Staff Picks

Lift Bridge staffers love to read.  Every month we choose our favorites and display them on a shelf in our fiction section.  Below is a sample, but come in to see the full selection!

Making Toast (Hardcover)

By Roger Rosenblatt
$21.99
ISBN-13: 9780061825934
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Ecco, 03/01/2010
"Beautifully written, this book describes the essence of family and how it must pick up the pieces and go on in the aftermath of the shocking death of the author's 38 year old daughter.  He and his wife move in with their son-in-law to help care for their three grandchildren and the resulting memoir is both sad and humorous." - Mary

The Art of Racing in the Rain (Paperback)

By Garth Stein
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061537967
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Paperbacks, 06/01/2009
"Enzo tells the story of Benny, his owner, who is down on his luck - funny, sad, triumphant, and ends with a powerful punch." - Taysie

Cutting for Stone (Paperback)

By Abraham Verghese
$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780375714368
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage, 01/01/2010
"Here's a brilliant novel that will involve you from cover to cover. Put it on your book club's list!" - Archie

First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think (Paperback)

By Evan Mandery
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780061749773
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Paperbacks, 02/01/2010

"Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is ... maybe he didn't." - Cody

Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years (Paperback)

By Russ Baker
$20.00
ISBN-13: 9781608190065
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury Press, 11/01/2009
"Reveals the hidden motives and personalities behind U.S. Foreign Policy since WWII, Watergate, and even the JFK assassination." - John

Finnikin of the Rock (Hardcover)

By Melina Marchetta
$18.99
ISBN-13: 9780763643614
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick, 02/01/2010

Pat's pick is children's fantasy.

Brooklyn (Paperback)

By Colm Toibin
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781439148952
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner, 03/01/2010

Now out in paperback, Annie's selection was twice shortlisted for the Booker prize.

Then We Came to the End (Paperback)

By Joshua Ferris
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780316016391
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Back Bay Books, 02/01/2008

Niki is enjoying this National Book Award Finalist.

Nine Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

By J.D. Salinger
$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780316769501
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown and Company, 05/01/1991

Joe is recommending this selection by the late J.D. Salinger.

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning (Hardcover)

By Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman
$12.99
ISBN-13: 9780064407663
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperCollins, 09/01/1999

"A long series (13 books)of suspenseful reading. Sometimes silly - sometimes tragic all with dry humor." - Mark