My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (Format used for this read: Audiobook) The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby.…
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Patricia Campbell’s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she’s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only…
Rouge by Mona Awad (Format used for this read: Audiobook) For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her…
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (Format used for this book: Audiobook) According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful…
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World by Dan Koeppel (Format used for this read: Audiobook) In this fascinating and surprising exploration of the banana’s history, cultural significance, and endangered future, award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel gives readers plenty of food for thought. Fast-paced and highly entertaining, Banana takes us from jungle to supermarket, from…