Release Date: July 21, 2020 Bridget Stratton is single and is enjoying her life as a cellist in Manhattan. She has two adult children who are now involved in their own lives. She has a home in upstate Connecticut and is looking forward to spending time with her boyfriend Sterling. Her plans for the summer quickly change when they break up and her two … Continue reading Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel
Paperback Release Date: July 7, 2020 Ruth Robb is a teenager hiding a big secret from her friends. She recently moved to Atlanta from New York City where she was raised in a Jewish home. After her father’s death, her mom decided to move them back near her family. Neither of them has told anyone about their religious beliefs because of the conservative nature of … Continue reading Paperback Release: In The Neighborhood Of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Release Date: June 23, 2020 Erin Geraghty is on a flight from Washington, DC to California to attend a retreat for cancer patients. She has grown tired of her battle with pancreatic cancer and knows that her days are limited. Back at home are her grown children and a deteriorating marriage. While en route, the plane encounters turbulence over Kansas and explodes. Erin is the … Continue reading The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell
Release Date: June 30, 2020 About The Book: The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls “part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott” now brings us her quirky and compassionate account of holding local office. Heather Lende was one of the thousands of women inspired to take a more active role in politics during the past few years. Though her entire campaign for assembly member in … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics by Heather Lende
Release Date: June 30, 2020 About The Book: Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Catholic school. Brie has big plans for eighth grade. She’s going to be the star of the school play and convince her parents to let her go to the performing arts high school. But when Brie’s mom walks in on her accidentally … Continue reading Book Spotlight: In The Role Of Brie Hutchens by Nicole Melleby
Release Date: June 9, 2020 About The Book: One of Oprah Magazine’s Most Anticipated Romances of 2020! After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions … Continue reading Book Spotlight: The Marriage Game by Sara Desai
Paperback Release Date: June 23, 2020 About The Book: Winner of the 2020 Thomas Wolfe Prize Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction The Stewart sisters, pragmatic Lorena and chimerical Elise, are bound together not only by their isolation on the prairie of early 1900s Oklahoma, but also by their deep emotional reliance on each other. They’re all they’ve got . . . … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Prairie Fever by Michael Parker
Release Date: June 16, 2020 Veronica McCreedy is in her mid-eighties and lives alone in Scotland. She has been divorced for many years and has not maintained any ties to her family. Her days are spent conversing with her small staff who tend to her personal needs while tending her home. She is lonely and isolated and often unpleasant. Recently, she decided that it’s time … Continue reading How The Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
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