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April 11, 2013

A Week in Winter is Maeve Binchy's last book, completed before her death in 2012. It's another heartwarmer that shows hidden connections between a varied group of people who come together for one week in winter.

Happy reading!



Christian
The Handmaid and the Carpenter
The Handmaid and the Carpenter
by Elizabeth Berg

Madman
Madman
by Tracy Groot


Fantasy
Flame of Sevenwaters
Flame of Sevenwaters
by Juliet Marillier

The Seer of Sevenwaters
The Seer of Sevenwaters
by Juliet Marillier

The Sharing Knife
Beguilement

by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Sharing Knife
Legacy

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Enchantment
by Orson Scott Card

Stardust
by Neil Gaiman

The Snow Queen
by Mercedes Lackey

Beauty and the Werewolf
by Mercedes Lackey

Sleeping Beauty
by Mercedes Lackey

Daughter of the Forest
by Juliet Marillier

Son of the Shadows
by Juliet Marillier

Child of the Prophecy
by Juliet Marillier

Heir to Sevenwaters
by Juliet Marillier

If Wishes Were Horses
by Anne McCaffrey

His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance

Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance

Black Powder War
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance

Empire of Ivory
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance

Victory of Eagles
by Naomi Novik
read by Simon Vance

The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss

The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss

Summers at Castle Auburn
by Sharon Shinn

Coronets and Steel
by Sherwood Smith

Blood Spirits
by Sherwood Smith



Contemporary
A Week in Winter
A Week in Winter
by Maeve Binchy

The Actor and the Housewife
The Actor and the Housewife
by Shannon Hale

The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery

Heart and Soul
by Maeve Binchy

Minding Frankie
by Maeve Binchy

The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown

An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
by Brock Clarke

Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
read by Anne Flosnik

Gold
by Chris Cleave

Mission
by A. M. Cormier

Still Life
by Joy Fielding

The Story Sisters
by Alice Hoffman

The Interruption of Everything
by Terry McMillan
read by Desiree Taylor

The Call
by Yannick Murphy

Baking Cakes in Kigali
by Gaile Parkin

State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett

Italian Lessons
by Peter Pezzelli

Rise and Shine
by Anna Quindlen
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein

The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
by Farahad Zama



Historical
The Ionia Sanction
The Ionia Sanction
by Gary Corby

The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett
by Elizabeth Speller

The Postmistress
by Sarah Blake

The Pericles Commission
by Gary Corby

The Canterbury Papers
by Judith Koll Healey
The Rebel Princess
by Judith Koll Healey

La's Orchestra Saves the World
by Alexander McCall Smith

The Sheen on the Silk
by Anne Perry

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Help
by Kathryn Stockett



Humorous
The Man with Two Left Feet
The Man with Two Left Feet
by P. G. Wodehouse

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

The Uncommon Reader
by Alan Bennett

Thank You, Jeeves
by P. G. Wodehouse
Right Ho, Jeeves
by P. G. Wodehouse
performed by Alexander Spencer


Mystery
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
by Jasper Fforde

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
by Alexander McCall Smith

Aunt Dimity's Christmas
by Nancy Atherton

North by Northanger
by Carrie Bebris

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
by Alan Bradley

A Red Herring Without Mustard
by Alan Bradley

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
by Alan Bradley

Santa Cruise
by Mary Higgins Clark
and Carol Higgins Clark

The Fourth Bear
by Jasper Fforde

1222
by Anne Holt
read by Kate Reading

Death Comes to Pemberley
by P. D. James

The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz

The Oxford Murders
by Guillermo Martinez

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
by Alexander McCall Smith

The Miracle at Speedy Motors
by Alexander McCall Smith

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
by Alexander McCall Smith

The Double Comfort Safari Club
by Alexander McCall Smith

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
by Alexander McCall Smith

A Christmas Grace
by Anne Perry

A Christmas Promise
by Anne Perry

High Priestess
by David Skibbins

A Death in Vienna
by Frank Tallis

The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
narrated by Derek Jacobi

The Man in the Queue
by Josephine Tey
read by Stephen Thorne

The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey

Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear


Romance
Austenland
Austenland
by Shannon Hale

Midnight in Austenland
Midnight in Austenland
by Shannon Hale

Casting Spells
by Barbara Bretton

Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte

The Little Lady Agency
by Hester Browne

The Boy Next Door
by Meg Cabot

Mozart's Ghost
by Julia Cameron

Christmas Letters
by Debbie Macomber

Summer on Blossom Street
by Debbie Macomber

Silver Bells
by Luanne Rice

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson


Science Fiction
I, Librarian
I, Librarian
Rex Libris, Volume 1

by James Turner

Shades of Grey
Shades of Grey
by Jasper Fforde

A War of Gifts
by Orson Scott Card

The Host
by Stephenie Meyer

Watchmen
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons