ABE PICKS:

Flood! by Eric Drooker

First Indian on the Moon, by Sherman Alexie

BRISA PICKS:

Pat the Zombie, by Aaron Ximm and Kaveh Soofi

EDUARDO PICKS:

Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robinson

Going to Meet the Man, by James Baldwin

EMMA PICKS:

Other People We Married, by Emma Straub

I wrote this book. Please buy it. I love you.

Paris Stories, by Mavis Gallant

Nothing says springtime like the Empress of short stories. Like Lorrie Moore and Deborah Eisenberg and Jhumpa Lahiri rolled into one.

ERIK PICKS:

Graphs, Maps, Trees, by Franco Moretti

Are there quantifiable relationships that can be spatially represented between historical periods (and events) and the literary production of the same time? Moretti vividly draws the parallels between biological evolution and the development/progression/evolution of literary (and thus cultural) forms in this brief, but rich demonstration of his particular brand of literary theory and historical materialism. Morettis long-view perspective is accessible and cutting-edge cultural theory.

Words and Money, by Andre Schiffrin

Do you like shopping at local, independent booksellers where you might know the clerks names (Hi, Im Erik), and can depend on not being resented for not buying anything? Is it comforting to know that people still run businesses because they maintain a real interest in what it is they sell, beyond some lucrative incentive? Do you enjoy coming into BookCourt and seeing titles you may not have otherwise seen? If mass media consolidation concerns you in any waythat more and more cultural production is in fewer and fewer handsthen this book is for you.

HENRY PICKS:

How to Live, by Sarah Bakewell

JACK PICKS:

I, Claudius, by Robert Graves

Augustus, by John Williams

JENN PICKS:

The Path of Minor Planets, by Andrew Sean Greer

The Path of Minor Planets charts the lives, loves and quiet desperations of a group of astronomers as they study a comets journey across the sky.

The End of the World Book, by Alistair McCartney

Shards of memoir and poetry told in the style of The World Book Encyclopedia. As strange and beautiful as it sounds.

MARY PICKS:

Happy Birthday Molly, by Valerie Tripp

My way of wishing BookCourts Molly a Happy Birthday all month long!

Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl, by Daniel Pinkwater

MARYAM PICKS:

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, by Roberto Calasso

Hopscotch, by Julio Cortazar

In an early chapter, persons are chased out of a hanging fish market by desperate French women who would rather sell them than see fish suspended as objects of metaphysical fascination, however the fish sideways and recede into pale orange lines. Read it because you love steamy Parisian catastrophes.

MOLLY PICKS:

The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, by Milton Rokeach

Catherine, Called Birdie, by Karen Cushman

NICO PICKS:

Guided by Voices: A Brief History, by James Greer

Molly loves GBV (Imean, who doesnt in Brooklyn?). Find out why Guided by Voices is one of the awesomest, most loved indie bands of last 30(ish) years! Happy B-day Molly!

Ulysses, by James Joyce

SUPERVISOR STEVE PICKS:

The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know, by Tracie Hotchner

This is the one book no home should be without mainly if you are a cat lover or have a cat for a pet. This book can be very helpful when you need help. It also can give you tips about how to raise your cat in a good way without having any problems. It lets you know how and when to feed him as well.

VICTORIA PICKS:

Its Always Personal, by Anne Kreamer

ZACK PICKS:

Rule of the Bone, by Russell Banks

The Cay, by Theodore Taylor