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New Today
Kindle Deals: New Today
Mumbo Jumbo
James Mustich says this noir mystery satire may be "the most rambunctious novel you'll ever read. ... Reed constructs a narrative—enlivened by photographs, drawings, charts, radio dispatches, and typographic variety." From the publisher: "In addition to ragtime, blues, and jazz, Reed's allegory draws on the Harlem Renaissance, the Back to Africa movement, and America's occupation of Haiti. His style throughout is as avant-garde and vibrant as the music at its center." More info →
The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
I put this nonfiction book on my reading list years ago, after a friend told me she thought about it every single day after reading it herself. In it Fishman argues that in many parts of the world, including here in the United States, we're at the end of our hundred-year "golden age" of water during which it's seemed to be easy and free to access—but really it's anything but. We're facing very real water problems, and if we don't fix our relationship to water soon, the consequences will be dire. The problem, he says, is that most of us simply don't understand how our relationship to water works, or should work. While Fishman brings plenty of stats to the text, I especially enjoyed the stories he tells about people who work in the water business (for it is definitely a business), and the way he demolishes common misconceptions about wise and wasteful use. More info →
The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony Book 1)
I've heard good things about this mystery series. The whole series is at a great price. From the publisher: "First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth Su Lin, a local girl stepping in as governess for the Acting Governor of Singapore. 1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin's daughter dies suddenly - and in mysterious circumstances - mission school-educated local girl Su Lin - an aspiring journalist trying to escape an arranged marriage - is invited to take her place. But then another murder at the residence occurs and it seems very likely that a killer is stalking the corridors of Government House. It now takes all Su Lin's traditional skills and intelligence to help British-born Chief Inspector Thomas LeFroy solve the murders - and escape with her own life." More info →
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
Brigid says: The first in a fantasy series set in an alternate Egypt in 1912, this a short novella that can be read as a standalone and listened to in an afternoon. When Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi is sent to investigate a suspicious death from suicide by Cairo’s Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities, she is quickly pulled into a much larger sinister plot. Whispersync narration available in the atmospheric audiobook narrated by Suehyla El-Attar. More info →
The Girl With All the Gifts
The publisher calls this "a groundbreaking thriller, emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end." More info →
The Turner House
A National Book Award finalist and one of Oprah magazine's 10 favorite books of the year. From the publisher: "The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone—and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit's East Side, and the loss of a father. But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave her home and move in with her eldest son, the family discovers that the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called home to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts haunts—and shapes—their family's future." More info →
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
From the publisher: "J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called 'one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met,' provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt’s fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors." More info →
The Awakening of Miss Prim
From the publisher: "Set against a backdrop of steaming cups of tea, freshly baked cakes, and lovely company, The Awakening of Miss Prim is a distinctive and delightfully entertaining tale of literature, philosophy, and the search for happiness." More info →
Goodbye, Vitamin
This debut got all kinds of buzz. Reviews used words like "quirky" (NPR) and "darkly funny" (PopSugar). Through a series of diary entries, we enter the story of 30-year-old Ruth: her father has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and his condition is rapidly worsening. Ruth decides to help her struggling family by moving back in with her parents for a year, where Ruth is forced to closely confront both her father's illness (which rapidly moves "from manageable to scary") and the troubled history of their relationship. More info →
Small Fry: A Memoir
From the publisher: "A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents—artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs—Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable. Scrappy, wise, and funny, young Lisa is an unforgettable guide, marveling at the particular magic of growing up in this family, in this place and time, while grappling with her feelings of illegitimacy and shame. Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties." More info →
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Kindle Deals: Still On Sale
The Bennet Women
Three close friends live at Bennet House, an all-women's dorm at Longbourn University: EJ, a Black engineering major, Jamie, a trans French and theater double major, and Tessa, a Filipina astronomy major. Regardless of what’s happening in their personal lives, the dorm is their oasis and a source of self-discovery. As the semester gets underway, each woman finds the promise of romance in this fresh modern take. More info →
The Returned
