Book Break: Fall 2024 Preview

Librarians Claire and Monroe County Library Director, Patty Uttaro, talk about some of the 2024 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this fall!   The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.  Oct. 8. 2024 (Claire) Dual-timeline.  A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy.    When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman– Sept. 17, 2024 (Patty) A lyrical and heart-wrenching story of the way the world closes in on the Frank family from the moment the Nazis invade the Netherlands until they are forced into hiding, bringing Anne to bold, vivid life.  Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, When We Flew Away is an extraordinary and moving tour de force.  Middle-grade novel. A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang.  October 1, 2024 (Claire) Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China this book is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds.  Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell October 1, 2024. (Patty)  In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.   Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten October 1, 2024 (Claire) In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten – aka the Barefoot Contessa- author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, shares her personal story. What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci October 15, 2024 (Claire) In What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating-in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself. Betty Crocker Found Recipes:   Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing November 26, 2024 (Patty) From Betty Crocker, the brand beloved by generations of Americans, a carefully curated treasure trove of more than 100 favorite vintage recipes found in the Betty Crocker archives, dusted off and so delicious you'll love them on today's table. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins October 10, 2024 Claire & Patty New Novel by author of “The Girl on the Train”.  Welcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.  Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.  Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.  But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.  And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge.... The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche.  October 8, 2024.  (Patty) As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return. The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich October 1, 2024 (Claire) A story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives.  Set around a wedding in Argus, North Dakota with themes of climate change, depletion of natural resources, and the economic meltdown of 2008.  Author Erdrich is a Pulitzer prize winner and National Book award winner. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai October 8, 2024.  (Patty) Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories.  This Cursed House by Del Sandeen October 8, 2024 (Patty) In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They’re under a curse, and they think she can break it.   Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading this fall?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!