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Poppet, A Detective Jack Caffery Mystery by Mo Hayder

On May 19, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Mo Hayder has for years been a master of chilling, seamlessly-plotted thrillers that keep the reader glued to the page long after lights out, and fresh off of winning the Edgar Award for Best Novel for Gone, Hayder is at the top of her game. Her latest novel, Poppet, is Hayder at her most terrifying: a gripping novel about the search for a dangerous mental patient on the loose.

Stuck in the Middle with You, A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

On May 19, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

New York Times bestseller and acclaimed author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.

That’s That, A Memoir of Growing up Catholic in Northern Ireland during the Troubles by Colin Broderick

On May 19, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Colin Broderick grew up in Northern Ireland during the period of heightened tension and violence known as the Troubles. The first book to paint a detailed depiction of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, That’s That is told in the wry, memorable voice of a man who’s finally come to terms with his past.

The Roberts Court, The Struggle for the Constitution by Washington Correspondent Marcia Coyle

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Law, Nonfiction, by Editor

Marcia Coyle’s brilliant inside account of the High Court captures four landmark decisions—concerning health care, money in elections, guns at home, and race in schools. Coyle examines how those cases began—the personalities and conflicts that catapulted them onto the national scene—and how they ultimately exposed the great divides among the justices.

Robot Futures, About Our Robotic Friends and Foes by Illah Reza Nourbakhsh

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Technology, by Editor

With robots, we are inventing a new species that is part material and part digital. The ambition of modern robotics goes beyond copying humans, beyond the effort to make walking, talking androids that are indistinguishable from people. Future robots will have superhuman abilities in both the physical and digital realms.

Citizenville, How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government by Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

A vision for better government that truly achieves the ancient goal of commonwealth and a triumphant call for individuals to reinvigorate the country with their own two hands, Citizenville is a timely road map for restoring American prosperity and for reinventing citizenship in today’s networked age.

Constance, A Novel of Fierce Rages and Great Tenderness by Patrick McGrath

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

The cool, beautiful Constance Schuyler lives alone in Manhattan in the early 1960s. The story of a marriage in crisis and a family haunted by trauma, Constance is also a tale of resilience and loyalty, and of the moral inspiration that can lead even the most lost of souls back to the light.

Little Green, The Last Detective Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley

On May 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Easy Rawlins is one of the few private eyes in contemporary crime fiction who can be called iconic and immortal. In the incendiary and fast-paced Little Green, he returns from the brink of death to investigate the dark side of L.A.’s 1960s hippie haven, the Sunset Strip.

Pacific, A Novel Filled With Sharp Observation and Deadpan Wit by Tom Drury

On May 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In a triumphant return to the characters that launched his career two decades ago, Tom Drury travels back to Grouse County, the setting of his landmark debut, The End of Vandalism. Drury’s depictions of the stark beauty of the Midwest and the futility of American wanderlust have earned him comparisons to Raymond Carver, Sherwood Anderson, and Paul Auster.

The Third Coast, When Chicago Built the American Dream, A Richly Detailed History by Thomas Dyja

On May 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Though today it can seem as if all American culture comes out of New York and Los Angeles, much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. In luminous prose, Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America.