Staff Picks

October 8, 2009

Staff Pick: Hallie Rubenhold’s The Lady in Red 0

by Emily Colette Wilkinson

A vivid, lucid account of one of the strangest English sex scandals of the age: the tale of the adulterous Lady Seymour Worsley and her vengeful husband, Sir Richard Worsley.

September 8, 2009

Staff Pick: Matthew Kneale’s English Passengers 1

by C. Max Magee

It’s the sort of book that has you running for atlases and encyclopedias to try to learn by what alchemy the author has turned history into such invigorating fiction.

June 23, 2009

Staff Picks: Brooks, Richler, Snow, Codrescu, Waller 0

by C. Max Magee

The “staff picks” shelf in any good independent bookstore is a treasure trove of book recommendations. Unmoored from media hype and even timeliness, these books are championed by trusted fellow readers. With many former (and current) booksellers in our ranks, we offer our own “Staff Picks” in a feature appearing irregularly.
The Moves Make the Man [...]

March 10, 2009

Staff Picks: Morrison, Marcom, Lethem, Frankfurt, Binelli, Seidel 2

by Editor

The “staff picks” shelf in any good independent bookstore is a treasure trove of book recommendations. Unmoored from media hype and even timeliness, these books are championed by trusted fellow readers. With many former (and current) booksellers in our ranks, we offer our own “Staff Picks” in a feature appearing irregularly.
A Mercy by Toni Morrison [...]

January 13, 2009

Staff Picks: Simenon, Johnson, Suskind, McPhee, Herzog 0

by Editor

The “staff picks” shelf in any good independent bookstore is a treasure trove of book recommendations. Unmoored from media hype and even timeliness, these books are championed by trusted fellow readers. With many bookselling alums in our ranks, we offer our own “Staff Picks” in a feature appearing irregularly.
Red Lights by Georges Simenon recommended by [...]

July 15, 2008

Staff Picks: Niffenegger, Thewlis, Klam 2

by Editor

The “staff picks” shelf in any good independent bookstore is a treasure trove of book recommendations. Unmoored from media hype and even timeliness, these books are championed by trusted fellow readers. With many bookselling alums in our ranks, we offer our own “Staff Picks” in a feature appearing irregularly.
The Adventuress by Audrey Niffenegger recommended by [...]