From the publisher: "The National Book Award–winning author of Hell of a Book shares “a breathtaking novel that navigates emotional minefields with realism and grace” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Harold and Lucille Hargrave’s eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they’ve settled comfortably into life without him. . . . Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep—flesh and blood, still eight years old. All over the world people’s loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether it’s a miracle or a sign of the end. But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality. With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. This acclaimed debut novel marked Mott’s arrival as an important new voice in contemporary fiction." More info →
Two Women Walk into a Bar
This new Cheryl Strayed mini-memoir just came out on January 1. It's a 31-page snapshot of her complex relationship with her mother-in-law, a woman she very much wanted to be close to—but their relationship was never quite what she had hoped for or dreamed of. At a key moment in their history together, Strayed reflects back on the ill-fated moment they first met in a bar, before they were officially connected by marriage. Twenty years later, in the present day, her mother-in-law is entering hospice care and working out her "unfinished business." I've never read Wild, would you believe it? But I loved Tiny Beautiful Things and, given the opportunity, was happy to re-enter Strayed's world on the page for this short story-length reflection. More info →
Half a World Away
From the publisher: " Kerry Hayes is single mum, living on a tough south London estate. She provides for her son by cleaning houses she could never afford. Taken into care as a child, Kerry cannot forget her past. Noah Martineau is a successful barrister with a beautiful wife, daughter and home in fashionable Primrose Hill. Adopted as a young child, Noah never looks back. When Kerry contacts Noah, the sibling she lost on the day they were torn apart as children, she sets in motion a chain of events that will change both of their lives forever." More info →
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
Brigid says: The first in a fantasy series set in an alternate Egypt in 1912, this a short novella that can be read as a standalone and listened to in an afternoon. When Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi is sent to investigate a suspicious death from suicide by Cairo’s Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities, she is quickly pulled into a much larger sinister plot. Whispersync narration available in the atmospheric audiobook narrated by Suehyla El-Attar. More info →
The Enchanted April
This endearing classic begins when one woman reads an advertisement for a small tumble-down medieval castle addressed to “Those Who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine.” She is suddenly struck by desire on this dreary, dripping day and finds a partner-in-travel to get away for a month. The two friends seek out two strangers to make a party of four women—one young, one old, two somewhere in the middle. As they travel to the Italian castle and spend the month finding out what they have in common, they find they are all unhappy with the life they find themselves leading. It's no spoiler to tell you: they come into their own. More info →
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
I love Jen Smith (a Summer Reading Guide author). From the publisher: "Quirks of timing feature in this romantic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver find that true love can be unexpected. Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having just missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row. A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?" More info →
Forever, Interrupted
Taylor Jenkins Reid's work has been a fun (if sometimes emotionally fraught) palate cleanser when I'm reading mostly serious stuff. I don't want to explain too much about the plot line, but I'll just say Reid's m.o. is to layer chick lit-style prose atop serious, thoughtful subjects. More info →
The Book of Ruth
Jane Hamilton is a twice selected author for Oprah's Book Club, and a PEN/Hemingway Award winner. Her debut novel follows Ruth Grey, a young woman in a small farm town in Illinois, who finds what pleasures and grace notes she can, having lost her father to World War II, and her mother in favor of her math-prodigy brother. A review says, "The book ends with the prospect of redemption, thank goodness." Recommended for fans of Jane Smiley, Alice Hoffman, and Anne Tyler. More info →
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (Virago Modern Classics)
The Independent calls author Elizabeth Taylor (no, not that Elizabeth Taylor) "the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike." Listen to this charming description from the publisher: "On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel." More info →
The Perfect Find
Glory Edim chose this for Well-Read Black Girl. From the publisher: "Jenna Jones, former It-girl fashion editor, is broke and desperate for a second chance. When she's dumped by her longtime fiancé and fired from Darling magazine, she begs for a job from her old arch nemesis, Darcy Vale. The beyond-bitchy publisher of StyleZine.com, Darcy agrees to hire her rival – only because her fashion site needs a jolt from Jenna's old school cred. But Jenna soon realizes she's in over her head. She's working with digital-savvy millennials half her age, has never even 'Twittered,' and pretends to still be a Fashion Somebody while living a style lie (she sold her designer wardrobe to afford her sketched-out studio, and now quietly wears Walmart's finest). Worse? The twenty-two-year-old videographer assigned to shoot her web series is driving her crazy. The Perfect Find is a scandalously sexy, laugh-out-loud funny, utterly quotable saga about star-crossed love and starting over." More info →
I follow Nadia Bolz-Weber on IG and am intrigued to read her memoir. I first discovered her as a guest on Suzanne Stabile’s Enneagram podcast. I happen to also be a Lutheran by faith, and Nadia’s bold witness is an inspiration.