Staff Picks

Check the blog every Wednesday for updates on what our staff is reading and recommendations for our new and all-time favorite books. What is your favorite book? Post your answer in the comments section below. To see all previous Staff Picks posts, simply type "Staff Picks" in the search box at the top left of this blog and click the "search blog" button.

New England White by Stephen Carter - recommended by Stephanie

Stephen L. Carter returns to the New England university town of Elm Harbor, where a murder begins to crack the veneer that has hidden the racial complications of the town's past, the secrets of a prominent family, and the most hidden bastions of African-American political influence. - book jacket.

Paula by Isabel Allende - recommended by Christine

A mothers biography about taking care of her terminally ill daughter. Very insightful for all moms.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov - recommended by Megan
A well written book that has been described as the most controversial classic novel of the 20th century.

Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliot - recommended by Thea

Prince of Dogs returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and to the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Court's heir; Laith, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglat, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city of Gent; and Fifth Brother, who now builds an army to do his father's - or his own - bidding in a world at war! - book jacket.