The Life List, Amy Sue Nathan, and a Giveaway
I think THE LIFE LIST reminded me, once again, that there are many ways to reach the same goal. That there are many ways to be happy and it might not always be the way you think.
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Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
This WWII story is told from a variety of viewpoints including a Jew who has escaped a train headed to Auschwitz but poses as a German soldier, a young German girl from the rich farmlands of East Prussia, and a French girl Cecile who is imprisoned in a work camp.
Everything Beautiful Began After, Erika Robuck, and a Giveaway
Covering several countries, time periods, and points of view, Everything Beautiful Began After is the story of two men in love with the same woman. All three of them are trying to outrun their own histories …
The Fault in Our Stars, Liza Palmer, and a Giveaway
I love when a single book so defines a trip that you can’t remember the journey without that book in your hand in every memory.
The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu
The three voices of The People of Forever Are Not Afraid weave together into a narrative that is blunt yet poetic. The nonlinear story, told in alternating points of view, is like a fever dream.
Author Jenna Blum and Watermark Books: GNB Favorite Independent Bookstores
Bestselling author Jenna Blum presenting one of her favorite independent bookstores, Watermark Books in Wichita, Kansas
Orphan Train, Priscille Sibley, and a Giveaway
Orphan Train tells the story of two young girls, both displaced, both orphaned, both for all practical purposes abandoned to society.
Travels with Epicurus
In Travels with Epicurus, Klein, in his early 70s, seeks not the answer to a fulfilling life in general but specifically to living a fulfilling life in old age.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home, Claire Bidwell Smith, and a Giveaway
Carol Rifka Brunt’s Tell the Wolves I’m Home is a softly told, beautiful novel about coming of age, and about the relationships that change our lives.
Untouchable by Scott O’Connor
What made me grab Untouchable by Scott O’Connor off the shelf at B&N was the round sticker on the cover that said, “Winner: Discover Great New Writers Award.”
The Still Point of the Turning World, Susan Henderson, and a Giveaway
Because the specter of death comes in the midst of life, and neither can entirely eclipse the other. This paradox is at the core of her book, The Still Point of the Turning World.
All Different Kinds Of Free by Jessica McCann and Giveaway
This historical fiction novel set in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and South Carolina in pre-Civil War 1800′s is Jessica’s first novel, It was the winner of the 2009 Freedom In Fiction contest and it was very apparent to me after reading it as to why she won.
The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
THE LOST WIFE by Alyson Richman is one novel I’ve recently read that I fell in love with, not only for the cover art, but with the words, the story, and the pull I felt while reading to immerse myself in every word all the way to the end.
Son by Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry’s Son is an immensely powerful story of a mother’s love and a parable about the dangers of social engineering. Son is the fourth in The Giver series, but it also stands alone beautifully.
Randy Susan Meyers, a Book Recommendation and a Giveaway
Motivations behind some choices seem so impenetrable that even squinting close enough to crash into the subject you won’t find a mental foothold. That’s how I felt about Bernie Madoff and everything connected to his Ponzi scheme. How did he do it? Did his family really not know? How did he fool so many wise-in-the-ways-of-the-world investors?
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This is a story that will change how you slow down to appreciate the days you are given and its characters will make you reconsider how seriously you take the bumps in your own personal road. It’s the type of fiction we all hope to find, because, in the end, aren’t we all just looking for books that change how well we live?
Melanie Benjamin, The Uncommon Reader, and The Aviator’s Wife Giveaway
THE UNCOMMON READER, by Alan Bennett, is a charming little tale asking a charming little “what if:” What if Queen Elizabeth II suddenly became a bookworm?
The Snow Child
Author Eowyn Ivey sucks you in with the quiet tension between words and paragraphs. I found myself reading long after this mother of young ones should have turned out the light.
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Gemma was a character I wanted to hug and adopt into my own family. The trials and tribulations she goes through at such a young age were heartbreaking yet made me cheer for her all the harder.
GNB Favorite Independent Bookstores: Off the Beaten Path, Steamboat, CO
This month, January 2013, GNB teammate Hallie Sawyer shares her favorite indy bookstore in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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