More Books My Mom Liked
By Book Moon
By Book Moon
I can't believe it either, but my mom read more books! Let's see what Kath's been up to during this quarantine. Looks like she has some great suggestions for those rainy quarantine days. Or maybe you're looking for an easy Mother's Day gift? (it might get there a little late but Mom won't mind right? It's the thought that counts).
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
$17.99 $16.55"...author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France–a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women."--Kristin Hannah.com
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
$17.99 $16.55"There are many great things about this book...It will thrill her fans with its combination of Greek tragedy, Romeo and Juliet-like coming of age story and domestic potboiler. She recreates in magical detail the lives of Alaska's homesteaders...and is just as specific and authentic in her depiction of the spiritual wounds of post-Vietnam America. A tour de force." --Kirkus
The Glass Hotel
Emily St John Mandel
$26.95 $24.79"A striking book that's every bit as powerful -- and timely -- as its predecessor... In Vincent and Paul, Mandel has created two of the most memorable characters in recent American fiction... Mandel's writing shines throughout the book, just as it did in Station Eleven. She's not a showy writer, but an unerringly graceful one, and she treats her characters with compassion but not pity. The Glass Hotel is a masterpiece, just as good -- if not better -- than its predecessor. It's a stunning look at how people react to disasters, both small and large, and the temptation that some have to give up when faced with tragedy." --Michael Shaub, NPR
Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate
$17.00 $15.64"Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong."--Penguin Random House.com
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
$15.99 $14.71I'm going to go out on a limb here and say this is probably one of my mom's favorite books. It's never a bad time for a re-read.
The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn
$16.99 $15.63"The Woman in the Window is a tour de force. A twisting, twisted odyssey inside one woman's mind, her illusions, delusions, reality. It left my own mind reeling and my heart pounding. An absolutely gripping thriller."--Louise Penny
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
$18.00 $16.56Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. All The Light We Cannot See tells the story of a blind French girl on the run from the German occupation who crosses paths with a German orphan-turned-resistance tracker. "A tender exploration of this world's paradoxes; the beauty of the laws of nature and the terrible ends to which war subverts them; the frailty and the resilience of the human heart; the immutability of a moment and the healing power of time. The language is as expertly crafted as the master locksmith's models in the story, and the settings as intricately evoked. A compelling and uplifting novel."--M.L. Stedman
Daisy Jones & the Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
$17.00 $15.64"Each character is compelling but Daisy Jones is the star. She's a blazing talent who is unapologetic in her sexuality and lives life on her own terms. . . . Like a poignant song with lyrics that speak to your soul, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid will transport you to another place and time."--Associated Press
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
$17.00 $15.64A classic among American classics: "A true classic of twentieth-century literature, this edition has been updated by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III to include the author's final revisions and features a note on the composition and text, a personal foreword by Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan--and a new introduction by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward."--Bookshop.org
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
$16.95 $15.59Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award: "Colson Whitehead's book blends the fanciful and the horrific, the deeply emotional and the coolly intellectual. What he comes up with is an American masterpiece."--Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto
Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty
$17.99 $16.55From the writer of Big Little Lies: "If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers." --Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review
Circe
Madeline Miller
$16.99 $15.63"With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world."--Libro.fm
Normal People
Sally Rooney
$17.00 $15.64"[Rooney] has been hailed as the first great millennial novelist for her stories of love and late capitalism. . . . [She writes] some of the best dialogue I've read."--The New Yorker
Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Keane
$17.00 $15.64"One of the most unpretentiously profound books I've read in a long time...modestly magnificent." --Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air
Many moons ago, Amanda first worked as a bookseller at Buffalo Street Books Co-Op in Ithaca, NY. She’s thrilled to be back among the books, especially here in Easthampton where she’s lived for two years. Amanda holds a B.M. in Music Composition and a minor in English Lit. from Ithaca College. She enjoys all kinds of books but is especially partial to anything involving science fiction, speculative fiction, feminist/LGBTQ themes, and writers of color. She’s a nerd’s nerd and loves being a part of this amazing community of book lovers. Come talk to her about her strange taste in music (jazz fusion, anyone?), books, artsy films, and the Fermi Paradox.