A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway arrived in Paris in 1921. It was during these years that the as of yet unpublished young writer gathered the material for his first novel, THE SUN ALSO RISES.

Among these small reflective sketches are unforgettable encounters with the members of Hemingway's slightly ragtime circle of artists and writers some fated to also achieve fame and glory and others to fall into obscurity.

A MOVEABLE FEAST is at once an elegy to the remarkable group of expatriates that gathered in Paris during the twenties and a testament to the risks and rewards of the writerly life.

The Paris Wife by Paula McClain

This is a remarkable novel about Ernest Hemingway's first marriage. It is a heartbreaking portrayal of love and torn loyalty. The novel is all the more poignant because in the end, Hemingway wrote that he would rather have died than fallen in love with anyone but Hadley.

My Year With Eleanor by Noelle Hancock

Painfully timid as a child, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to facing her fears, a commitment that shaped the rest of her life. With Eleanor as her guide, Noelle spends the months leading up to her thirtieth birthday pursuing a Year of Fear." From shark diving to fighter pilot lessons, from tap dancing and stand-up comedy to confronting old boyfriends, her hilarious and harrowing adventures teach her about who she is, and what she can become, lessons that she makes vital for all of us.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

This is a fantasy of the future that sheds a blazing critical light on the present. It is a prophetic voice that remains surprisingly contemporary, both in its particular forecasts and in its general tone of semiserious alarm.