It turns out that our "Staff Picks" have been really popular since we relaunched our website, and more than a few visitors have suggested that they would like to hear why we have picked these books in particular.

Fortunately, we booksellers are more than happy to tell you why we love the books we love.

Now when you click on the "Staff Picks" graphic, you'll get brief write-ups for the books and who picked them. Or if your wrist is too tired to make the journey to the right of the page, you can simply click here.