Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Get lost in a new book

Mailman; My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
Culpability
My Friends
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
The Aviator and the Showman; Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon
Something to Look Forward to
The Compound
The Art Spy

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“We lose ourselves in books. We find ourselves there too.”—Anonymous

You’re back from summer travel, and the kids are back in school. Why not dig into a new hardcover book you can get lost in? Here are a few for your consideration:

Mailman; My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

By Stephen Starring Grant (Simon & Schuster) $29.99

Steve Grant was laid off in March 2020. Fifty years old and diagnosed with cancer, he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself working as a rural letter carrier in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, back in his old hometown. Along with the daily mail, he carried a family legacy of rage and his own anxiety over having lost his corporate job. Yet slowly he changed; eventually, the Post Office saved his life, renewed his acquaintance with his home community, and gave him a new sense of purpose.

Culpability

By Bruce Holsinger (Spiegel & Grau) $30

What does it mean to be responsible in a world shaped by systems we no longer fully control? Part family drama, part techno-thriller, this riveting novel traces the moral fallout of a self-driving car crash (with a teenage boy behind the wheel) through the lens of a fractured family. A thought-provoking novel, Culpability combines social commentary about important, timely issues with moving insights about family dynamics.

My Friends

By Fredrick Bachman (Atria Books) $29.99

Humor, grief, and eternal loyalty come together in Bachman’s tribute to youthful friendship, imagination, and faith in art’s power to heal and nurture. Louisa, an aspiring artist who is homeless, is one of the few people who sees the three tiny figures down in the corner of one of the world’s most famous paintings and is determined to find out the story behind the picture.

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau

By Kristen Harmel (Gallery Books) $28.99

Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for as long as she can remember, following her code of honor: Take only from the cruel and unkind, and give to those in need. This family tradition was important during the Second World War, when Annabel and Colette’s sales of the stolen jewels helped fund the French Underground. Decades later, a stolen bracelet turns up in a Boston Museum. If Colette can discover where the bracelet has been all this time, she might be able to find out what happened to her sister.

The Aviator and the Showman; Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon

By Laurie Gwen Shapiro (Viking) $35

Earhart is a captivating figure to many, but the truth about her life is often overshadowed by myth and legend. In this cinematic new account, Shapiro emphasizes Earhart’s multifaceted human side, her struggles, and her aspirations, the truths behind her brave pursuits, and the compromises she made to fit into societal expectations. The Aviator and the Showman is a gripping and passionate tale of adventure, colorful characters, hubris, and a complex portrait of a marriage that shaped the trajectory of an iconic life.

Something to Look Forward to

By Fannie Flagg (Random House) $29

Fannie Flagg once said that what the world needs now is a good laugh. And that is what she delivers in these 30 warmhearted, often hilarious, always surprising stories about Americans finding clever ways of dealing with the curveballs life throws at us

The Compound

By Aisling Rawle (Random House) $29

Lily—a bored, beautiful 20-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound alongside 19 other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur.

The Art Spy

By Michelle Young (Harper One) $29.99

A riveting saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy tells the story of how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. On Aug. 25, 1944, Rose Valland watched desperately from the windows of her beloved Jeu De Paume museum as the battle to liberate Paris thundered around her.

Until next month, happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.