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September 19, 2018

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

September 19, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward documents the inside story of President Trump’s administration.

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September 19, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Politics & Economics, History
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, American politics, American Presidents, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
September 17, 2018

Sleepyhead by Henry Nicholls

September 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Sleepyhead by Henry Nicholls

Science writer Henry Nicholls pens a charming account of his efforts to uncover the secrets of a good night’s sleep.

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September 17, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Henry Nichills, Basic Books, sleep disorders, science, neuroscience, Steve Donoghue
September 15, 2018

An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

An escapist mystery set in a wonderful evocation of the carefree high society world of 1930s London.

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September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
An Act of Villainy, Ashley Weaver, Minotaur Books, amateur detective, series, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
September 14, 2018

Click Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier

September 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Click Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier

This book advocates for common-sense precautions by companies, governments, and individuals so we can enjoy the benefits of technolgoy without falling prey to its vulnerabilities.

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September 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Bruce Schneier, nonfiction, science, technology, the internet, computer hacking, internet security, government regulation, Steve Donoghue
September 12, 2018

The Man in the Arena by Rodger McDaniel

September 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Man in the Arena by Rodger McDaniel

McDaniel follows McGee into the arena of his long public service, vividly dramatizing the debates, alliances, compromises.

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September 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History, Politics & Economics
Rodger McDaniel, Potomac Books, University of Nebraska Press, politics, Senator Gale McGee, Wyoming, American History, Steve Donoghue
September 12, 2018

Twitterbots by Tony Veale & Mike Cook

September 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Twitterbots by Tony Veale & Mike Cook

A fascinating and fun account of the lives of autonomous software systems in the social media universe.

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September 12, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
Tony Veale, Mike Cook, The MIT Press, Twitter, social media, autonomous software systems, Steve Donoghue
September 11, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “When one is unique, one knows it!”

September 11, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “When one is unique, one knows it!”

Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot returns in this elegantly ingenious mystery set in 1930’s London.

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September 11, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Sophie Hannah, Morrow, Harper Collins, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, detective fiction, Closed Casket, mystery fiction
September 10, 2018

The Death of Hitler by Jean-Christophe Brisard & Lana Parshina

September 10, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Death of Hitler by Jean-Christophe Brisard & Lana Parshina

Access to previously unseen Soviet archives and cutting-edge forensics reveals a dramatic new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker.

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September 10, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Jean-Christophe Brisard, Lana Parshina, Da Capo, Hodder & Staughton, Adolph Hitler, Nazi Germany, World War II, Eva Braun, military history, Steve Donoghue, History
September 09, 2018

The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

September 09, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

The first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story a forgotten queen of 6th century Scotland.

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September 09, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Signe Pike, Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, The Mists of Avalon, Arthurian legends, Outlander, Diana Gabaldon, Marion Zimmer Bradley, historical fiction, fantasy, Steve Donoghue
September 06, 2018

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

September 06, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Based on The Iliad, a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of captured women in the final weeks of the Trojan War.

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September 06, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Pat Barker, Doubleday, literary fiction, historical fiction, military fiction, French history, Steve Donoghue
September 04, 2018

Pay No Heed to the Rockets by Marcello Di Cintio

September 04, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Pay No Heed to the Rockets by Marcello Di Cintio

A political-literary travelogue viewing the Palestinian experience through the lens of authors, books, and literature.

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September 04, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Marcello Di Cintio, Counterpoint Press, Palestine, Middle East, Steve Donoghue
September 03, 2018

The Fall of Gondolin by J. R. R. Tolkien

September 03, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Fall of Gondolin by J. R. R. Tolkien

Christopher Tolkien concludes his decades-long endeavor to as the editor and curator of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth fiction

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September 03, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien Houghton, Mifflin Harcourt, Beren, Luthien, The Children of Hurin, Middle Earth, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Alan Lee, The Fellowship of the Ring, Steve Donoghue, Lord of the Rings
September 02, 2018

Pandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold

September 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Pandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold

The story of a catastrophe that changed the nature of an entire generation.

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September 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Pandemic 1918, Catharine Arnold, St. Martin's Press, pandemic, Spanish Flu, epidemic, The Great Influenza, Pale Rider, disease, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
September 01, 2018

The King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley

September 01, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley

Research reveals new details about the conspiracy to kill King James I by the Duke of Buckingham

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September 01, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History
Benjamin Woolley, St. Martin's Press, English history, English Monarchy, conspiracies, assassins, King James I, Duke of Buckingham, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
August 29, 2018

Putney by Sofka Zinovieff

August 29, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Putney by Sofka Zinovieff

A young woman falls for a powerful older man in 1970’s Bohemian London.

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August 29, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Literary Fiction
Putney, Sofka Zinovieff, Harper Collins, literary fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, women's fiction, Steve Donoghue
August 27, 2018

Cherry by Nico Walker

August 27, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Cherry by Nico Walker

A debut novel about love, war, bank robberies, and heroin by a veteran, drug addict, and criminal.

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August 27, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Literary Fiction
Cherry, Nico Walker, literary fiction, crime fiction, military fiction, drug addiction, military veterans, debut novels, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
August 27, 2018

A Life of My Own By Claire Tomalin

August 27, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
A Life of My Own By Claire Tomalin

A memoir of a life in literature by a professional biographer and literary editor.

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August 27, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Claire Tomalin, biography, memoir, infidelity, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
August 24, 2018

Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu

August 24, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu

This science fiction adventure explores the single-minded search for answers with no consideration of the consequences.

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August 24, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ball Lightning, Cixin Liu, Tor Books, science fiction, Chinese science fiction, Three-Body Trilogy, The Three-Body Problem, Steve Donoghue, Action/Adventure
August 23, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “You couldn’t betray someone efficiently if you didn’t love them first”

August 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “You couldn’t betray someone efficiently if you didn’t love them first”

A multilayered, complex novel that explores how the sins of our fathers reflect upon us in an entirely new way.

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August 23, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Fiction-Debut
Sweet Little Lies, Caz Frear, Harper Collins, detective fiction, female detective, crime fiction, police procedural, Irma Heldman, debut novels, mystery fiction
August 22, 2018

The Line That Held Us by David Joy

August 22, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Line That Held Us by David Joy

A riveting crime noir set against rural Appalachia.

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August 22, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Literary Fiction
David Joy, Putnam, rural Appalachia, literary fiction, crime fiction, noir, Penguin Random House, Steve Donoghue
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