Category Archives: adult
The Taming of the Queen – Philippa Gregory
In fairy tales young women dream of marrying a king, becoming a queen. But this isn’t a fairy tale. This is reality, circa 1543, London, and the king is wife murderer, Henry VIII. Newly widowed. Kateryn Parr has just received … Continue reading
The Fifth Season – N.K. Jemisin
The land is just a normal land, with rivers and mountains, cropland and forests. But it moves a bit. Well, more than a bit. It moves a lot. And so we call this land the Stillness. The Stillness has a tendency to … Continue reading
The Marriage of Opposites – Alice Hoffman
Rachel didn’t follow the rules. And rules were important, for she was part of a Jewish community that fled the European Inquisition and finally settled in the Caribbean. She rarely did as she was told. She spent most of her time in … Continue reading
The Novel Habits of Happiness: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (10) – Alexander McCall Smith
Isabel’s life is slightly off center. First, Cat, her niece has a new man in her life who seems too good to be true. Second, old enemies have appeared in Edinburgh, and may be moving there. And third, a young boy seems … Continue reading
Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution – Kathleen DuVal
In March of 1781, British sailors guarding the mouth of Pensacola Bay spotted a ship that they hoped contained their reinforcements. But instead of the Union Jack, the red and gold stripes of the Spanish navy were flying over the … Continue reading
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry – Fredrik Backman
Granny is Elsa’s only friend. She’s also a superhero. Lifesaving and driving people nuts are her superpowers. She also tells Elsa wonderful stories of the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the six kingdoms. Elsa is almost eight and is not very good at … Continue reading
The Gospel of Loki – Joanne M. Harris
I know a tale, o sons of earth I speak it as I must. Of how nine trees gave life to Worlds, That giants held in trust. So begins the authorized version of the history of the Nine Worlds as … Continue reading
Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back – Janice P. Nimura
In 1871, five little girls clothed in rich, embroidered silk, their hair elaborately dressed, were presented to the Empress of Japan. Two were teenagers, the smallest was only six. The Empress commended them for their intention to study abroad. No … Continue reading
Rock with Wings – Anne Hillerman
Officer Bernie Manuelito couldn’t let go of the drug bust that didn’t happen. The guy seemed nervous, even offered her a bribe, but he and his car were clean. The only things found in the trunk were boxes of dirt. … Continue reading
The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest – David Roberts
In a dim recess, they saw a wonderful basket lying face down, perfectly preserved, and beautifully woven. David Roberts and his wife Sharon looked at it in awe, took photographs, and didn’t touch it. They left it just as they … Continue reading
The Last Bookaneer – Matthew Pearl
Start with a South Seas island . . . Samoa. Add a large estate in the interior owned by a Scottish gentleman and his family. Throw in some colorful natives and some Germans lurking in the background looking to cause … Continue reading
Clash of Eagles – Alan Smale
The 33rd Legion under the command of Gaius Publius Marcellinus started to lose men as soon as they marched away from the Mare Chesapica, yet they had not engaged the enemy in a real battle. An arrow flying from the … Continue reading
The Next Species: The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man – Michael Tennesen
If all the species now considered threatened are actually lost this century, and if this rate of extinction continues, a study in the magazine Nature determined that we are on track to lose three-quarters of all species within the next … Continue reading
Cat Out of Hell – Lynne Truss
Roger is so very intelligent, well-traveled, well read. He works crossword puzzles in his head. Well, he has to because he has no opposable thumbs and can’t hold a pencil. Oh, I forgot to mention that Roger is a cat. … Continue reading
The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn: One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre – Boris and Arkady Strugatsky
Take one remote mountain inn in an unnamed country, add a ghost, an assortment of eccentric guests which of course includes a police inspector, throw in a locked-room murder and you have a recipe for the classic murder mystery. Include … Continue reading
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