The lovely and talented, Ms. Karen Schwettman, proprietor of Indigo Fox , just inside FoxTale Book Shoppe, and one of the three FoxTale Foxes, selects the following as her Picks of The Year.
 

For Fiction: 
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus is a magical place that I never wanted to leave. The story is spellbinding, the writing exquisite. Imaginative and graceful in the telling.  “Opens at dusk and closes at dawn.”  Experience the magic.  Currently playing in FoxTale’s window!  Come see Stevie Turner's exquisite display and hear us rave about this great story.

 

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For Non Fiction:  Praying for Strangers by River Jordan.

Every now and then a book comes along that inspires me to shout out to the world:  Stop talking about how bad things are and DO something about it! Change begins with one person.  Us.  That’s what it takes to change the world.  This book is the inspiration.  Don’t think this book is “religious” or “preachy.”  Far from it.  This story is real, true, how one woman began looking outside herself and prayed for one stranger each day.  The results?  Amazing, inspiring, hopeful, humorous, heart-wrenching, and courageous.  This is a book to treasure and to give away.  The perfect Christmas gift.  Want hope?  Peace on earth?  Here it is.

 

The beautiful and talented Fox, Ellen Ward, concurs with Karen's top picks!  "Night Circus gets an A+ for creativity, and Praying for Strangers cannot be touched when it comes to honest, inspiring memoir." 

 

Ellen adds, "Here are an additional four reads that reached the ultimate wow-level, providing hours of entertainment and food for thought. Hats off to these talented authors who penetrated my reading world in a highly significant way." 
 

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Coming Up for Air by Patti Callahan Henry

 

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