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I’m not a huge believer in new year’s resolutions — they always feel like set ups for failure and disappointment instead of the well-meaning self-bettering they’re intended to be. However, I do believe in the fresh promise of a new year and taking the opportunity to deliberately (and gently) think about your routines and what you might be missing...

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Nutshell

Ian McEwan

With an ingenious plot and unique narrator, this tale of murder and treachery is told from the viewpoint of a fetus — the yet-unborn Hamlet, witness to the conversations and unsavory dealings of those around him. A cleverly imaginative take on Shakespeare’s character, this darkly humorous and skillfully crafted novel reaffirms McEwan as one of the finest writers today.
Recommended by Michal D.

Bait: Off Color Stories for You to Color

Chuck Palahniuk

Outrageous and disturbing, Bait is everything we’ve come to love about Palahniuk, with a bonus: readers get a chance to collaborate in the creativity. This new short story collection combines Palahniuk’s off-color storytelling with colorable pages.
Recommended by Michal D.

Born For This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

Chris Guillebeau

An indispensable guidebook to build your dream career, Guillebeau’s inspiring yet practical advice will get you thinking outside the box and following a path that leads toward your passions. Looking to find the work you were born to do? Then this book is for you.
Recommended by Michal D.

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

A heartbreaking and exceptionally moving memoir by a young surgeon wrestling with the questions met when confronting death, and reflecting on what makes life worth living. An inspiration to us all, Kalanithi’s eloquent and thought-provoking self-examination is unforgettable. I’m grateful for the chance to have read it.
Recommended by Michal D.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone: Illustrated Edition

J K Rowling

Relive the adventure or introduce a new reader to Harry, the young boy who takes readers and their imaginations to incredible and magical places, in a story now spectacularly illustrated with over 100 color images.
Recommended by Michal D.

The Secret Chord

Geraldine Brooks

The rich storytelling and atmosphere in Brooks’s imaginative new novel based on the life of King David is a humanizing and captivating tale about a complex, fabled figure. Strikingly written and flawlessly conjuring both time and place, Brooks succeeds at re-creating a character, an era, and the drama of history.
Recommended by Michal D.

Avenue of Mysteries

John Irving

Irving’s novels are peopled with imaginative, surprising, and memorable characters. Juan Diego and his sister, Lupe, scavengers living in a Oaxacan dump, are no exception. Now an adult, Juan Diego reflects back on his life. A story of growing older, memories, and dreams, this absorbing tale reminds us how the past remains a vital connection to our present.
Recommended by Michal D.

The Witches: Salem, 1692

Stacy Schiff

With the same narrative flair as her captivating biography of Cleopatra, Schiff’s account of the Salem Witch Trials is a dazzling, insightful, and beautifully written portrait of colonial America, the pressures the New World colonies faced, and the women at the heart of the story. An emotionally powerful tale told by a gifted storyteller, this is history at its finest.
Recommended by Michal D.

The Girl in the Spiders Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Series

David Lagercrantz

She's back! Stieg Larsson's thrilling characters return in author David Lagercrantz's accomplished hands. Mikael Blomkvist pairs up once again with Lisbeth Salander, the hacker wunderkind, in this stand-alone sequel to the page-turning series.
Recommended by Michal D.

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