The Westport Library Resource Guides: Books &amp; Bites: October 2025

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The Baker's Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan
For those who loved The Nightingale, another Holocaust themed book that takes place in France
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial"-- Provided by publisher.
The Glass Château by Stephen P. Kiernan
A novel of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of art, set against the turmoil of post-World War II France and inspired by the life of Marc Chagall
Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time by Jennifer Wright
A biography of Mamie Fish that explores how women used parties and social gatherings to gain power and prestige
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
An affluent Indian family is forever changed by one fateful day in 1969
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Consequences created by a secret forged between members of two families in a small Ohio town affect a new generation.
Harriet Tubman by Jean Marie Wiesen; Rita Daniels; Queen Mother Delois Blakely (Foreword by)
The long heroic life of this enslaved woman who uses the Underground Railroad to free herself and then bring so many others to their freedom.
I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
“Razor-sharp, darkly comedic, and emotionally piercing. With the satirical bite of Richard Russo’s Straight Man, the introspection of Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove, and the reinvention of Andrew Sean Greer's Less, Kenney’s vivid prose transforms the mundane into unexpected hilarity.” ―Booklist (starred review)
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
Tan Yunxian learns the pillars of Chinese medicine from her grandmother but is sent into an arranged marriage and pressured by her mother-in-law.
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
Equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming, Kerryn Mayne’s stunning debut is an irresistible novel about truth, secrets, vengeance, and family lost and found, with a heroine who's simply unforgettable.
Lucky Loser by Russ Buettner; Susanne Craig
The New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters detail the fortunes and failures behind Donald Trump’s wealth.
A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple’s dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
The author of “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” ruminates on her relationship with her late mother.
Murder in the Dollhouse by Rich Cohen
A nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Jennifer Dulos and the aftershocks that rattled a wealthy suburb.
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise....

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Nightshade by Michael Connelly
The Los Angeles County sheriff's detective Stilwell gets reassigned to Catalina Island, where he investigates a poaching case and a Jane Doe found in the harbor.
Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman
Clare Mackintosh is back with another unputdownable installment in the DC Morgan series.
You want what they have, but what price would you pay?
Parallel Lines by Edward St. Aubyn
A hilarious and moving story about a group of wildly different characters whose fates are improbably yet inextricably linked—a novel about extinction and survival, inheritance and loss,
The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St Aubyn; John Sutherland (Introduction by)
Set in a world of decadence, greed, snobbery, and cruelty, Edward St Aubyn's brilliant short novels paint a harrowing and darkly hilarious portrait of the English upper class.
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico; Sophie Hughes (Translator)
A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature.
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
A darkly comic novel about a young girl named Elvis trying to figure out her place in a world without her mother.
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death
Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
A story of children on a quest to find the father who abandoned them.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
"A Journey to the Boot of Italy, With Murder, Romance and Ricotta”
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines.
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
A thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall in its mid-century heyday.
Strongmen by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped).
Vianne by Joanne Harris
Author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with the long-awaited story of Vianne, which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet.
Why Not Say What Happened? by Ivana Lowell
An astonishing and at times outright comic memoir that marks the brilliant debut of a writer raised in a creative, bohemian household characterized by extreme privilege tinged with neglect.

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