Annotation:I've been eagerly awaiting this conclusion to the "Monster Blood Tattoo" trilogy. Rossamund's shady origins will finally be revealed! How will a life of violence suit him as the factotum of an infamous monster hunter? ~ Sarah

Annotation:Sapolsky spent years studying baboons in a national park in Kenya, but his travels also took him across Africa. Informative, hilarious and heart-breaking, this memoir is one of a kind. ~ Sarah

Annotation:Forgetting Sarah Marshall was for the most part forgettable, but the parts that had me rolling on the floor were the scenes with Russell Brand as hedonistic rock star Aldous Snow. Luckily, someone was smart enough to realize that this hilarious character warranted his own movie. Jonah Hill co-stars as the record label intern who’s tasked with getting Snow from London to L.A. for a comeback concert, and is perfect as the stressed-out straight man. Adding to the fun is a surprisingly funny P. Diddy (aka Sean Combs) as Hill’s boss. ~ Shoshana

Annotation:This documentary starts off as the story of The Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the friendship that quickly turned to rivalry as the two bands competed for record deals. However, even though it’s the Dandy Warhols that find commercial success, it’s clear that BJM and its temperamental frontman, Anton Newcomb, are the more talented and fascinating of the two, and the documentary eventually focuses almost exclusively on them. Their self-destructive tendencies, on-stage meltdowns, and competing egos make great documentary fodder, and the music that results from all the dysfunction manages to transcend it all. ~ Shoshana

Annotation:After getting lost on Halloween night when he is only a few months old, an intelligent seven-toed kitten makes his way into the life of a struggling musician. ~ Linda

Annotation:Chris Bradford has written a series called Young Samurai. These are action packed books about Jack, an English boy, who has been rescued and adopted by a samurai who is now training him to be a samurai too, but not everyone is pleased that a foreigner is being taught the skills. The first book is Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior and the second book is Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword. If you want to learn more about ancient Japan and the samurai, then read these books! ~ Linda

Annotation:Ted manages the research department for Veridian, where freezing an employee, creating weaponized pumpkins, and testing other bizarre products stay the norm. As for office romance, Ted likes Linda but, darn, he already used up his self allowance of one office affair. ~ Vicki

Annotation:Ella Fitzgerald was riding one of her highest artistic peaks in 1960 when she recorded this effortlessly great, jazzy album of Christmas standards. She was in the middle of recording her legendary songbook albums at this point and the sense of joy here is palpable. ~ Don

Annotation:For an even more unexpected spin on holiday classics from an unexpected source there is film director’s John Water’s off kilter take on the holiday. This is the perfect antidote for those of us who have heard too many of the same songs recycled over and over. If the fact that this wonderfully subversive set of songs manages to include both Tiny Tim and The Chipmunks doesn’t frighten you, this is your holiday album. ~ Don