Night of Hunters is old-school Tori Amos. For those who have not enjoyed her recent work, you will enjoy this album. Beautiful piano work with haunting lyrics to linger in your mind. Night of Hunters is Tori at her finest.
Read the NPR review here.
A companion memoir to Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller recounts the story of her parents. We follow Nicola and Tim Fuller as they hopscotch the continent, running from war and unspeakable heartbreak, from Kenya to Rhodesia to Zambia, even returning to England briefly. But just when it seems that Nicola has been broken entirely by Africa, it is the African earth itself that revives her.
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is a story of loss and survival. Emotional without being sentimental. Read the New York Times article for a thorough review. Browse the photographs from the book here.
Bjork, the lovely, quirky and eccentric Icelandic artist, has a new ablum out, Biophilia.
Listen to the NPR album preview while you are waiting for your library hold.
Or take a look at her music video to “Moon.”
In this sequel to The Magicians, Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of royal luxury are starting to pall. So, Quentin and his old friend Julia set out on an errand to the wild outer reaches of their kingdom. Their pleasure cruise becomes an adventure when the two are dumped back into the last place Quentin ever wants to see: his parent’s house in Chesterton, Massachusetts.
The Magician King is the adult, cynical and sarcastic version of Harry Potter and Narnia. Darkly humorous and full of wit. Highly recommend.
Just in time for Halloween, take a peak at our Paranormal Mysteries booklist for spooky spectacular reads!
for The Help by Kathryn Stockett, you might like . . .
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (FIC BLAKE)
Little Bee by Chris Cleave (FIC CLEAVE)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (FIC HOFFMAN)
The Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson (FIC JOHNSON)
The Christy Awards honor and promote excellence in Christian fiction. Browse the 2011 Christy Award Nominees for new and interesting reading recommendations.
Jacob Marlowe has lost the will to live. For two hundred years he has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime. Now, the last of his kind, he contemplates suicide — until a violent murder and an extraordinary meeting plunge him straight back into the desperate pursuit of life — and love.
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan is a thrilling and sexy read!
Read the NPR book review. Or listen to the soundtrack by Antique Beat. Check out the website too.
Read alikes:
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Before I go to Sleep by S. J. Watson.
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett is a dazzling read and highly recommended!
You may also like:
Faith by Jennifer Haigh
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran follows Claire DeWitt, not your average private investigator. She has brilliant deductive skills and is an ace at discovering evidence. But Claire also uses her dreams and omens to help her solve mysteries, and relies on Détection – the only book published by the late, great, and mysterious French detective Jacques Silette.
Check out the Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead book trailer too!
You may also enjoy: A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block, The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler, and Vaclav & Lena by Haley Tanner.
