The James E. Nichols Memorial Library

Popular authors John Lescroart and Pam Jenof have new stories out.  In Lescroarts “Rule of Law”, Dismas Hardy defends a longtime assistant who has been charged as an accessory to murder.  Jenoff’s “Lost Girls of Paris” is an intense tale about three women working undercover in Paris during WWII. 

“The Only Woman in the Room’ by Marie Benedict novelizes of the life of Hedy Lamar, who, before Hollywood fame, was a spy. It may be this year’s first breakout hit. “The Lake on Fire” a story by Rosellen Brown about Jewish immigrants, is also getting attention. “Harry’s Trees” by Jon Cohen, a tale of twisted friendship and “Where the Crawdads Sing”, a slice of southern Gothic by Delia Owens, are two other unknowns that have found a wider readership.  

“Becoming” is Michelle Obama’s account her journey to the White House and the years of living history that followed, told with “characteristic candor and dry wit” (Kirkus Reviews). “The Truths We Hold” by Kamala Harris details her raise to prominence and her personal brand of “smart’ politics.

On Thomas Merton by Mary Gordon profiles this man who, as a Trappist monk, was sworn to silence but became know to the world through his pen. Gordonoffers a profoundly personal view of “one of the great spiritual figures of our age”.