|
|
|
|
New Mystery
The Talented
Miss Farwell
(Custom House)
by Emily Gray Tredrowe
paperback
|
|
|
"Becky Farwell is one
of the most wickedly compelling characters I've read in ages — a Machiavellian marvel, a modern Becky Sharp, a character to root for despite your better judgment — and her
story, both topical and timeless, will knock you off your feet."
-- Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers
|
|
|
|
New Memoir
From Silence: Finding Calm in a Dissonant World
(Clearview)
by Franz
Welser-Möst
hardcover
|
|
|
"A memoir laced with philosophical musings... traces Welser-Most’s career from his youth as a violinist and into the world of conducting... all over the globe... he delves deeply into major works in the classical canon while offering insider views on the industry and reflecting on the power of quiet and the ways music can change the world."
-Cleveland.com
|
|
|
|
New Middle Reader
Silver Arrow
(Little, Brown)
by Lev Grossman
paperback
(ages 8-12)
|
|
|
"I loved it. Completely unpredictable and completely charming. A perfect book to cuddle up with and savor--and even better to read aloud with someone you love."
―Adam Gidwitz, author of
The Inquisitor's Tale
|
|
|
|
|
New Fiction
Mrs. March
(Liveright)
by Virginia Feito
hardcover
|
|
|
"[A] vicious, gorgeous thriller... A little bit Hitchcock, a little bit Patricia Highsmith, a little bit The Yellow Wallpaper... There’s a relentless build to this book, a gnawing dread that sets in early and never quite lets up. And between Feito’s silver-polish sentences and her eerie psychological acumen, you don’t
want it to."
― Constance Grady, Vox
|
|
|
|
New Nonfiction
Bees and Their Keepers: A Journey Through Seasons and Centuries
(Abrams Image)
by Lotte Möller
hardcover
|
|
|
"In this compelling cultural history that moves beautifully through the beekeeper’s year, Swedish beekeeper and writer Lotte Möller shares her understanding of bees and bee lore from antiquity to the present with deep knowledge and sharp wit. Möller gives insight into the activity in the hive and describes the bees’ natural order and habits. She explores the myths of the past... In stories from her travels, Möller encounters a host of colorful characters..."
|
|
|
|
New Activity Book
There’s Math in My Origami: 35 Fun Projects for Hands-On Math Learning
(Experiment)
by Fumiaki Shingu
paperback
(ages 7-10)
|
|
|
Discover how fractions, shapes, and symmetry turn a flat sheet of paper into a 3D work of art! Each one of the 35 amazing projects in There’s Math in My Origami! invites kids to:
Follow the simple, step-by-step instructions.
Flex their math skills by answering a fun quiz question.
Fold adorable origami like they’ve never seen before!
|
|
|
|
|
New Mystery
Fortune Favors
the Dead
(Vintage Crime/
Black Lizard)
by Stephen Spotswood
paperback
|
|
|
"Spotswood's stellar debut puts a modern spin on the classic hard-boiled fiction... The deep and sensitive characterization of the two protagonists coupled with the rich description and tonally spot-on humor, makes this a novel to remember. Spotswood is definitely a writer to watch."
--Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
|
|
|
|
New Nonfiction
The Beauty of Chemistry: Art, Wonder & Science
(MIT Press)
by Phillip Ball
hardcover
|
|
|
“This book combines rich descriptions of chemical phenomena with stunning photography of them as they happen. As a child, I was drawn to chemistry by the wonders of precipitating powders, fizzy water, and other ever-present phenomena. The Beauty of Chemistry took me back to those times.”
—Alán Aspuru-Guzik, University of Toronto
|
|
|
|
New Middle Reader
Carry Me Home
(Simon & Schuster)
by Janet Fox
hardcover
(ages 8-12)
|
|
|
“A story about falling through the cracks and finding the light inside that darkness…Absorbing, moving, and deeply truthful.”
—Martha Brockenbrough, author of The Game of Love and Death
|
|
|
|
|
|
