By Michael M. Lewis
Recommended By Alisa Fogel, Librarian-Programming

Shares insights into the recent economic crisis, citing such factors as expanded home ownership and risky derivative elections in the face of increasing shareholder demands, and profiles responsible parties in government, financial, and private sectors.

By Hershel Shanks
Recommended By Brenda Cherry, Reference Librarian

“This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led … (From the Publisher).”

By Leslie Marmon Silko
Recommended By Megan Kass, Systems Manager

Deeply scarred Tayo, a WWII veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation.

By Dan Walsh
Recommended By Marie McLaughlin, Head of Circulation

“A reluctant war hero returns home and encounters a new chance at love….Dan Walsh does not disappoint in this tender story of family ties and the healing of a broken heart (From the Publisher).”  

By Anand Giridharadas
Recommended By Neela Vass, Head of Acquisitions

“Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young American-born writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new… (Giridharadas) paints an intimate portrait of a country becoming modern while striving to remain itself (From the Publisher).”

By Julie Orringer
Recommended By Pam Strudler, Programming & Arts Librarian, Jackie, Head of Readers' Services, Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian, Pam Martin, Assistant Library Director

Orringer’s first novel is a grand love story and an epic tale of three brothers whose lives are torn apart by war in 1937 Paris.

By Jude Deveraux
Series Montgomery and Taggert Clan
Recommended By Rosanne Crudo, Head of Circulation

“Jude Deveraux's beloved bestseller has captivated readers the world over; now in a special edition featuring new material, this timeless love story greets a new generation…  (From the Publisher).”  

By Lisa Genova
Recommended By Jackie, Head of Readers' Services, Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian, Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk
With Lisa Jones, Readers' Services Librarian

Tuesday, August 30, 2011. 1 PM & 7:30 PM.

In the prime of her life, a woman's fate takes a tragic turn when a devastating car accident leaves her crippled with a debilitating brain disorder.

By David Levithan
Recommended By Jackie, Head of Readers' Services

“This cute novel by YA author Levithan consists of a series of words and their definitions, each evoking a phase or theme about a fledgling romance (From Publishers Weekly).”

By Ariana Franklin
Series Mistress in the Art of Death/Adelia Aguilar
Recommended By Sonia Grgas, Reference Librarian

“…In her second historical novel, Franklin presents a fascinating character in Adelia, who is odd for her era and profession yet familiar in her flaws and complexity. This novel will surely please mystery fans as well as lovers of historical fiction (From Library Journal).”

By Larry Levin
Recommended By Sue Ann R., Head of Children's Services

“…Heartwarming and redemptive, OOGY is the story of the people who were determined to rescue this dog against all odds, and of the family who took him home, named him "Oogy" (an affectionate derivative of ugly), and made him one of their own (From the Publisher).”

By Philippa Gregory
Recommended By Arlene Silverman, Library Clerk

“Nobody does the Tudors better than Gregory, so it should come as no surprise that her latest—the War of the Roses as seen through the eyes of Henry VII’s mother —is confident, colorful, convincing, and full of conflict, betrayal, and political maneuvering … (From Publishers Weekly).”

By Emma Donoghue
Recommended By Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers' Services Librarian, Rosemarie Germaine, Senior Library Clerk, Susan L., Library Page, Jean Buchholtz, Library Clerk
With Lisa Jones, Readers' Services Librarian

Tuesday, May 22. 1 PM & 7:30 PM

Five–year–old Jack has spent his life living in an eleven–by–eleven foot space his mother calls Room and while Jack uses his imagination to create wondrous fantasies to entertain himself, his mother dreads the day her son begins to question why they must remain in Room and tries to find a way to escape.

By Barbara Delinsky
Recommended By Susan L., Library Page

“Deborah Monroe and her daughter, Grace, are driving home from a party when their car hits a man running in the dark. Grace was at the wheel, but Deborah sends her home before the police arrive, determined to shoulder the blame for the accident… Once again, Delinsky has delivered a riveting, superbly crafted family story (From the Publisher).”

By Robert Ferrigno
Series Assassin Trilogy
Recommended By Ralph Guiteau, Readers' Services Librarian

“Colossal in concept, dazzlingly plotted, filled with vivid, jaw-dropping violence, Sins of the Assassin confirms Robert Ferrigno as the modern master of the futuristic thriller. In the second book of Ferrigno's spectacular Assassin Trilogy, Rakkim Epps battles radical fundamentalist forces in a futuristic America, now a divided blood-soaked dystopia.... (From the Publisher).”