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|  | Tender Is the Night by Charles Scribner, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Set in the hedonistic expatriate world of the French Riviera in the late 1920s, this novel focuses on the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver, and on the tragic obsession of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt. The Divers' relationship (including Nicole's mental illness) contains numerous parallels to the troubled marriage of the Fitzgeralds, although the downfall of the real-life couple was neither so neat nor so definitive as the failures of the Divers. The protagonists have also been associated with Sara and Gerald Murphy, legendary hosts of the period, famous for their wealth and kindness--and the double portrait was seen by many as a betrayal of friendship. AUTHOR: Charles Scribner, F. Scott Fitzgerald
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Huntsman by Whitney Terrell
In racially polarized Kansas City of the 1990s, the murder of a young white woman sets in motion a train of events that exposes the bitter racism that infects the city, and brings to light truths that illuminate some of its causes. AUTHOR: Whitney Terrell
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Gardening in the South with Don Hastings, Jr. by Donald M. Hastings
Description not available.Recommends vegetables and fruits for a warm climate, offers advice on planning and planting a garden, and tells how to handle garden pests AUTHOR: Donald M. Hastings
PUBLISHER: Taylor Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Thirteen by Christopher Pike, Sinclair Smith, Tonya Pines
An anthology of 13 original short stories by the best-known writers of the horror genre: Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine, A. Bates, D.E. Athkins, Lael Littke, and more. AUTHOR: Christopher Pike, Sinclair Smith, Tonya Pines
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Who Do You Love
In her third collection of short stories, Jean Thompson sketches out episodes in the lives of people who just fall short of happiness. In one story, a man whose wife has died sells his house to a happy young couple, but the house contains so much of the widower's misery that the new residents find themselves mourning their own lives. Other stories grow out of the sadnesses of junkies, Vietnam veterans, and cops on the night beat. This book named a New York Times Notable Book in 1999.
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Communion by Primus St. John
This book collects three previously out-of-print books along with new poems. Included is the long poem Dreamer, which tells the story of John Newton, the slave trader who wrote Amazing Grace. AUTHOR: Primus St. John
PUBLISHER: Copper Canyon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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