Provo City Library Staff Reviews

On Paper: the Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History  By Nicholas A. Basbanes  Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. 430 pgs. Nonfiction Nichola...

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell: a Novel By Nadia Hashimi William Morrow, 2014. 452 pgs. Fiction Set in Afghanistan, The Pearl That Br...

Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional - and What That Means for Life in the Universe By David Waltham Basic Books, 2014. 198 pgs. Nonfi...

Astonish Me By Maggie Shipstead Alfred Knopf, 2014. 253 pgs.  Maggie Shipstead's second novel Astonish Me is nothing short o...

This is the Story of a Happy Marriage By Ann Pachett Harper, 2013. 306 pgs. Non-Fiction Ann Pachett is a well known and celebrated c...

The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards By Kristopher Jansma Viking, 2013. 254 pgs. Fiction This is a story about a story about a story. ...

The Magician's Assistant  By Ann Pachett Harcourt Brace, 1997. 357 pgs. Fiction Sabine is a beautiful woman who has devoted her ...

Precious Thing By Colette McBeth Minotaur Books, 2014. 304 pgs. Rachel and Clara have been best friends since high school. Their relat...

Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta Little, Brown and Company, 2014.  392 pgs.  Mystery      Jace Wilson sees something he should...

Any Other Name by Craig Johnson Penguin, 2014.  317 pgs.  Mystery Nothing is heavier on the nation's train tracks than a loaded co...

Where'd You Go, Bernadette By Maria Semple Little, Brown and Co., 2012. 330 pgs. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, is a riotous read ...

The Splendour Falls By Susanna Kearsley Sourcebooks Landmark, 2013. 367 pages. Fiction. Emily Braden was just going on a short trip to...

The Feminist and the Cowboy: An Unlikely Love Story By Alisa Valdes Gotham Books, 2013. 306 pages. Nonfiction. I know what you're ...

The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus #4) By Rick Riordan Listening Library, 2013. 14 discs. Young Adult Fiction. In The House of Hade...

Natchez Burning by Greg Iles HarperCollins, 2014.  791 pgs.  Mystery Penn Cage, former prosecutor and now mayor of Natchez, Mississipp...

The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in Iran By Hooman Majd Doubleday, 2013. 252 pages. Nonfiction. Ho...

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line By Rob Thomas Vintage, 2014. 336 pgs. I will just start by saying, I am a huge Veronica Mars fan. However...

Called to Teach:  The Legacy of Karl G. Maeser by A. LeGrand (Buddy) Richards Religious Studies Center, BYU/Deseret Book, 2014.  618 pag...

The Last Days of California By Mary Miller Liveright Publishing Corperation, 2014. 233 pgs. Fiction Jess is a 15 year old with a compul...

The Signature of All Things By Elizabeth Gilbert Viking Adult, 2013. 512 pgs. Historical Fiction Elizabeth Gilbert, of Eat, Pray, Love...

Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter Simon Brett Felony & Mayhem Press, 2011. 211 pages. Mystery. When the ex-princess of...

The Buddha in the Attic Julie Otsuka Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. 129 pages. Fiction. Otsuka gathers her research into Japanese mail order b...

Eight World Cups:  My Journey Through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer by George Vecsey Henry Holt, 2014.  290 pages.  Nonfiction Ne...

Better Off Friends Elizabeth Eulberg Scholastic Inc., 2014. 276 pages. Young adult fiction. Macallan and Levi were best friends from t...

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak Alfred A.Knopf, 2014. 276 pgs. Fiction I checked out B.J. Novak's (a write...

Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk Bill Walsh St. Martin's Griffing, 2013. 288 pages. Nonfiction...

The Invention of Wings By Sue Monk Kidd Viking Adult, 2014. 384 pgs. The narration of this book switches between two equally fascinati...

Love Letters to the Dead By Ava Dellaira Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2014. 336 pgs. This book was written in such a beautiful way that...

The Science of Happily Ever After By Ty Tashiro Harlequin, 2014. 288 pgs. Dr. Ty Tashiro writes his  book from an informative point o...

Heartburn by Nora Ephron Random House Audio, 2013. Fiction I don't normally go for chick lit, but I was enticed by this title when ...