A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889
by Frederic Morton
For a number of reasons, it's rare I choose a history book for Phinney by Post, our backlist subscription, but Morton's 1979 microhistory made for a nice fit, both for its slim size and especially for... (Tom)
Aldo: Ghost Dog
by Joaquín Camp, translated by Kit Maude
One day while playing catch, Aldo the dog gets caught in a white sheet hanging from the clothesline. Believing himself to now be a ghost, Aldo isn't too bothered at first. After all, there are some pe... (Haley)
Forces of Nature
by Edward Steed
The New Yorker cartoon is one of those venerable comedy institutions that, like Saturday Night Live, is at this point often more "funny" than funny. But, as also happens on Saturday Night Live, once i... (Tom)
Small Rain
by Garth Greenwell
Greenwell's first two books, What Belongs to You and Cleanness, each made my year-end top 10, and this third one is likely to as well. Those earlier books were both disarmingly frank (and often breath... (Tom)
When the World Tips Over
by Jandy Nelson
I didn’t realize this was a Young Adult novel when I first picked it up, but I was immediately sucked into this gorgeous, multi-generational tale of a Northern California family that has more than its... (Doree)