1. Afterlives, by Abdulrazak Gurnah
2. The Rabbit Hutch, by Tess Gunty
3. All This Could Be Different, by Sarah Thankam Mathews
4. Haven, by Emma Donoghue
5. Horse, by Geraldine Brooks
6. Fox Creek, by William Kent Krueger (Register for September 17 event here)
7. Upgrade, by Blake Crouch
8. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
9. Babysitter, by Joyce Carol Oates
10. Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Daniel Silva
The newest novel from Emma Donoghue, Haven, is, per the publisher: "about three men who take a vow together and decide to travel to the remote island of Skellig to build a monastery. When one of the men takes his devout calling to an even more fervent level, it creates a Lord of the Flies-esque environment as the men must survive together in harsh conditions." Paraic O'Donnell in The Guardian compares it to Room.
1. Impact Players, by Liz Wiseman
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
3. Path Lit by Lightning, by David Maraniss
4. Happy Go Lucky, by David Sedaris
5. Life on the Mississippi, by Rinker Buck
6. Slaying the Dragon, by Ben Riggs
7. Slenderman, by Kathleen Hale (Register for October 13 event here)
8. The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber and David Wengrow
9. Birds and Us, by Tim Birkhead
10. France, by Graham Robb
Tim Birkhead, one of the world's leading bird biologists, has written Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation. Kirkus called the book "fascinating" and "authoritative." The reviewer notes: "Melding science, natural history, memoir, and travelogue, ornithologist Birkhead offers a commodious history of humans' connection to birds, from prehistoric times to the current burgeoning interest in bird-watching."
1. Love on the Brain, by Ali Hazelwood
2. Harlem Shuffle, by Colson Whitehead
3. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
5. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna (Register for September 10 virtual event here)
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
7. Fire and Blood, by George RR Martin
8. Normal People, by Sally Rooney
9. Circe, by Madeline Miller
10. The Witches of Moonshine Manor, by Bianca Marais (Register for September 20 ticketed event here)
You may have read that the numbers on the new HBO Series House of the Dragon were through the roof. The source material for this series is Fire and Blood from George RR Martin and unlike the last few seasons of Game of Thrones, it has active participation from the writer. There are at least four editions of this book available, with two jackets (tie-in and original) and two formats (trade and mass).
1. Feminism's Empire, by Carolyn J Eichner
2. The Paris Commune, by Carolyn J Eichner
3. Mythological Animals, by Tam O'Malley
4. Covered with Night, by Nicole Eustace
5. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
6. Educated, by Tara Westover
7. How to Do Nothing, by Jenny Odell
8. Do the Work, by W Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz
9. Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
10. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days, by Rebecca Donner
Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America from NYU Professor of History Nicole Eustace was the Pulitzer winner for history and a National Book Award finalist. From the publisher: "In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois) and Anglo-American colonists, a pair of colonial fur traders brutally assaulted a Seneca hunter near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Though virtually forgotten today, the crime ignited a contest between Native American forms of justice—rooted in community, forgiveness, and reparations—and the colonial ideology of harsh reprisal that called for the accused killers to be executed if found guilty."
1. All Are Neighbors, by Alexandra Penfold, illustrations by Suzanne Kaufman
2. Hugo and the Impossible Thing, by Renée Felice Smith and Chris Gabriel, illustrations by Sydney Hanson
3. Big Feelings, by Alexandra Penfold, illustrations by Suzanne Kaufman
4. Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, by Barbara Joosse, illustrations by Renée Graef
5. What Feelings Do When No One's Looking, by Tina Oziewicz, illustrations by Alexksandra Zajac
6. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster, by Mo Willems
7. Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
8. The Color Monster Goes to School, by Anna Llenas
9. The Rabbit Listened, by Cori Doerrfeld
10. Turtle in a Tree, by Neesha Hudson
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! chalks up its second week in the top 10 for Mo Willems. I've learned it is the first Pigeon book to have gatefold pages (which I think means they fold out). Apparently the concept of the book works on two levels - Pigeon is on an emotional roller coaster while imagining the upcoming ride in the literal roller coaster. As someone who has also looked forward to a rollercoaster ride, I identify!
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