This week bites. We’re wrapping up this year’s Shark Week (7/7-7/13) with some fintastic books. From the classic Jaws to a new memoir from a shark scientist, here are five must-reads you’ll want to sink your teeth into. Scroll to see the complete list. Did you know? Sharks have no bones! Instead, their endoskeleton is made from cartilage. Jaws: A Novel by Peter Benchly The shark-versus-man classic that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie—now in a fiftieth-anniversary edition with an exclusive foreword from the author’s wife, renowned ocean conservation advocate Wendy Benchley. “A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror…
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///////////////There’s A Book for That: Dinosaurs
This month in paleontology news… a well-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skull was found in Montana. It has been dubbed the “Tufts-Love Rex” in honor of the volunteer…
Green Prize Winners; Green Titles to Read
The winners of the 2016 Green Prize for Sustainable Literature have been announced! "Santa Monica Public Library established the Green Prize to encourage and commend authors,…
There’s A Book for That: Back to School
Are you counting the days until the kids go back to school? Or maybe you are long past that point, and have a little yearning…
Hot Titles Hitting Shelves This Week
SURRENDER, NEW YORK by Caleb Carr Caleb Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author, returns with a contemporary, edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring the brilliant but unconventional criminal psychologist…
Young Authors Everyone Will Be Talking About
Here are 11 writers you need to know! Though they may be young, these gifted authors are stars on the rise and are bound to…