Staff Picks
Stay in touch with the personal favorites of the KDL Staff. Each title is handpicked.
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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon The author questions what it means to be a man today in a series of interlinked autobiographical reflections, regrets, and reexaminations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past. Catalog Link |
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South of Broad by Pat Conroy After his brother’s suicide, Leopold Bloom King struggles along with the rest of his family in Charleston, South Carolina, until he begins to gather an intimate circle of friends, whose ties endure for two decades until a final, unexpected test of friendship. Catalog Link |
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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum—marry or Felipe cannot enter the country again—and how she tackled her fears through research and personal reflection on the enduring institution of marriage. Catalog Link |
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A Separate Country by Robert Hicks A tale inspired by the life of Confederate general John Bell Hood is set in post-Civil War New Orleans and follows his tragic struggles with disabling war injuries, his marriage and eleven children, and his battle with yellow fever. By the best-selling author of The Widow of the South. Catalog Link |
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Twenties Girl: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella Entreated by the bossy ghost of her great aunt to track down a missing necklace, Lara Lington finds her search challenged by her floundering start-up business, her best friend’s defection, and her unfaithful boyfriend. By the best-selling author of the Shopaholic series Catalog Link |
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter: A Novel by Jeff Lindsay Hiding a secret life as an assassin while working as a murder analyst for the Miami police, Dexter Morgan is intrigued by the work of a new serial killer whose style mimics his own and who Morgan realizes is inviting him into a deadly competition. Catalog Link |
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Warbreaker (Sci Fi Essential Books) by Brandon Sanderson Two sisters who are princesses have different destinies as one, Siri, marries the God King, and the other, Vivienna, tries to save her people with the help of Vasher, the Warbreaker, as they all contend with the special powers contained in BioChromatic magic. Catalog Link |
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Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline An anthology of “Philadelphia Inquirer” columns includes stories about the author’s experience of being caught braless in an emergency room, what she identifies as a man’s most important body part, and interrupting as an art form. Catalog Link |
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Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present by Hank Stuever Hank Stuever turns his unerring eye for the idiosyncrasies of modern life to Frisco, Texas, a suburb at once all-American and completely itself, to tell the story of the nation’s most over-the-top celebration: Christmas. Catalog Link |
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The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig Sent to India to weather the scandal of her hasty marriage, Lady Penelope finds herself in the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where she encounters freedom and deception before her athletic talents draw the attentions of Captain Alex Reid and a dangerous spy. Catalog Link |