Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead
A magical and immersive piece of literary fiction, Great Circle offers readers a little bit of everything—a coming of age story, sprinkled with adventure, forbidden love, family tension, mystery, and... (Brittany)
Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound
by David B. Williams
When it comes to books about Seattle and its surroundings, there's one must-read writer as far as I'm concerned, and that's David B. Williams. I've long been telling recent arrivals and lifetime resid... (James)
The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth
by Post Book #77
by Roy Andries de Groot by Roy Andries de Groot The "Auberge" of the title is a small inn and restaurant, tucked away in a valley in the Alps and largely undiscovered, until de Groot's 1973 book, whic... (Tom)
The Lights and Types of Ships at Night
by Dave Eggers and Annie Dills
The Lights and Types of Ships at Night by Dave Eggers and Annie Dills Those former and current bedtime-readers among you likely are aware how difficult it can be to turn a much-loved fact book (e.g.,... (Tom)
The Promise
by Damon Galgut
A modest property on the outskirts of Pretoria, an unhappy white family whose dysfunctions seem likely to be remembered by no one outside their tiny circle: these might seem unpromising materials for... (Tom)