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Truth of the Divine: A Novel

Lindsay Ellis - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate grows more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to non-human...
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Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

Mary Norris - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The most irreverent and helpful book on language since the #1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer,...
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Hartwood: Bright, Wild Flavors from the Edge of the Yucatn

Eric Werner - Artisan, 2015.
Format: Print book

The best things happen when people pursue their dreams. Consider the story of Eric Werner and Mya Henry, an intrepid young couple who gave up their restaurant jobs in New York City to start anew in the one-road town of Tulum, Mexico. Here they built Hartwood, one of the most exciting and inspiring...
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Lumby on the Air

Gail Fraser - Center Point Pub
Format: Large Print

When Pam and Mark Walker host a family reunion in Lumby to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, trouble develops when Mark's talk show host brother-in-law disparages small town life on-air while broadcasting from the Montis Inn. (General fiction) . Simultaneous.
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The Incredible Winston Browne

Sean Dietrich
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes ordinary people do the most extraordinary things of all.In the small, sleepy town of Moab, Florida, folks live for ice cream socials, Jackie Robinson, and the local paper's weekly gossip column. For decades Sheriff Winston Browne has watched over Moab with a generous eye,...
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The Big She-Bang: The Herstory of the Universe According to God the Mother

Marisa Acocella - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

A fierce and clever feminist retelling of humanity's past - a herstory of the universe - illustrated and written by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Marisa Acocella.For centuries, history has been "written about a bunch of men by a bunch of men." In The Big SHE-Bang, Marisa...
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The Last Train to Key West

Chanel Cleeton - Berkley
Format: Paperback

In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation....
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