BEAUTIFUL RUINS by Jess Walter Ruins both emotional and architectural, in Italy, Hollywood and elsewhere, figure in this sweeping novel. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY by E L James An inexperienced college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes; the first book in a trilogy. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks An “oral history” of an imagined Zombie War that nearly destroys civilization. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel In this sequel to “Wolf Hall,” Thomas Cromwell conspires against Anne Boleyn, who has failed to give Henry VIII a son; winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M L Stedman An Australian lighthouse keeper and his wife decide to keep a baby who has washed ashore. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE by Maria Semple A teenage daughter compiles e-mails, official documents and secret correspondence in an effort to find her eccentric mother. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel An allegory on the high seas, in which a teenage boy and a 450-pound tiger are thrown together in a lifeboat after a shipwreck. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
FIFTY SHADES DARKER by E L James Daunted by Christian’s dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship — but desire still dominates her every thought; the second book in a trilogy. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
FIFTY SHADES FREED by E L James Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face a world of possibilities, and unexpected challenges; the final volume in a trilogy. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE BLACK BOX by Michael Connelly In a case that spans 20 years, the Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch links a recent crime to the killing of a photographer amid the 1992 race riots. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho In this fable, a Spanish shepherd boy ventures to Egypt in search of treasure and his destiny. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE WITNESS by Nora Roberts A woman hides from the Russian mob in the Ozarks, but her sharp mind and secretive nature attract the attention of the local police chief. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn A woman who, as a child, was spared when her mother and sisters were murdered begins to reinvestigate the case against her imprisoned brother. The results are surprising. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON by Adam Johnson In a series of picaresque adventures, a young North Korean navigates the country’s repressive hierarchy; a 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
A GAME OF THRONES by George R R Martin In the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are mustering; Book 1 of “A Song of Ice and Fire.” See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain Hadley Richardson comes into her own as Ernest Hemingway’s long-suffering first wife in this novel, which chronicles their five-year marriage, much of it spent among aspiring writers in Paris. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE FORGOTTEN by David Baldacci A special agent with the United States Army investigates his aunt’s mysterious death in a picture-perfect town on Florida’s Gulf Coast. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn A man tells of his encounters with a mysterious figure who has given him a series of messages that hold the secret of America’s future. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK by Matthew Quick After spending time in a mental institution, Pat Peoples has two obsessions — his ex-wife and the Philadelphia Eagles. See Holdings / Request a Copy |
SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn Fresh from a stay at a psychiatric hospital, a newspaper reporter returns (reluctantly) to her hometown to cover the murders of two girls. See Holdings / Request a Copy |


