Russia

Announcing the Winners of the 2017 National Book Awards

November 16, 2017 | madame librarian

Teen Fiction

Far from the tree by Robin Benway

Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovers that she is the middle child in her biological family after she gives up her own child for adoption, and she struggles to bond with her stoic older brother and outspoken younger sister.

Poetry

All the Kremlin's Men

May 15, 2017 | SuzyQ
All the Kremlin's men : inside the court of Vladimir Putin by Mikhail Zygarʹ

This is the story of the political battles that have taken place in the court of Vladimir Putin since his rise to power, and a chronicle of friendship and hatred between the Russian leader and his foreign partners and opponents.

The man without a face : the unlikely rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen
Putin's kleptocracy : who owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha

The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha's brilliant work provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.

If You Like Amy Tan...

June 27, 2014 | madame librarian

If you like strong female characters with a sense of adventure such as the women featured in Amy Tan's stories, may we suggest...

Beautiful ruins: a novel by Jess Walter

The inheritance of loss by Kiran Desai

Beside a burning sea by John Shors

Daughter's keeper by Ayelet Waldman

The round house by Louise Erdrich

The madonnas of Leningrad: a novel by Debra Dean

Look What's In Large Print: May 2014

May 2, 2014 | madame librarian

Spy vs Spy.  Espionage.  State Secrets. Romance.  Who do you trust?

Covert warriors [large print] by W.E.B. Griffin ; with William E. Butterworth IV

Murder Will Out February 2013

February 6, 2013 | madame librarian

The burning edge by Rick Mofina

Mystery Writers of America presents vengeance by edited by Lee Child

The darkening field by William Ryan

Ghoul interrupted by Victoria Laurie

Year 2012 Top Fiction Picks

December 20, 2012 | madame librarian

Our favorite reads this year from the Adult and Children/Tweens/Teens Librarians:

The age of miracles: a novel by Karen Thompson Walker

The art forger: a novel by B.A. Shapiro

The dog stars by Peter Heller

Before I go to sleep: a novel by S.J. Watson

City of thieves: a novel by David Benioff

Every day by David Levithan

Book Club Choices: December 2011

November 22, 2011 | madame librarian

The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources check out CPL's Book Club in a Bag kits.

The true memoirs of Little K by Adrienne Sharp

The tiger's wife: a novel by Téa Obreht

Life itself: a memoir by Roger Ebert

A trick of the light by Louise Penny

The blind assassin by Margaret Atwood

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