Tag Archives: Literary Fiction

We Recommend…The Shadow Girls

The Shadow Girls by Henning Mankell Available formats: Hardback Henning Mankell is well known for his Wallander mystery series that was adapted into the PBS Masterpiece Theater Mystery! series for television. He has now written a new novel that is … Continue reading

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Book Club Kit: Bel Canto

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Published: 2001 10 Copies & Reading Guide Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country’s vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne … Continue reading

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Book Club Kit: Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout First Published: 2008 Pulitzer Prize: 2009 AJPL: 6 Copies & Reading Guide PCLD: 10 Copies & Reading Guide This collection of interconnected short stories takes place in a small Maine town. They tell us the … Continue reading

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Book Club Kit: The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold First Published: 2002 6 Copies & Reading Guide My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man … Continue reading

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Book Club Kit: The Toughest Indian in the World

The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie First Published: 2000 10 copies & Reading Guide The Toughest Indian in the World is a collection of stories about young Native Americans. The collection introduces a surprising cast of characters who … Continue reading

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Book Club Kit: A Mercy

A Mercy by Toni Morrison First Published: 2008 10 copies (Large Print) & Reading Guide In exchange for a bad debt, an Anglo-Dutch trader takes on a young slave girl, who feels abandoned by her slave mother & who searches … Continue reading

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