The Bookery So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger Leif Enger's new novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome, is set in the West in 1915 and is rife with Pinkerton detectives, train robbers, cowboys, and sharpshooters, it's a story about finding purpose and redemption in a land of shifting borders, where geography and the new frontier of the West are finding form. In 1915 Minnesota, Monte Becket – “a man fading, a disappointer of persons” – has lost his sense of purpose. His only success long behind him, Monte lives a simple life with his loving wife and whipsmart son. But when he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale, a new world of opportunity and experience presents itself. Glendon has spent years in obscurity, but the guilt he harbors for abandoning his wife, Blue, over two decades ago, has finally lured him from hiding. --from the inside jacket

Port Book and News Shanghai Girls by Lisa See In 1937, Shanghai is a city of great wealth and the home of millionaires, gangsters and gamblers, revolutionaries and warlords. It is at the height of decadence. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Though both sisters wave off authority and tradition, they couldn't be more different: Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree . . . until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown's old ways and rules. At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make impossible choices, and confront a devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel hold fast to who they are–Shanghai girls.

Brick Road Books Making The Grade:Plucky Schoolmarms of Kittitas County by Barb Owens Barb Owens, a teacher in the Kittitas Valley for 26 years, recounts the personal stories of thirteen schoolmarms who taught in rural areas between 1914 and 1942. The stories of these pioneering teachers come to life using first person sources. Those with an interest in Kittitas County or education in the pioneer West. www.brickroadbooks.com

BookPeople A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living by Michael Dahlie Chris It is 1998, a dreadful year for 57-year-old Manhattanite, Arthur Camden, a mild-mannered deviation from a line of business titans. He has run the family firm into the ground, and his wife of 32 years has left him, preferring someone who's fun and on the ball. The point of Arthur's life, never finely honed to begin with, now completely escapes him. His only friends, aside from his sons, are -- or seem to be -- his fellow members of the Hanover Street Fly Casters. But, unsurprisingly, disaster strikes there, too, and Arthur packs his bags -- an activity he has always enjoyed -- and sets off on a doomed, though terribly funny, journey. The better we get to know Arthur and his feelings of invincible of inadequacy, his natural talent for entering every situation on the wrong foot, and his own wonder at his knack of exasperating others, the more we are drawn to his self-deprecating decency. When he does sally forth we find ourselves rooting for him as if he were coming of age. ("After the concert…Arthur suggested they get dinner, and before long they were seated at a corner table at a restaurant called Epi Dupin, leaning into each other and, although Arthur felt he was not qualified to identify it as such, flirting.") Dahlie's writing is limpid and deadpan, maintaining the spirit of Arthur's orderly, if baffled, soul. What is more, out of this unlikely material comes extraordinary suspense. Will Arthur pull it together? Will his tormentors get theirs? What is going to happen?

Adventures Underground Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz: The Complete Comic Strip Saga, 1904-1905 by The Complete Comic Book Saga 1904-1905. This presents a long-hidden treasure from the Land of Oz. In 1904 Baum, wrote a story specifically for the Sunday color comic sections. These pages, illustrated by comic pioneer McDougall, ran for 36 weeks and feature some of the most innovative comic strip layouts of the era. In addition, the book features all 13 episodes of a second 1904-05 Oz Sunday feature, Scarecrow and Tinman, by famed Oz illustrator Denslow. This sumptuous volume also includes never reprinted Denslow comics from 1901-03, such as Billy Bounce (the first superhero of the comics) as well as beautiful comic features from McDougall and Oz illustrator John R. Neill. A high-quality production, full of rarely seen comic gems in their original size and colors.

Riverwalk Books NurtureShock: New Thinking about Children" by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.

Read it Again Books The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV. Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Inklings Bookshop A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore For fans of Lorrie Moore, it has been a long wait since the publication of her last book ten years ago. Her new novel, A Gate at the Stairs, will not disappoint! The story is narrated by Tassie Keltjin, a twenty-year-old student whose wry voice explains the growing pains she experiences when she trades her tiny Wisconsin hometown for a decidedly liberal college community. Moore brings her acerbic wit and dark humor to the proceedings, whether describing Tassie's eccentric, boutique-farming parents, or her worldly first boyfriend. But the story's heart is the hasty, ill-defined relationship that develops when Tassie becomes the nanny for the Brink-Thornwoods, a middle-aged couple who adopt a mixed-race child. A world of conflict is opened for Tassie as she experiences for the first time the dormant prejudices of her seemingly perfect town, and struggles to find her place in her employers' household. The third act is frantic and emotional, but Moore guides the book through it all with her beautiful prose and her pitch-perfect ear for dialogue. This is the kind of story that will stay with you for days after you finish it – a perfect ten!

A Book for All Seasons The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter Jess Walter's newly-released The Financial Lives of the Poets has been called his warmest, funniest, and best novel yet. The Financial Lives of the Poets follows its overly-leveraged hero in a weeklong quest to save his marriage, his mortgage, his sanity, and his dreams. This laugh-out-loud yet heartfelt novel is about how any of us might reach the edge of ruin — and how we might begin to make our way back. "Bitterly funny ... could not be more topical in its depiction of a leveraged to-the-hilt culture run amuck," says Kirkus Reviews. Join award-winning, best-selling author and humorously captivating speaker Jess Walter for dinner in Leavenworth November 18, 6:30 - 8:30 PM; phone A Book For All Seasons (509)-548-1451 for reservations, or visit abookforallseasons.com.

Jerrol's Book and Supply Tempted by P.C. Cast This is the sixth installment of the "House of Night" series. The saga continues with goddess in training Zoey Red bird. Zoey and her gang have just defeated Kalona and Neferet, but something still doesn't feel right with Zoey. I can't wait to finish and find out what lurks underground in the tunnels of Tulsa. If you like Twilight you will also enjoy this series. I recommend that you jump in and see what Zoey and her gang in for. There are a lot of twists and turns. Enjoy