Transporting Fiction

We’ve selected some of our favorite novels for those patrons who prefer to escape to far away places through fiction.

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A Word from Our Author: Emily Culliton at Open Book Spring 2017

June 20, 2017May 22, 2017 Written by cnewbould

A wildly entertaining debut about a Brooklyn Heights wife and mother who has embezzled a small fortune from her children’s private school and makes a run for it, leaving behind her trust fund poet husband, his maybe-secret lover, her two daughters, and a school board who will do anything to find her. “[A] wonderful and […]

Miriam’s Must-Haves: Voces de mujeres en la ficción

March 6, 2019March 4, 2019 Written by cnewbould

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting nearly 30 must-have Spanish-language titles representing women’s voices in fiction. These include contemporary works by Sandra Cisneros, Laura Esquivel, and Isabel Allende, as well as, canonical classics such as Jane Austen’s beloved novel Orgullo y prejuicio. Our list of recommendations features the highly anticipated translation of E […]

A Letter from Elan Mastai, Author of ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS

December 15, 2016December 6, 2016 Written by cnewbould

“A thrilling tale of time travel and alternate timelines with a refreshingly optimistic view of humanity’s future.” —Andy Weir, New York Times bestselling author of The Martian You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we’d have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren’s 2016, humanity thrives in a techno-utopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, […]

Malorie by Josh Malerman

May 26, 2020May 7, 2020 Written by cnewbould

In the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film that starred Sandra Bullock and “absolutely riveted” Stephen King, New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman brings unseen horrors to life. “This sequel is as tense and harrowing as the original, with a new depth that raises the stakes.”—Riley Sager, author of Lock Every Door […]

Transporting Fiction

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