The Emerald Atlas
The New York Times – Dana Stevens: Stephens spins a tightly paced, engaging yarn…
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
Synopsis: Months have passed since Horace departed for the eastern nation of Nihon-Ja on a vital mission. Having received no communication from him, his friends fear the worst. Unwilling to wait a second longer, Alyss, Evanlyn, and Will leave their homeland behind and venture into an exotic land in search of their missing friend. When […]
Till Death Do Us Bark
Synopsis When a dog arrives at Spence Mansion, Seymour is overjoyed. His adoptive parents, Ignatius B. Grumply and Olive C. Spence, are less enthusiastic—especially when Secret, the dog, begins barking all night long. Is it possible Secret just misses his old companion, the late Noah Breth, whose children are fighting like cats and dogs over […]
Global Girlfriends : How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women In Poverty Worldwide
Kirkus Reviews The impressive story of how one socially conscious young American woman is changing the lives of poor women in third-world countries. Edgar, the founder of Global Girlfriend, a company that markets hand-crafted apparel, accessories and jewelry, started her venture in 2003 with a $2,000 tax refund. Using the Internet and her network of […]
Bossypants
The New York Times – Janet Maslin: …[Fey's] dagger-sharp, extremely funny…Bossypants isn't a memoir. It's a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation.
She Walks In Beauty : a Woman's Journey Through Poems
The Washington Post – Elizabeth Lund The book's 13 sections explore various facets of womanhood, from love and motherhood to work, beauty and clothes, and growing old. Kennedy introduces each subject with an appealing blend of personal anecdotes and helpful observations about the poems…[she] knows when to change styles or moods so that these pieces […]
Wicked Lies
Library Journal It's been two years since Laura (Lorelie) Adderley has heard psychopathic serial killer Justice Turnbull's voice in her head. His sibilant whispers suddenly scratch at her mind, and she learns that he has escaped and is on his way back to Discovery Bay. It's clear that the gifted women of her family cloistered […]
The Fifth Witness : a Novel
The New York Times – Marilyn Stasio Connelly is…a master manipulator, and there's always something deadly serious behind his entertaining courtroom high jinks. Here he describes the background of the real estate collapse, exposing the venality involved in mortgage foreclosures. And just to keep it light, he throws in a few inside jokes about Hollywood […]
City of Glass
Children's Literature In the final title of the "Mortal Instruments" trilogy, Clary faces some of her greatest challenges. Her mother's life is endangered and to save her, Clary must journey to the City of Glass, ancient home to the Shadowhunters. Once she arrives there, she finds that saving her mother is only one of many […]
City of Fallen Angels
Synopsis: The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most […]