If you’re reading this, it’s safe to guess you’re fond of books, reading, and being transported to different times, places, experiences, and viewpoints. We invite you to check out what others are reading and share your recommendations of favorite titles with us.
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
This is a gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. (2023; F)
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
by Amy Bloom
Amy and Brian’s world was changed forever with his diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. Forced to confront the daily frustrations and realities of the disease and its impact on their lives and marriage, Brian resolved not to let it dictate his life and instead asked himself: What makes life meaningful, and how do I want to live the rest of mine? (2024; NF)
Dogland
by Tommy Tomlinson
From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account of the Westminster Dog Show–America’s oldest and most beloved dog show–following one dog on his quest to become a champion. (2024; NF)
The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean
Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call that Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state–but Ellie’s reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than answers. (2024; F)
Tell Me Everything
by Elizabeth Strout
It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. The latest from Pulitzer winner Strout (Olive Kitteridge) brings together characters from her previous novels for a masterly meditation on storytelling through life in small-town Maine. (2024; F)
Truth & Beauty
by Ann Patchett
The author describes her twenty-year friendship with Lucy Grealy, tracing their introduction at a writer’s workshop, the integral part their friendship played in their writing careers, and her witness to Grealy’s medical deterioration. (2004; NF)
Carson the Magnificent
by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas
Zemhe and Thomas’s book examines one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history: a man who brought so much joy and laughter to so many millions but was himself exceedingly shy and private. Zehme traces Carson’s rise from a magic-obsessed Nebraska boy to a Navy ensign in World War II to a burgeoning radio and TV personality to, eventually, host of The Tonight Show–which he transformed, along with the entirety of American popular culture, over the next three decades. (2024; NF)
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
by Ina Garten
Ina Garten, the author of thirteen best-selling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and the cultural icon whose face has launched a thousand memes, shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. (2024; NF)
We Came Here to Shine
by Susie Orman Schnall
Set during the iconic 1939 New York World’s Fair, Susie Orman Schnall’s novel features two intrepid young women-an aspiring journalist and a down-on-her-luck actress-who form an unlikely friendship as they navigate a world of endless possibility, stand down adversity, and find out what they are truly made of during the glorious summer of spectacle and opportunity. (2024; F)
We look forward to hearing about the books you or your book club recommend
- Include your name (although it will not be published), the title, and the author of the book you are recommending, and email this to Tidelines at seabrookislandblog@gmail.com. (You may be able to click on the email address to open a new message.)
- For audiobooks, include the name of the narrator.
- Tidelines editors will provide a blurb to tell a little about the book and add the book jacket image.
- Publication is at the discretion of Tidelines editors.
And if you are weeding your bookshelves, consider offering your recent fiction books to The Lake House library. Please drop them off at the library and librarian Cindy Willis will organize them and put them on the shelves.
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–Tidelines Editors
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