Nathan Hill (best-selling author of The Nix) has triumphed with his new novel, Wellness. Spanning twenty years from the emergent art scene of Wicker Park in the 1990's to the affluent suburbs of Chicago, this work of fiction is hilarious, heartbreaking and astonishingly insightful. Exposing our current culture of success, health and social media, this story chronicles one couple's marriage, their personal growth and the gradual acceptance of who they really are. This is one of the funniest, saddest and smartest books I have ever read. The chapter on the algorithms of Facebook alone should be required reading! I highly recommend this!

-Lisa

Zadie Smith wrestles contemporary themes surrounding women’s independence, racism and class disparity from centuries-old events in her beautifully crafted historical novel. I highly recommend!

-Kathy

National Book Award winner McBride (Deacon King Kong) tells a vibrant tale of Chicken Hill, a working-class neighborhood of Jewish, Black, and European immigrant families in Pottstown, Pa. This endlessly rich saga highlights the different ways in which people look out for one another.

-Staff favorite

People will do funny things for money. And how! Snappy prose and solid reporting help this book stand out among the recent string of crypto exposés.

-Kathy

Award-winning investigative journalist Meg Kissinger has written an engrossing, and devastating, account of her own family's struggles with mental illness at a time when these issues weren’t talked about or treated.  As well, her book covers the system in our country and how it has failed so many in need of help. Meg grew up in Wilmette and the landmarks will be familiar to us all. Her writing is funny, compassionate and a wake-up call to the suffering that so many experience. Do not miss!

-Di and Morley

When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and each other. The mystery is a vehicle for exploring ideas that seem to interest Miracle Creek author Angie Kim more than the fate of a missing middle-aged father: the relativity of happiness; the way we make sense of events based on scant evidence; the Korean concept of jeong; and, above all, the pervasive misunderstanding of neurodivergent people. 

-Staff Favorite

If you have ever worn Toughskins or lugged a Disney lunchbox to school, dreaded the school bully, or sat at the wrong table at lunch this book is for you. You will laugh out loud as comedian Gary Gulman navigates the anxieties and celebrations of firsts that come with grade school, the awkwardness of middle school dances and the glories and heartbreak of being a reluctant high school football star. You will find yourself wanting to read passages out loud to your friend or spouse. This memoir deals with mental health from a young age, and delivers as much heart as it does laughs. Ultimately it is a message of hope to anyone that has ever felt they didn't quite fit in.  

-Kirsten

A famous and wealthy explorer is brutally murdered in a small town in Devon and Inspector Matthew Venn and his team find plenty of suspects but struggle to discover the motive and the means. A great read from the author of the "Vera" series, this book will please all lovers of British mysteries.

-Lisa