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|  | Supernatural Love by Gjertrud Schnackenberg
This volume collects Schnackenberg's first three books, PORTRAITS AND ELEGIES (1982), THE LAMPLIT ANSWER (1985), and A GILDED LAPSE OF TIME, (1992). Known for their formal precision and subject matter drawn from the history of literature and art, these poems are lyrical and philosophical. AUTHOR: Gjertrud Schnackenberg
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter, E. G. Marshall, Mandy Patinkin, Marta Heflin, Russell Horton
John Butler is kidnapped by the Delaware Indians at the age of four, and raised to become a member of the tribe. Suddenly, he is returned to his real parents and a way of life he never knew, causing him to be torn between his claims of blood and loyalty. AUTHOR: Conrad Richter, E. G. Marshall, Mandy Patinkin, Marta Heflin, Russell Horton
PUBLISHER: Audio Bookshelf
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Self-Portrait with Ghosts
255 characters or less!With the tenderness, mysticism and a careful balance of humor and pain (Mademoiselle) that dazzled critics in The Tracks of Angels, Kelly Dwyer follows up her successful debut with a story of familial love, betrayal, and forgiveness. In Self-Portrait with Ghosts, Kelly Dwyer tells the story of the life and death of a man who grows tired of living, and whose suicide profoundly affects, and changes, the family he leaves behind. At the time of Luke's death, his sister Kate, an accomplished artist and sculptor, is working hard to rise to the demands of single motherhood and, at the same time, to forgive her sister's unspeakable disloyalty. For Kate's daughter, Audrey, Luke is a substitute for the father who left years earlier and has been barred from all communication with her. With Luke suddenly dead, the entire family is prompted to reexamine the deceptions that tore it apart, as each member ultimately rediscovers what it is that makes life worth living. Dwyer's style is engaging. She has an eye for the quirky detail, creates real, likable characters...This is writing you can trust (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Once again with candor and grace, Kelly Dwyer gives us a tale that is sure to touch anyone with a family--or anyone with a heart.
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Inferno by Anthony M. Esolen, Benedict Flynn, Dante Alighieri, Gustave Dore, Heathcote Williams
Dante's masterpiece of medieval literature contains many levels of meaning, including the literal (Dante's trip through hell, purgatory, and paradise); the allegorical (the progression of the soul toward goodness); and the moral (what it takes to lead a good life). Dante's great love, Beatrice, is seen in the poem as the personification of love and goodness. AUTHOR: Anthony M. Esolen, Benedict Flynn, Dante Alighieri, Gustave Dore, Heathcote Williams
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Trochemoche by Luis J. Rodriguez
TROCHEMOCHE means helter-skelter in Spanish, and this book expresses the turmoil of the barrio and the various themes that drive Luis J. Rodriquez`s poetry. Drawing on more than ten years of poems, Rodriguez writes powerfully and passionately about urban youth, family, and the plight of neglected communities, while exploring the rich cultural roots of his Chicano ancestry. AUTHOR: Luis J. Rodriguez
PUBLISHER: Curbstone Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Beloved Large Print by Lynn Whitfield, Oprah Winfrey, Toni Morrison
Sethe, an escaped slave, kills her own daughter Beloved with a handsaw to prevent her from being claimed as a slave in this stunningly rendered story. Beloved returns to her mother as a ghost 20 years later. AUTHOR: Lynn Whitfield, Oprah Winfrey, Toni Morrison
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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