Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la Bédoyère A vivid story of an astonishing period in ancient Egypt’s history—1550 BC to 1295 BC—that tears away the gold and glamour to reveal how Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats
If These Apples Should Fall: Cézanne and the Present by T.J. Clark An illuminating analysis of the work of Paul Cézanne, one of the most influential painters in the history of modern art, by T. J. Clark, one of the Continue reading New Book Recommendations for Adults at Big Flats
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong A thrilling tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats for November
Indian Horse: A Novel by Richard Wagamese After being taken forcibly from his family, Saul Indian Horse is placed in an abusive boarding school determined to expunge his Ojibway traditions and knowledge. But he finds salvation each morning at dawn, Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats for October
The Maker of Swans by Paraic O’Donnell In the dead of night, shots ring out over the grounds of a sprawling English estate. The world-weary butler Eustace recognizes the gunman―his employer, Mr. Crowe―and knows he must think and act quickly. Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats for September
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Book two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 by Margaret Atwood In this brilliant selection of essays, the best-selling author of The Handmaid’s Tale offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from debt and Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
Gravel Heart: By Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Salim has always known that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society—and Continue reading New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats
No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler New York Times Bestseller • The bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) asks, how do you move forward Continue reading December New Adult Book Recommendations at Big Flats