The film adaptation of Ian McEwan stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead, and hits theaters on September 14, 2018. Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There […]
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, in theaters May 18! Watch official trailer below. The bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Atonement brilliantly illuminates the collision of sexual longing, deep-seated fears, and romantic fantasy on a young couple’s wedding night. It is 1962, and Florence and Edward are celebrating their wedding in a hotel on […]
The September LibraryReads List was announced this morning, and we are very pleased to have four titles in the Top Ten. Remember, eGalleys are still available: Click to prepare for your September Readers’ Advisory. Station Eleven: A Novel By Emily St. John Mandel “An actor playing King Lear dies onstage just before a cataclysmic event […]
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The incomparable Ian McEwan masterfully entwines espionage and love as only he can in SWEET TOOTH, a wickedly intriguing new novel. The story features McEwan’s first female protagonist since Atonement who is about to learn that espionage is the ultimate seduction. Read an excerpt of Sweet Tooth. Read a New Yorker Q&A with Ian McEwan. The […]
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If you’re like me, choosing the next book to read is serious business. There are moods to be considered and big decisions to be made. When I go to the library, I often check out various titles in many different genres because I don’t know what I’ll feel like reading next. I recently picked up The […]
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