One of The A.V. Club's 15 Most Anticipated Books of 2019A stark, elegiac account of unexpected pleasures and the progress of seasonsFifteen years ago, Kathryn Scanlan found a stranger's five-year diary at an estate auction in a small town in Illinois. The owner of the diary was eighty-six years old when she began recording the details of her life in the small book, a gift from her daughter and son-in-law. The diary was falling apart—water-stained and illegible in places—but magnetic to Scanlan nonetheless.After reading and rereading the diary, studying and dissecting it, for the next fifteen years she played with the sentences that caught her attention, cutting, editing, arranging, and rearranging them into the composition that became Aug 9—Fog (she chose the title from a note that was tucked into the diary). "Sure grand out," the diarist writes. "That puzzle a humdinger," she says, followed by, "A... Views: 195
The stylish, charming new novel in the Edgar-nominated Amory Ames mystery series, set in 1930s New York. As they travel by ship to New York for her childhood friend Tabitha's wedding, Amory Ames gazes out at the city's iconic skyline, excited by the prospect of being a bridesmaid. Her husband Milo, however, is convinced their trip will be deadly dull, since Prohibition is in full swing. But when a member of the wedding party is found murdered on the front steps of the bride's home, the happy plans take a darker twist.Amory discovers that the dead groomsman has links to the notorious—and notoriously handsome—gangster Leon De Lora, and soon she and Milo find themselves drawn into another mystery. While the police seem to think that New York's criminal underworld is at play, Amory feels they can't ignore the wedding party either. Tabitha's fiancé Tom Smith appears to be a good man, but he has secrets of his own, and the others in the group seem... Views: 195
From the author of Heroic Measures ("Smart and funny and completely surprising . . . I loved every page" —Ann Patchett), Act of God ("A feat of literary magic"—Booklist) and, with Amy Hempel, The Hand That Feeds You ("An unnerving, elegant page-turner" —Vanity Fair), a spare, masterful novel. The place: central Florida. The situation: a sensational murder trial, set in a courthouse more Soviet than Le Corbusier; a rich, white teenage girl—a twin—on trial for murdering her toddler brother. Two of the jurors: Hannah, a married fifty-two-year-old former Rolling Stone and Interview Magazine photographer of rock stars and socialites (she began to photograph animals when she realized she saw people "as a species"), and Graham, a forty-one-year-old anatomy professor. Both are sequestered (she, juror C-2; he, F-17) along with the other jurors at the Econo Lodge off I-75. As the shocking and numbing... Views: 195
Using the stars, I divine the perfect match for my clients, but in my own love life? I'm jinxed! I'm astrologist Autumn Whitethorne, and I use the magic of the stars for matchmaking—one look at a person's birth chart and I can predict who their perfect soul mate might be. My office at Conjure is decorated with pictures of the matches I've divined, but in my own life, I'm jinxed. Not even an astronomical dose of Love Potion No. 9 can save me from spinsterhood. Quinn Harrington, the only man I've ever loved, left five years ago, and no matter how many times I read the stars, there's no hope for a happily-ever-after for us. When Quinn unexpectedly returns to Raven Falls, vowing to mend our relationship, I resist falling under his spell again. Quinn claims revealing the truth about why he left could put me in danger. Danger comes calling, anyway, when one of my spells leads us to a powerful corporation determined to chase Quinn's family,... Views: 195
He's the billionaire heir of Sweet Water Ranch. His family is throwing a ball and he must choose a wife.She's too poor to attend the ball as a guest. But she can go as the hired help.One magical dance and a case of mistaken identity later, and nothing is as it seems. If he backs out, he loses everything.She never had anything to lose to begin with. Other than her soul-mate. Will he choose love over a multi-billion dollar business and the biggest ranch in North Dakota? Can she let him give up everything for her? Views: 195
Sophie gets a visit from the tooth fairy—or does she?—in this fifteenth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series!Sophie Mouse has never lost a tooth before. But it looks like that's about to change because Sophie's tooth sure is wiggly! She's a little scared...until a friend tells her that when you lose your tooth and put it under your pillow, the tooth fairy brings you a present! Now Sophie can't wait for her tooth to fall out. Then, Sophie does exactly what she's supposed to but the tooth fairy never comes! What did Sophie do wrong? Or is the tooth fairy simply...missing? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. Views: 195
