Briefly Noted | Chapter 16

Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn

By Carol Orsborn

Turner
242 pages
$16.95

“In an age where America creates elder ghettos, a brave woman comes out swinging. Her chronicle of a woman’s life after 50 is an inspiration for countless other women (and men) to bust through the stereotypes of aging.”

—Justine Willis Toms, co-founder of New Dimensions Radio and author of Small Pleasures: Finding Grace in a Chaotic World

Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn

Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising

By Lara Parker

Tor Books
400 pages
$15.99

“Fans of Dark Shadows have long awaited this second book by Parker. Parker has done her research. She takes us effortlessly from Collinsport in 1971 to Salem Village in 1692 and does a wonderful job of capturing the history of both periods. Her spellbinding plot and descriptive prose will please those who love a supernatural romance. She has captured the characters, the dialogue, and the spirit of the show perfectly.”

—RT Book Reviews

Cut to the Bone: A Body Farm Novel

By Jefferson Bass

William Morrow
368 pages
$26.99

“In this long-awaited prequel to his New York Times bestselling series, Jefferson Bass turns the clock back to reveal the Body Farm’s creation—and Dr. Bill Brockton’s deadly duel with a serial killer.”

—From the publisher

Bus Ride to Justice: The Life and Works of Fred Gray (Revised Edition)

By Fred Gray

John F. Blair Publishers
450
$32.50

“A valuable record of the ground-level struggle for civil rights.”

—New York Times Book Review

Bus Ride to Justice: The Life and Works of Fred Gray (Revised Edition)

Born of Persuasion

By Jessica Dotta

Tyndale House Publishers
448 pages
$13.99

“Dotta’s Born of Persuasion is an alluring debut that will leave fans of Victorian fiction clamoring for more.”

—Tosca Lee, NYT best-selling author

Almost Anorexic

By Jennifer J. Thomas, Ph.D. and Jenni Shaefer

Hazelden
336 pages
$14.95

“Dr. Jennifer Thomas and Jenni Schaefer are a dynamic duo who brilliantly illuminate the slippery emotional slope to anorexia.”

—Susan Albers, author of Eating Mindfully

“This gripping graphic novel tells the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War — one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in the history of the United States. … Austin Sauerbrei’s evocative black-and-white illustrations and masterful storytelling show the personal battles and motivations that led thousands of miners to repeatedly take up arms against the powerful companies, their militias, and politicians.”

~the publisher