Tag: 2016 Releases

Title: The Forgetting Time Author: Sharon Guskin Publisher: Flatiron Books, February 2016 Summary/Review: A gripping and dramatic novel about holding on to – and letting go of – memories.  Janie is doing her best to raise her son Noah as a single mom, but...

          Title: Magruder’s Curiosity Cabinet Author: H.P Wood Publisher: Sourcebooks, June 2016 Summary/Review: Ah, turn of the century Coney Island. The sun, the surf, and its newest amusement park Dreamland. Yes, it’s all fun and games until someone dies from...

Title: The Hatching Author: Ezekiel Boone Publisher: Atria, 7/2016 Summary/Review: Would you prefer death by a swarm of flesh eating spiders, or death by an exploding spider egg sac laid within your body? It seems like those might be your only choices, unless you...

Title: Hide Author: Matthew Griffin Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, February 2016 Summary/Review: Matthew Griffin’s debut novel is an honest, realistic look into the lives of of two men in love. Griffin reminds us in our 2016 marriage equality world that not so long ago, gay...

Title: The Guest Room Author: Chris Bohjalian Publisher: Doubleday, January 2016 Summary/Review: In the blink of an eye, Richard Chapman’s home goes from bachelor party venue to bloody crime scene in this riveting novel by Chris Bohjalian. No one could have predicted the carnage...

Title: My Name is Lucy Barton  Author: Strout, Elizabeth  Publisher: Random House, January 2016 Summary/Review: Elizabeth Strout is one of the best out there when it comes to writing about flawed, complicated women.  As Lucy Barton recovers from a mysterious illness in the hospital,...

Title: The Railwayman’s Wife Author: Ashley Hay Publisher: Atria Books, April 2016 Summary/Review: A poignant, post WWII novel set in New South Wales, The Railwayman’s Wife is the type of book you wish you could step into, if just for a moment, to make...