Staff Recommendation: The Yiddish Policemen's Union

This is another great novel by one of my favorite writers. This book takes on a murder mystery format, set in the forgotten Jewish community in Sitka, Alaska that is about to be re-integrated into the U.S. system, disrupting everything in the lives of the residents. As a seemingly insignificant murder is investigated, however, disturbing connections are uncovered that affect all of Sitka.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Reviewed by Stephanie W.

Staff Recommendation: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

This is one of the most thoroughly enjoyable books I have ever read. The story, set during WWII, follows two cousins—one an escape artist who leaves his family in Prague to escape to America, the other a New York native who helps to channel his cousin's feelings of helplessness through the creation of a comic book hero named The Escapist. I can't recommend this enough.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Reviewed by Stephanie W.