Graham Lord
Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe achieved immortality as the pompous and bumbling Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army. This biography of Lowe is a vivid account of his poor childhood in Manchester; his bizarre army career; his hard years in repertory theatre; and his string of TV triumphs. It also tells the story of his tragically alcoholic wife, Joan, his acting career, and his adored Victorian steam yacht.

Monica Ali
Brick Lane

Hazneen comes to England from Bangladesh at the age of eighteen for an arranged marriage to the pompous Chanu. She can speak only two words of English, and her Bangladeshi roots keep her in a subservient role. Yet there is always that pull from the homeland. Monica Ali's debut novel delves into the landscape of love, family, and the yearning for a sense of belonging.

Sandra Brown
Hello, Darkness

Paris Gibson's popular late-night radio show is both an escape and her only contact with the outside world. But her world is threatened when a man calling himself Valentino tells Paris that her on-air advice caused the girl he loves to jilt him. In the next seventy-two hours, he plans to kill the girl, then come after Paris...