Reading for late fall

Lots of new arrivals: At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks; Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by well-known historian and television commmentator on American history Doris Kearns Goodwin; Andrew Weil’s Healthy Aging: a Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-being. Several from favorite authors include The Camel Club by David Baldacci; Predator by Patricia Cornwell (print and audio); St. Albans Fire by Archer Mayor; Elmore Leonard’s The Hot Kid in audio; and Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan; and Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts. Well-reviewed books from authors you may not have heard of (except for Rushdie): Leah Stewart’s contemporary friendship novel The Myth of You and Me; New England historical fiction The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant; legal thriller The Color of Law by Mark Gimenez; Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown, widely hailed as one of his best (even though it didn’t get the Booker); and a new bio John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge.