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Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal translated from the French by Jessica Mooregenre: contemporary fiction Paula's tried to launch from the nest. Whatever attempts she's made thus far have failed, so when...
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Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhanggenre: speculative/climate fiction Smog has created an earth devoid of fresh food. The lack of sunlight and clear air has rendered...
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The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story by Jay Hoslergenre: graphic novel This book came to my attention because my two fifth grade sons are reading it as a part of Battle of the Books...
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruengenre: historical fiction Jacob Jankowski's life in a nursing home is just meals and sleeping and remembering. And remember he...
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Forever Young: A Memoir by Hayley Millsgenre: nonfiction memoir The movies of Hayley Mills are such a distinct and tangible part of my childhood. There is no way to...
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (audiobook)genre: historical/contemporary family fiction As identical twins, Stella and Desiree look exactly alike. In their tiny...
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The Wild Robot by Peter Browngenre: children's literature Roz has no idea how she arrived on the island. One day she was turned on and the island...
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Dumpling Days by Grace Lingenre: middle grade Pacy Lin is NOT looking forward to spending her summer in Taiwan along with her two sisters. Although she...
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Think Again by Adam Grantgenre: non-fiction As far as Adam Grant is concerned, having knowledge isn't quite as important as a willingness to question that...
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Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilsongenre: fiction The nothing that happens in Coalfield, Tennessee is the oppressive kind, the kind that makes 16 year old Frankie feel...
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Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (audiobook)genre: contemporary fiction/mystery For many lifetimes, the Scottish highlands have been empty of wolves. They were actively hunted...
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Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson (audiobook)genre: middle grade fiction ZJ loves his dad more than anybody does - and when your dad has been a pro-football player, a LOT of...
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The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed by Julie Barlow and Jen-Benoit Nadeau (audiobook)genre: non-fiction I've been working my through Duolingo's French program for more than two years so when I heard of this book, I thought...
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The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charlesgenre: historical fiction When Odile manages to get a job at the American Library in Paris, it's a dream come true. To be...
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The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlsongenre: children's fiction The curmudgeonly Armand is happy with his simple life. He rambles the streets of Paris during the...
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Untamed by Glennon Doylegenre: memoir, self-help From the moment I started Glennon's book, I felt like she did have something to teach me. I liked her...
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Happening by Annie Ernauxgenre: memoir In 1963, Annie is a college student when she finds out she's pregnant. This short and deeply poignant book is about...
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligmangenre: historical fiction/biography Like nearly everyone else, I have a pretty good idea of who Vincent Van Gogh was, maybe I knew a...
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A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingwaygenre: essays, nonfiction In this series of essays, Hemingway takes us to the Paris of his early years, years of poverty and writing for...
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unfollow: a Journay from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Ropergenre: memoir Westboro Baptist Church. Probably you’ve heard of them before too, like I had. What does it bring to mind? Hatred....
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Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar (audiobook)genre: memoir Jill Duggar’s life as part of a reality tv “filming family” influenced her growing up nearly as much as the strict religion...
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The People We Keep by Allison Larkin (audiobook)genre: contemporary fiction April knows she's on her own. Yes, she technically has a dad but now that she's sixteen, he's washed his...
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Indiana by George Sandsgenre: fiction Indiana, the unhappily wed and unwell resident of a lovely country estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her much older...
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Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (audiobook)genre: young adult fiction Want to guess how Perry Firekeeper-Birch was NOT planning on spending her summer before her junior...
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The Paris Secret by Karen Swangenre: historical fiction Flora's job as a fine art agent has led to her meeting a lot of interesting people and some incredible...
