Fans of workplace humor such as the TV series The Office or the recent National Book Award winner Then We Came To The End will enjoy Ed Park’s Personal Days. It recounts the misadventures of the disgruntled employees of a dysfunctional office, regarding email goofs, inter-cubicle romances, quirky coworkers, and a mysterious series of firings. An amusing and surprising portrait of the self-contained, fluorescent-lit world within an office’s four walls.
The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie Washington Square Press
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The Gun Seller, by Hugh Laurie (of television’s House, MD fame), is a wry, clever take on the spy-novel genre. It’s the story of Thomas Lang, an innocent bystander turned unwitting participant in a raucous international conspiracy. Funny and smart and thoroughly entertaining, The Gun Seller is a marvelous showcase of Laurie’s prodigious wit.
British chef and T.V. personality Jamie Oliver’s latest book is a celebration of local, seasonal cooking. This beautifully illustrated cookbook includes both recipes as well as gardening tips for growing everything from tomatoes to mushrooms and advice for obtaining regional game and poultry. The recipes are eclectic and diverse and as always, Oliver’s charm and personality are apparent throughout this colorful, lavish book.
The Secret Scripture is an ethereal and lyrical novel. It’s composed of the narrative of Roseanne McNulty, a centenarian resident of a decaying Irish mental hospital who is recounting her life in a handwritten chronicle she stashes under the floorboards of her room. Parallel to her story is her doctor’s account as he tries to unravel the mystery of Roseanne’s past while also coming to terms with haunting events in his own life. It is a stunningly beautiful novel (it was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize) that makes thoughtful observations on truth and memory. (Also, the ending may take you by surprise.)
