REQUIRED READING
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History Tori Telfer (nonfiction, Harper Perennial)
Yes, there’s such a thing as a female serial killer. Inspired by Telfer’s Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this book introduces us to evil female murderers throughout history, most of whom you’ve probably never heard of — Tillie Klimek, Moulayulay Hassan, Kate Bender.
The Science of Cooking Dr. Stuart Farrimond (cookbook, DK)
The subtitle “Every question answered to perfect your cooking” is no joke. This beautifully presented encyclopedia of cooking covers pretty much anything you might think of in the kitchen, from how to avoid the pitfalls of a dry turkey or pie crust too how to spot a high-quality chef’s knife.
There’s Someone Inside Your House Stephanie Perkins (f iction, Dutton)
After an unfortunate incident in her Hawaii home, Makani Young has been living in Nebraska with her grandmother for the past year. It’s quiet, but she’s getting used to it. Then, one by one, the students at her high school begin to die in a seriesries of gro-grotesque murders. Think “Scream,” but with plenty of teenage romance added for good measure.
Yellowstone Migrations Joe Riis (photographs, Mountaineers Books)
A book of stunning photographs of six wild species — pronghorn, mule deer, elk, bison, moose and bighorn sheep — making their way across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.system. Photos taken by Riis, a wildlife biologist turned photojournalist.
The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman (f iction, Simon & Schuster)
The prequel to the bestselling “Practical Magic,” this highly anticipated novel begins in 1620, when Maria Owens is charged with witchery for the crime of loving the wrong man. A few centuries later, the Owens family is still anything but ordinary. Mother Susanna sets down some ground rules for her kids: No cats, crows, books about marriage — and never fall in love. Will they follow her rules? We’re thinking no.
The Trick Emanuel Bergmann (f iction, Atria)
A rabbi’s son joins a traveling circus in 1930s Prague under the stage name The Great Zabbatini. But when he’s eventually discovered to be a Jew and sent to a concentration camp, his trunk full of magic tricks are his only hope of survival. Seventy years later, a boy named Maxx in LA finds a scratched up LP of The Great Zabbatini’s tricks. Determined to keep his family together, Max seeks him out to cast his love spell. Haunting.