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Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson
I love discovering debut novels that are so good I can’t put them down. The Kite Runner and The Help were such books and now I can add Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away to my list. At the center of the story is...
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The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall-Smith
The last time I read anything that could be considered a mystery, I was seven years old and it was a Nancy Drew book. It creeped me out and I swore off mysteries, presumably forever. Recently, however,...
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and other books by Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller, born in England while her parents were briefly living there, moved to central Africa at the age of two, living there until her marriage in 1993 and a move to Wyoming. She writes...
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Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Because I am not a deeply religious person, one might not expect this book to be one I would normal gravitate to but … after reading this book, I don’t think I will ever look at the world of Islam the...
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Lower River by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux, author of Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cape Town to Cairo and many other novels and travel narratives, has written a taut and tense story about sixty-something Ellis Hock. Having...
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Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the north, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet. In the day-time...
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A Different Sun by Elaine Neil Orr
Emma grew up in the 1840′s in Georgia, the daughter of slave owners. From an early age she knew it was wrong to own other human beings, but she did not know what she could do about this terrible...
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Best ‘New to Us’ Books in 2013: Stephen B’s Picks
My name is Stephen Bank and I have been working in Wake County Public Libraries for over 12 years. My favorite genre is mysteries, but I also like Historical Nonfiction and sometimes human interest...
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ifemelu is a teenager in Nigeria when she first meets Obinze. Immediately, sparks fly, and from that moment forward they are inseparable. However, the political reality in Nigeria works against them....
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The Informationist by Taylor Stevens
Vanessa Michael Munroe is the kind of character I love – a strong, powerful female who makes her own way and fears nothing. She’s built a business gathering information for powerful people, using...
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