Books reviewed in March 2021

by Amy E. Herman
An art historian teaches how studying art can improve observation, analysis, and communication skills, with applications for business, medicine, law enforcement, and everyday life.

by Kate Reed Petty
A genre-defying novel exploring the aftermath of a rumor about a high school party, told through multiple perspectives and forms, questioning the nature of truth and storytelling itself.

by Harper Lee
An adult Scout returns to Maycomb, Alabama, and must grapple with her father Atticus's views on race in this controversial novel, written before To Kill a Mockingbird.

by John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell explores eleven types of thinking that successful people use, offering strategies for developing better mental habits and decision-making skills.

by John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell shares twelve daily practices that can help readers make the most of each day and build a more successful, intentional life.

by Elizabeth Peters
The first Amelia Peabody mystery introduces the indomitable Victorian gentlewoman as she travels to Egypt and stumbles into archaeological adventure, romance, and murder.

by Lyla Lee
Skye Shin is a plus-size Korean-American girl who dreams of becoming a K-pop star. When a reality show offers her the chance, she must defy expectations and prove that talent has no size limit.

by Iris Johansen
Kendra Michaels, blind for the first twenty years of her life, uses her extraordinary observational skills to help find a missing pop star before time runs out.

by Joe Simpson
The harrowing true story of two climbers in the Peruvian Andes, a catastrophic accident, an impossible decision, and one man's extraordinary fight to survive against all odds.

by Ilana Gershon
An anthropologist examines how job seeking has transformed in the modern economy, exploring the new rules, rituals, and frustrations of finding employment today.

by J.A. Jance
Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont investigates when a high school coach is found murdered, uncovering secrets that someone in the community will kill to protect.

by Kim Johnson
A powerful YA novel about Tracy, a Black teen fighting to prove her father's innocence before his execution date, while her own family faces a new nightmare when her brother is accused of murder.

by Jon Krakauer
The true story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandoned everything to live in the Alaskan wilderness, and the tragic end of his journey into the wild.

by J.A. Jance
A thrilling crossover novel bringing together J.A. Jance's two beloved detectives - Arizona Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont - to solve a complex murder case.
14 books reviewed in March 2021