Nevermore: Deacon King Kong; Bird by Bird; The Power of the Dog

 

Reported by Rita

Deacon King Kong by James McBride follows a heavy drinking church deacon in 1960s New York who shoots a drug dealer in the courtyard of a housing project in broad daylight and the events that follow. Full of gritty characters, our reader really enjoyed it. WJ

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott was described by our reader as an interesting book about writing and what it takes to be a writer. Part memoir, part self-help, Lamott shares frank thoughts and insight in this charming non-fiction title. DC

The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage takes the reader back to the 1920s where brothers Phil and George run one of the biggest ranches in their Montana valley. The two couldn’t be more different and when George marries and brings his new bride to the ranch, tensions rise between the brothers. Our reader said it was very intense but an excellent book. PP

Also Mentioned:

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

The Invincible Miss Cust by Penny Haw

Clinch Mountain Girls: 24 Women Grow Veggies, Animals, and a Community by Nancy Withington Bell

The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff

What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

Great Expeditions: 50 Journeys that Changed Our World by Alan Greenwood, Mark Steward

The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty by Sy Montgomery

 

New books:

 

Small Town Sins by Ken Jaworowski

What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by

Jennifer Ackerman

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher