LOOKING FOR SALVATION AT THE DAIRY QUEEN by Susan Gregg Gilmore
“If I had to make a comparison I would compare Gilmore to Fannie Flagg, but Gilmore more than holds her own. This is an unusually engaging novel by a very fine writer who knows exactly what she is doing.” --Lee Smith, author of Saving Grace and On Agate Hill
BILLY BOYLE WORLD WAR II MYSTERY SERIES by James R. Benn
"Characterization and atmosphere carry Benn's third WWII mystery, a convincing blend of fact and fiction" --
Publisher's Weekly "Uncle Ike" (aka General Eisenhower) personally pins silver first lieutenant bars on Billy Boyle in Benn's stellar fifth WWII mystery (after 2009's Evil for Evil. Benn excels at depicting the impact of war on London--the bricks from bombed buildings piled neatly on the streets, families living in Tube stations, "the odor of the Blitz."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
NON-FICTION
THE BLUE COTTON GOWN by Patricia Harman
"In her sweetly perceptive memoir, [Harman] reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional. Coaxing women in thin blue gowns to share secrets—about abusive boyfriends, OxyContin habits, unplanned pregnancies—she reminds them that they’re not alone.”
People Magazine “Utterly true and lyrical as any novel, Harman’s book should be a little classic.”
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Cage of Stars
SURFACES: VISUAL RESEARCH FOR ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, AND DESIGNERS by Judy Juracek
"Without a doubt, these three volumes comprise an amazing collection of images and information that no theatre designer should be without... inspirational and functional, beautiful and practical." -
Theatre Design & Technology
