New and Notable for Book Discussions 2008
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
The intertwined tales of Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s infamous 19th wife and a modern-day 19th wife who is accused of murder.
The Bible Salesman by Clive Edgerton
Set in postwar North Carolina, this is the story of a young, earnest Bible salesman and his unwitting involvement with a ring of car thieves.
China Road by Rob Gifford
NPR foreign correspondent Rob Gifford travels China’s Route 312 from Shanghai to the Kazakh border.
Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones
Two couples are brought together by their love of the tango.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The author and her family spend a year eating only what they can grow themselves, barter, or buy locally.
Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin
In The Aeneid, Virgil’s hero fights to win Lavinia, the daughter of a king. In this re-imagining, LeGuin tells the story from Lavinia’s point of view.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This collection of short stories from a Pulitzer prize winning author ranges from Seattle to India, illuminating the corners of the human spirit.
Home by Marilynne Robinson
A companion to the Pulitzer Prize winning Gilead, Robinson’s latest work is the story of one family’s spiritual and emotional journey to the end of an era.
