Adult

Halloween is at the end of the month, so I thought I’d throw in some horror books. In a world reeling from an unusual plague, monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs. Or perhaps something very different is happening. When a disease affects how reality is perceived, it’s hard to be certain of anything. A creepy, layered, literary story about false narratives and their ability to divide us.

Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there's a shadowy figure in their bedroom. When no such thing can be found, he assumes the girls had a nightmare. Or was it? Hair-raising story that will grip you from the first page, and won't let you go.

An American documentarian travels a haunted highway across the frozen tundra of Siberia. All I had to read was one quote by Stephen King on the cover, and I was sold: a “tightly wound, atmospheric, and creepy as hell supernatural thriller.”

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy. Only one thing remains certain: it’s going to be a very long month. Funny, easy-to-read. Sort of like a Japanese version of Back to the Future.

An emotionally rich collection of 11 short stories, painting a fascinating portrait of contemporary India, a family’s transition to America and what it means to have a home and return to home in Injam’s debut.

A Gentleman in Moscow meets My Brilliant Friend in this novel of two estranged friends who reunite in Los Angeles to confront each other and the devastating betrayal that tore them apart.

Mattimore uses the same process he uses with Fortune 500 companies to generate billions of dollars to take readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts – by investing less than an hour a day. Great boost for anyone starting the school year looking for inspiration and a MUST READ for entrepreneurs.

Just in time for the new school year, Korenfeld offers educators personal experiences and practical tools to use to inspire creative thinking in students. Her “Five E” approach to teaching (explore, experience, examine, elevate and express) is a guideline that could benefit all teachers (and, more importantly, their students).

Quick read that is not about rewiring your brain, rewriting your past, positive thinking or anything of the sort. It was written to help readers go beyond their thinking and discover the truth of what they already intuitively know deep inside their souls. First in a series.

It inspires me to read about leaders with integrity – driven by the heart and compassion rather than ruthlessness and negativity. Crowe, a wonderful podcaster, provides readers with a powerful guide for 21^st century leaders.

In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, Goldbergi shares many of the deeply personal stories of her life growing up with her brother impoverished teenage mother for the first time. Growing up in the projects in New York City, there were trips to Coney Island, the Ice Capades, and museums, and every Christmas was a magical experience. Like her one-woman show in the 80s that I still consider to be one of the finest productions ever written, this book will make you laugh, cry and think.

Subtitled “Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed & Happiness,” this book provides 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of finances, in a very readable fashion.

A year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her terminal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret. Get out the tissues for this beautiful story.

I’m off on a hiking trip across the Pyrenees in a few weeks, so I need all the packing tips I can get. Palepu shows that what and how you pack are who you are. Confidence and comfort inspire success upon arrival, whether you’re exploring a new city, hoping to nail a job interview or relaxing on a beach. Wish I had discovered this book years ago.

Wiest shows that by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential. Motivational blueprint for anyone looking to be better.