Allison EscotoDon’t miss the May 2019 Hall of Fame Winners! Scroll down or visit the Hall of Fame page. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Published: 5/7/2019 by Berkley Jove ISBN: 9780451490827 “On the autism spectrum, Khai doesn’t feel anything for anyone. His mother recruits Esme, a young Vietnamese woman, to marry him. A realistic, humorous … Read more
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Published: 9/18/2018 by Sourcebooks Landmark ISBN: 9781492657965 “Imagine the movie Groundhog Day, except this time Aiden Bishop wakes up each day in a deteriorating manor house, as a different person, and must work out who he is and how he relates to everyone else at … Read more
Young Jane Young: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin Published:8/22/2017 by Algonquin Books ISBN: 9781616205041 “Aviva Grossman was involved in a relationship with her boss, who just happened to be a member of Congress. She becomes ostracized as her name is associated with scandal and reinvents herself as Jane Young. She has a daughter, Ruby, who … Read more
Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel by Fredrik Backman Published:5/3/2016 by Atria Books ISBN: 9781501142536 “Britt-Marie is a woman who is used to her life being organized. But when she leaves her cheating spouse and takes a temporary job as caretaker of the recreation center in the tiny town of Borg, her life changes in unpredictable … Read more
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld Published:4/19/2016 by Random House ISBN: 9781400068326 “Love, sex, and relationships in contemporary Cincinnati provide an incisive social commentary set in the framework of Pride and Prejudice. Sittenfeld’s inclusion of a Bachelor-like reality show is a brilliant parallel to the scrutiny placed on characters in … Read more