Patricia Chasteen

The 1930s world of the traveling circus is the backdrop for Sara Gruen’s book “Water for Elephants.” The book was released in 2006 in hardcover and was a New York Times Bestseller.

The book is so interesting and original that you will find yourself sharing sections with your friends and family as you read it.

Winter Garden is Kristin Hannah’s 19th novel and joins a popular group of her previous books such as “Firefly Lane.”

Stark and unusual landscapes feature in the image collection “My Wild Places”, by Luca Campigotto

The Christmas Journey gives a modern retelling of the nativity story.

Rick Riordan, brings us the first book in a new series called “The Heroes of Olympus,” titled “The Lost Hero.”

Nora Roberts, gives us another novel—the fourth book in what she calls “The Bride Quartet”— called “Happy Ever After.”

“Mockingjay”is the final book of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The first two books in the trilogy—“Hunger Games” and “Catching Fire,” were best sellers.

Star Wars “Allies,” begins with Luke and Ben’s quest for truth, but turns into a struggle for survival.

Kelsang Namtso was a 17 year old nun fleeing from Chinese oppression in Tibet.