This Could Hurt - Jillian Medoff

Staff Pick

This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff is a perfect novel to escape into the world of corporate America and the lives of those who make their careers there. The story takes you inside the HR department of Ellery Consumer Research in Manhattan, run by a 64 year old tough-as-nails executive, Rosa Guerrero, who is fiercely loyal to her employees.  The people in her department disappoint, dismay and sometimes surprise her as their lives intersect in and out of the office.  There are office crushes and friendships forged.  Sharp and funny, it’s a novel with a lot of heart.  

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$26.99
ISBN: 9780062660763
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Published: Harper - January 9th, 2018

Priestdaddy - Patricia Lockwood

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So few people can say their father is a Catholic priest out loud. Patricia Lockwood's father is an angry gun-toting, Rush Limbaugh-listening, blustering, Catholic priest who likes to pad around the house in a giant pair of boxer shorts. With a wife and five children, he converted to Catholicism after watching The Exorcist. Her OCD mother is known for wearing a Danger Face, her hatred of nuns and her kindness. Patricia and her husband move in with them after health issues derail their plans and she starts writing.  Her observations are hilarious and her writing is stunning and poetic.

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$27.00
ISBN: 9781594633737
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 2nd, 2017

Unbelievable - Katy Tur

Staff Pick

In the genre of campaign memoirs Katie Tur's Unbelievable is destined to go down as a classic. Embedded with the Trump campaign from the very beginning, Katie Tur, an NBC correspondent, was a witness to all the lies, norm-breaking behavior and bizarre spectacle that surrounded Trump. She even became a target herself when Trump called her out at several of his rallies. But she persisted, without ever letting him get under her and writes a truly incredible account while also weaving in the story of her parents who were famous in LA for their innovative video news-gathering techniques.  

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$26.99
ISBN: 9780062684929
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Published: Dey Street Books - September 12th, 2017

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