SCPL Reads: SRC Page-turners

When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.

An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate - only to discover he lives seven years in the past.

This delightful debut, told entirely in letters, takes place in 1946, when writer Juliet Ashton finds the inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, a British island just off the coast of France. As their correspondence expands to include others, Juliet decides to visit the island, where she strengthens her relationships with the members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during the German occupation of World War II. The captivating stories she hears will charm your socks off and leave you wanting to visit Guernsey yourself.

Tyler Feder shares her story of her mother's first oncology appointment to facing reality as a motherless daughter in this frank and refreshingly funny graphic memoir.

Stranded on Mars by a duststorm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways.