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The House by the River

Lena Manta · AmazonCrossing
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback

The first novel by acclaimed Greek writer Lena Manta to appear in English translation, The House by the River is an intimate, emotionally powerful saga following five young women as they realize that no matter the men they choose, the careers they pursue, or the children they raise, the only...
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Deacon King Kong: A Novel

James McBride · Riverhead Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting.

In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause...
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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

Max Brooks · Del Rey
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of World War Z takes on the Bigfoot legend with a tale that blurs the lines between human and beast - and asks what we are capable of in the face of the unimaginable. As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's eruption swirled and finally settled, the story...
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The Deep

Alma Katsu · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger comes an eerie, psychological twist on one of the world's most renowned tragedies, the sinking of the Titanic and the ill-fated sail of its sister ship, the Britannic.

Someone, or something, is haunting...
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A Christmas Resolution: A Novel

Anne Perry · Ballantine Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A smitten young woman is about to marry a dangerous man--unless Detective Hooper and his new girlfriend can prevent it--in this wickedly tangled holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry.Detective John Hooper, William Monk's right-hand man at the Thames River Police, has fallen...
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg · Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Thirty years after women became percent of the college graduates in the United States men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry This means that womenrsquos voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives In Lean In Sheryl...
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Wonder Valley: A Novel

IVY POCHODA · Ecco
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

NPR Best Book of 2017Los Angeles Times Best Fiction PickRefinery29 Best Book of the YearBOLO Books Top Read of 2017"Destined to be a classic L.A. novel." - Michael ConnellyWhen a teen runs away from his father's mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will...
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Untitled Stone Barrington #56

Stuart Woods · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Stone Barrington is in hot water in the newest novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling Stuart Woods.
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When We Were Vikings

Andrew David MacDonald · Gallery/Scout Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A heart-swelling debut for fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Sometimes life isn't as simple as heroes and villains.

For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother,...
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Shadow Fall

Alexander Freed · Del Rey
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

After their narrow victory over Shadow Wing, Alphabet Squadron is on the attack, hunting their adversaries within the Imperial Remnant. Shadow Wing is desperate for direction and leadership - and they find both in the iron will of Major Keize, their former commander and Yrica Quell's...
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