Fiction

Modern Fiction Book of the Month – April 2023

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. A brilliant chemist in the sexist 1960s, she is forced to resign from her all-male team. Reluctantly, she becomes the host of a cooking show, but her scientific approach to cooking sparks a revolution, empowering overlooked housewives to challenge the status quo, one molecule at a time. (Join our Fiction reading groups to discuss this book)  //  

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry
Paperback

The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston
The Dead Romantics
Paperback

Dryland

Sara Jaffe
Dryland
Paperback

Modern Fiction Book of the Month – March 2023

A bighearted debut with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology. Takes the reader to both the world of the ancient greeks and modern America at the same time – all the drama of the ancient Greek and Roman mythology packed into one week of modern family living. ”For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe: The Iliad meets Friday Night Lights in this muscular, captivating debut”

Olympus, Texas

Stacey Swann
Olympus, Texas
Paperback

Slaughterhouse Five

Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five
Paperback

Lost Property

Helen Paris
Lost Property
Paperback

Modern Fiction Book of the Month – Feb 2023

This is a true story. An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book. This is a coming-of-age story. One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story. This is a sad story. It’s the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author. This is a love story. But to find out why, you’ll have to read this for yourself... Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.

Hell of a Book

Jason Mott
Hell of a Book
Paperback

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