The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah| Published February 6th 2018 by St. Martin’s Press | 435 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another…
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin | Published June 26th 2018 by Ballantine Books | 334 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville’s elite. More recently, her husband made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton. Yet sometimes the…
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown | Published September 12th 2017 by Random House| 208 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the…
Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @Work by Karen Jaw-Madson
Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @Work by Karen Jaw-Madson | Published June 2018 by Emerald Publishing Group | 182 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “Organizational culture isn’t just a hot topic-it’s an untapped asset and potential liability for all businesses. And yet, for all its potential to make or break, few know how to manage cultures with proficiency….
Next Year in Havana 🧡 by Chanel Cleeton
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 🧡 | Published February 6th 2018 by Penguin/Berkley | 361 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity–and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution…” REVIEW A familiar yet unique story,…
Book Wrap-Up #05 (10/18) 📚 for October 2018
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green | Published September 25th 2018 by Dutton | 352 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship–like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor–April and her…
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan | Published April 24th 2018 by William Morrow Paperbacks | 352 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “Set amidst the breathtaking beauty of Oxford, this sparkling debut novel tells the unforgettable story about a determined young woman eager to make her mark in the world and the handsome man who introduces her…
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding | Expected publication: April 30th 2019 by Crooked Lane Books| 304 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they’re right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she’s never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night,…
French Exit by Patrick deWitt
French Exit by Patrick deWitt| Published August 28th 2018 by Ecco| 256 Pages | Goodreads PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION “… A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegration” REVIEW I learned about FRENCH EXIT through Buzz Books (Publishers Lunch)….