local “bluesman.” The pace doesn’t slow down for Salt,
or for the reader.
The Scribe by Matthew Guinn
The City of Atlanta features prominently in Guinn’s
fictional tale of a serial killer on the prowl in the days
before the Cotton Exposition of 1881. Police detective
Thomas Canby gets a plea from his former boss to find
the person targeting African American entrepreneurs,
but what Candy does find is a city of segregation, secret
societies and back room politics.
A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard
What could be more perfect than relaxing on the beach,
while taking an adrenaline-fueled ride through the
streets of Atlanta with paramedic Kevin Hazzard? His
ten years as a Grady Memorial Hospital paramedic
make for a fun, scary, eye-opening, somewhat disillusioning ride… but a ride worth taking.
The Underdogs by Melissa Fay Greene
Greene’s immersion in the world of service dogs is
amazing, enlightening, and uplifting. Told with her
usual thoroughness and lovely writing styles, she frames
the true stories of many families whose lives have been
changed by these wonderful canines. The book also
includes an historical and anthropological background
on people’s long relationship with dogs.
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Written in the last year of his life, after a diagnosis of
Stage IV lung cancer, Kalanithi’s meditations on life,
death, medicine, God, and relationships are beautifully
composed. It is heart-wrenching, thought-provoking,
and paradoxically, both very personal and universal.
This book is absolutely incandescent.
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Special thanks to Laura Keys, Patrick Parsons, and Kathy Piselli
for all of their thoughtful and entertaining recommendations.
Georgia public library cardholders have access to the NoveList
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Plus database (through Galileo), which helps readers find new
books on topics and writing styles they like. Atlanta-Fulton Public
@atlantabar
Library cardholders also have access to Overdrive, by which they
can read or listen to books downloaded onto portable devices,
and Hoopla, which allows cardholders to listen to/read books
downloaded onto portable devices as well as stream albums,
TV shows, and full-length movies. For more information on these
services, ask your local librarian.
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