Recommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. This week's list is from Readers' Books, 130 E. Napa St. Sonoma (707) 939-1779. www.readersbooks.com.

Fiction

Hakawati, by Rabih Alameddine: At the deathbed of his father in Lebanon, our storyteller weaves tales of his family and culture, including those passed down by his grandfather.

Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, by Reif Larsen: A 12-year-old cartographer genius goes off on a fantastic quest across the country by train.

When I Forgot, by Elina Hirvonen: The story of two young people, one Finnish and one American, each with their own tragic pasts, and their journey together to understanding.

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Last Night in Montreal, by Emily St. John Mandel: The search for an elusive lover takes our hero on an existential journey to Montreal 's underground. Haunting and spare.

Laura Ryder's Masterpiece, by Jane Hamilton: Hamilton has created a quirky, funny love story that suits the summer season perfectly.

Nonfiction

Farm City, by Novella Carpenter: A quirky and wonderful paean to sustainability.

New American Olive Oil, by Fran Gage: The "other" crop Sonoma is becoming known for is olives, thus the olive oil. This cookbook puts the local oil to very good use and is the first to feature domestic olive oil.

Bad Mother, by Ayelet Waldman: A collection of provocative, humorous and touching essays that shed new light on an aspect of the human condition that is too often shrouded by convention, half-truths and wishful thinking.

Field Days, by Jonah Raskin: A delicious and accurate depiction of life in Sonoma's Valley of the Moon. Part memoir, part travel guide and part love letter to organic growing and eating.

The Age of the Unthinkable, by Joshua Cooper Ramo: Ramo skillfully reverses what could be a doomsday scenario into a future of endless possibility - if we're smart and flexible enough to see it.
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