Booksellers' Recommendations

 

Christmas on Jane StreetChristmas on Jane Street
Billy Romp

The warm, wonderful, real-life tale of the family who brings the Christmas spirit to life on a street corner in Manhattan.

Harper Paperbacks
978-0-06-162642-5
$12.95 paper

 

 

Last LectureThe Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
with Jeffrey Zaslow

Based on the extraordinary final lecture by a Carnegie Mellon University professor, given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer, this moving book inspires readers to live each day with
purpose and joy.

Hyperion
978-1-40132-325-7
$21.95 hardcover

 

Memory of WaterThe Memory of Water
Karen White

After their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland harbor a secret about that night—one that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood.

New American Library
978-0-451-22303-6
$14.00 paper

 

 

Mudbound
Hillary Jordan

A gripping and exquisitely rendered story of forbidden love, betrayal, and murder, set against the brutality of the Jim Crow South.

Algonquin Books
978-1-56512-569-8
$22.95 hardcover

 

 

Story of Edgar SawtelleThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski

This riveting saga of an American family captures the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate, through one boy’s epic journey into the wild.

Ecco
978-0-06-137422-7
$25.95 hardcover

 

 

When You Are Engulfed in FlamesWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris

Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, this sixth essay collection from Sedaris is a new masterpiece of comic writing.

Little, Brown and Company
978-0-316-14347-9
$25.99 hardcover

 

 

Pocket Guide to MischiefThe Pocket Guide to Mischief
Bart King Brenda Brown, illustrator

Some of the greatest eaders and geniuses in history were mischief makers. In honor of them, King has written this perfect addition to any prankster’s collection.

Gibbs Smith, Publisher
978-1-42360-366-5
$9.95 paper