The ever prolific Nora Roberts has just released her latest novel Whiskey Beach, which promises to be another bestseller.  Her books are always a wonderful blend of romance and suspense.

Mary Roach, a science writer who has a way of making science funny, is out with her new book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.  She has written four previous books, including Stiff and Packing for Mars, and also writes for such magazines as National Geographic, New Scientist, Wired and the New York Times Magazine.  The publisher’s blurb for Gulp states that “the alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars.” 

Pulitzer Prize−winning author Elizabeth Strout has released a new novel titled The Burgess Boys.  A Booklist review describes this latest work as a story “in which the fabric of family, loyalty, and difficult choices is revealed in layer after artful layer.”

New books have hit the shelves at Richland Library.  Check out some of our new titles, below, or drop by any library location to see more options.

In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook examines why she thinks women’s progress in achieving leadership roles  in the workplace has stalled and offers solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.  Even prior to its release Lean In has been inspiring a great deal of discussion. From what I have gathered on various blogs and articles some are either greatly inspired by Ms. Sandberg's  message, while others find her views somewhat elitist. She was recently  featured on the cover of Time with the headline "Don't Hate Her Because She's Successful" and just this past Sunday, was interviewed on 60 Minutes where she urged women to lean in, not back at work and stated "that there's an awful lot we [women] can control and we can do for ourselves to sit at more tables, raise more hands."   The book should make for an interesting read.  Check out some of the links below for more information about Lean In and Ms. Sandberg.

Looking for an exciting new read? Why not check out some of these hot titles from the March 10 edition of the New York Times Bestsellers list.

This week Richland Library has many new and upcoming releases ready for checkout or to be requested, so peruse the choices listed below, because you are sure to find a great read among them.