The Book Club @91.7

  World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom.

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is the tale of three desperate passengers, forced by circumstance to unite, find their strength, and fight to survive.

  Oceans 11 meets The Breakfast Club in Don't Get Caught, an entertaining, fast-paced debut by Kurt Dinan filled with pranks and cons that will keep readers on their toes, never sure who's pulling the strings or what's coming next. Let the prank war begin!

  In The Edge of Lost, Kristina McMorris weaves together two stories, from two continenets and two generations, to deliver a compelling novel. As her characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell in order to survive.

  From Dana Gunders, a scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, comes Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook: A Guide to Eating Well and Saving Money By Wasting Less Food - the ultimate tool for reducing food waste.

  From David Bell, bestselling author of Somebody I Used to Know and Cemetery Girl, comes Since She Went Away a chilling novel of guilt, regret, and a past which refuses to die.

  Great food and art belong together and Cincinnati certainly enjoys both in abundance. That is why Maria Kalomenidou and Cincinnati's Contemporary Art Center has enlisted the talents of the city's finest chefs and mixologists to create Cuisine Art Cocktails, a coffee-table cookbook unlike any other.

  Rich Cohen’s chronicle, The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones, is informed by the rigorous views of a kid who grew up on the music and for whom the Stones will always be the greatest rock ’n’ roll band of all time.

  Though directly inspiring the likes of Malcolm McLaren, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash - the Hollywood Brats imploded too soon to share in the glory of the 1970s London punk scene.

Sick On You by Andrew Matheson is a startling, funny, and incredibly entertaining period memoir about never quite achieving success despite flying so close to greatness.

  The skills of butchery meet the world of fresh produce in Cara Mangini's The Vegetable Butcher, an essential, inspiring guide that demystifies the world of vegetables.

  What if Romeo never met Juliet?
What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits?

In Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure by Ryan North, you choose where the story goes every time you read!

  Mark Beauregard's The Whale: A Love Story is a rich and captivating novel set amid the witty, high-spirited literary society of 1850s New England, offering a new window on Herman Melville’s emotionally charged relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick.

  In Brand Seduction, Daryl Weber reveals the latest psychological and neuroscientific discoveries about how our minds process brand information and make decisions, and the important roles our emotions and unconscious play in our selections.

  Marta McDowell's All the Presidents' Gardens tells the untold history of the White House Grounds, starting with the seed-collecting, plant-obsessed George Washington and ending with Michelle Obama's kitchen garden.