Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race on Sept. 6, 2016 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in… June 9, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 8 ★★★★★
Made in America Add to Goodreads In Made in America, Bill Bryson de–mythologizes his native land—explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn’t won, why Americans say “lootenant” and “Toosday,” how Americans were eating junk food long before the word… April 19, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★½
Smoke in Mirrors on January 7, 2002 Pages: 272 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Charming, seductive scam artist Meredith is dead, and the job of proving that death was no accident is left to Leonora Hutton, who has always been there when Meredith needed her. Thomas Walker has something to… April 10, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 6 ★★★★
Crime and Poetry Series: Magical Bookshop #1 on April 5, 2016 Pages: 345 Add to Goodreads From Amanda Flower—who writes the national bestselling Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries as Isabella Alan—comes the first in the new Magical Bookshop Mystery series. Rushing home to sit by her ailing grandmother’s bedside, Violet Waverly… Read more »
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts Published by Putnam on Apr. 16, 2013 Genres: Romantic suspense Pages: 484 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, Night Moves, Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, Stars of Fortune, Tribute, The… Read more »
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz Published by Berkley on Dec. 8, 2016 Genres: Romantic suspense Format: Hardcover Source: the library Also by this author: Copper Beach, Dream Eyes, River Road, Eye of the Beholder, Lost and Found, Sharp Edges, When All the Girls Have Gone, Smoke in Mirrors, Falling… Read more »
The Martian by Andy Weir Published by Crown on Feb. 11, 2014 (hardcover) Genres: Science Fiction Pages: 387 Format: Paperback Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Project Hail Mary Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now,… Read more »
Closer to the Heart Series: Herald Spy #2 on Oct. 6, 2015 Pages: 368 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Closer to Home, Closer to the Chest Mags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen… Read more »
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick Published by Berkley on April 21, 2015 Pages: 359 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Crystal Gardens, The Mystery Woman, Otherwise Engaged, ‘Til Death Do Us Part, The Girl Who Knew Too Much, With This Ring, Rendezvous, Affair,… Read more »
Closer to Home Series: Herald Spy #1 on Oct. 7, 2014 Pages: 361 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Closer to the Heart, Closer to the Chest Mags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh life in the mines, until the King’s Own Herald discovered his talent and… Read more »
