October 21, 2022 Frances Boyd

New Books by Authors We Know

Reading Lists

Nina Totenberg, Dinners With Ruth

Ari Shapiro, Host of NPR’s All Things Considered–“The fact that Nina and Ruth are each legends in their own right makes this a must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, the law and media.”

Fiona Davis, The Magnolia Palace

Another historical fiction set in New York City by the author of The Chelsea Girls and The Lions of Fifth Avenue.

Rick Bragg, All Over but the Shoutin’

A memoir, set in rural Alabama, by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.

John Irving, The Last Chair Lift

This author’s first book in seven years.

The Washington Post Book World–“Irving’s characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade ut to dance there.”

Maggie O’Farrell, The Marriage Portrait

The author of Hamnet writes a new historical novel set in the 1550’s in Renaissance Italy.

Jody Picoult, Mad Honey

Co-authored by Jennifer Finney Boylan, this book does what Picoult does so well. It centers around timely issues and includes a captivating courtroom trial.

Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts

Author of Little Fires Everywhere writes a novel that is another Reese’s Book Club pick.