Literature
GODFATHER
Written by Puzo, Mario
Mario Puzo's classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness.
EVERY TIME THE PHONE RINGS
Written by Brooks, Rufus
Seven young women from well-to-do families became friends during their days at their private school. During a freak electrical storm, the school caught fire and burned to the ground. The young women returned to their families. Years later, one after another apparently committed suicide, yet something didn't seem right. Out of the seven, only one still lived.
AFTERNOON MEN
Written by Powell, Anthony
Written from a vantage point both high and deliberately narrow, the early novels of the late British master Anthony Powell nevertheless deal in the universal themes that would become a substantial part of his oeuvre: pride, greed, and the strange drivers of human behavior.
WEIGHT OF INK
WINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."--Toni Morrison
MARY VENTURA AND THE NINTH KINGDOM: A STORY
Written by Plath, Sylvia
Never before published, this newly discovered story by literary legend Sylvia Plath stands on its own and is remarkable for its symbolic, allegorical approach to a young woman's rebellion against convention and forceful taking control of her own life.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
Written by Verne, Jules
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth's very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the geologist--together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans--discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric proportions.
WE BECAME SUMMER
Written by Barone, Amy
We Became Summer embodies a journey of awareness and transcendence, where an eclectic soundtrack continuously plays and steamy weather produces the sweetest fruit. Family and lovers may disappoint, but redemption is unearthed in familiar and other-worldly places, including ancestral roots. Open roads beckon where bikes give way to purring motorcycles.
ROY DECARAVA AND LANGSTON HUGHES: THE SWEET FLYPAPER OF LIFE
Written by Hughes, Langston
"The sensitivity of the photographs and the excellent blending of the pictures with the text... Bravo!" Henri Cartier-BressonThe Sweet Flypaper of Lifeis a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the subway alone at night, about picket lines and artist work spaces.
HUNTING SEASON
Written by Camilleri, Andrea
From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans In 1880s Vigàta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy.
BURY YOUR DEAD: A CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE NOVEL
Written by Penny, Louise
"Few writers in any genre can match Penny's ability to combine heartbreak and hope." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
New Arrivals
