Janet Schneider Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Blonde Identity
Ally CarterChiming in late with a summer hit prediction: Ally Carter’s THE BLONDE IDENTITY (Aug). LOVED the brilliant heroine & everything about this road trip/amnesia adventure about a woman who discovers she’s the twin sister of a rogue spy. Chef's kiss. #ewgc @librarylovefest https://t.co/2Fr1tNrjZc
Hardcover, 2023
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Florence Adler Swims Forever
Rachel BeanlandFocus has been elusive this year and #libfaves20 is a smaller list for me. Meaningful reads which beautifully consider how to cope with and heal from loss were DEAR EDWARD by Ann Napolitano and FLORENCE ADLER SWIMS FOREVER by Rachel Beanland.
Paperback, 2021
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Scandal
Regina BlackI could not put down THE ART OF SCANDAL by Regina Black —what a voice! Serious themes, & seriously steamy (Aug 1).#ewgc
Out of stock

The Last Chairlift
John IrvingJohn. Irving. So excited about THE LAST CHAIRLIFT this October. Set partly in an Aspen ski resort, drama ensues when the past resurfaces. #ewgc https://t.co/WIeRueVHOj
Paperback, 2023
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
Brit BennettMuch, much love for three sweeping, immersive masterpieces featuring strong female characters: THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett, THE EXILES by Christina Baker Kline and THE PULL OF THE STARS by Emma Donoghue. #libfaves20
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Captive
Grace BurrowesChanneling Diana Gabaldon, (but without the time travel) Grace Burrowes' THE CAPTIVE DUKE (Jan) is a thought-provoking can't-put-down romance. #ewgc @SBKSLibrary
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The Captive Duke
Grace BurrowesChanneling Diana Gabaldon, (but without the time travel) Grace Burrowes' THE CAPTIVE DUKE (Jan) is a thought-provoking can't-put-down romance. #ewgc @SBKSLibrary
Paperback, Mass Market, 2023
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Big Red: A Novel Starring Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
Jerome CharynSame, @robinsbooks. Possible trend alert? Another good one is just-released BIG RED by Jerome Charyn, about Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. #ewgc https://t.co/pFjZpHgmfC https://t.co/uli879mmWu
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cutting for Stone
Abraham VergheseSpring holds alert for this one: THE COVENANT OF WATER (May) by Abraham Verghese, author Cutting for Stone, spanning the years 1900 to 1977 in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast. Three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction. #ewgc https://t.co/QbBzv45Nr2
Paperback, 2010
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birnam Wood
Eleanor CattonSet among environmentalists in New Zealand, Booker-prize winner Eleanor Catton will have holds surging in March with BIRNAM WOOD, a witty, character-driven psychological thriller wrapped up 432 pgs. #ewgc https://t.co/hwN0prr2y0
Paperback, 2024
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book