignant love story that pits family members against one another, and explores the toll a medical crisis can exact upon loved ones. For fans of Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, and Jacquelyn Mitchard. Read More… |
Shilpi Somaya-Gowda This New York Times bestseller explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families—one Indian, one American—and the child that binds them together. Read More… |
Madeline Miller This 2012 Orange Prize winner is a thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. For fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell and Colleen McCullough. “A book I could not put down.” – Ann Patchett. Read More… |
Susanna Daniel A gripping, bittersweet tale of a marriage—and a romance—that deepens over the course of three decades. For fans of Anita Shreve, Sue Miller and Annie Dillard. “An elegantly crafted work of art and a great read.” – Curtis Sittenfeld. Read More… |
Helen Schulman The events of a single night shatter one family’s sense of security and identity in this provocative and deeply affecting portrayal of parenting and modern life, from the acclaimed author of A Day at the Beach and Out of Time. Read More… |
Wiley Cash A resonant new novel about a father’s efforts to rescue his young daughters from foster care by the critically-acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller A Land More Kind Than Home. Read More… |
Wally Lamb A disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel that recalls Richard Russo’s Empire Falls and Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy. Read More… |
Thrity Umrigar From the author of The Space Between Us comes a wrought, emotionally resonant story of four women, the enduring bonds of their friendship, and the power of love to change their lives. Read More… |