The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, Taylor Branch, (Simon & Schuster) The first book of the new year to be reviewed on NPR, it is on The Atlantic‘s list of “ Books to Look Forward to in 2013.” and on O, The Oprah Magazine‘s must-reads for January. Her background as a graduate of Oberlin College shows here in a novel about runaway slaves in Ohio in the 1860’s. Penguin Audio)Ĭhevalier, an American living in London, is known for her historical novels set in Europe and Great Britain. The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier, (Penguin/Dutton. Two mystery favorites team up for this first in the Carpenter and Quincannon series of lighthearted historical mysteries. The Bughouse Affair, Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini, (Macmillan/Forge AudioGo) Television and Broadway actress Wendy Lawless writes about her painful relationship with her mother who “had the ice queen beauty of a Hitchcock heroine and the cold heart to match.” It’s both an O, The Oprah Magazineand an Indie Next pick for January. This Mommie-Dearest type memoir sports a memorable title (could one own enough Chanel clothes for a bonfire?). Framed by chapters set in 2010, when middle-aged Charlie Minton and his sister unexpectedly inherit an estate from their aunt, each significant episode in the house’s history is brought to life.” Booklist, Kirkus and LJ are all enthusiasts, but PW sniffs that it is a “tedious historical exploration of an 18th-century English estate house.” We hear some people don’t get the appeal of Downton Abbey, either.Ĭhanel Bonfire, Wendy Lawless, (S&S/Gallery Books Tantor Audio) Watch ListĪshenden, Elizabeth Wilhide, (Simon & Schuster Recorded Books Thorndike Large Print)Ī British import touted as perfect for Downton Abbey fans, this debut novel by a prolific writer on interior design, received high praise in the U.K., including this from The Guardian - “ Ashenden is an affecting, intelligent debut which goes way beyond posh country house antics. On our Watch List for the week is a novel aimed at Downton Abbey fans. In nonfiction, a new memoir by actress Wendy Lawless mines the rich material of fraught mother/daughter relationships. The new season comes on strong this week, with new titles by Jayne Ann Krentz, Stuart Woods, Bernard Cornwell, and a collection of Kinsey Malone stories by Sue Grafton.
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