The Reader’s Corner

This is a huge week in book releases:
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As you may have heard, the Pulitzer Prizes were announced about a week ago. Some of this year’s literary winners are:

Fiction - Tinkers by Paul Harding
History - Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
Biography - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by [...]

This is a good week for suspense/mystery lovers with 4 bestselling series releasing installments:
Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci - In this sequel to The Whole Truth, familiar protagonist Shaw crosses paths with Regina “Reggie” Campion, a beautiful and deadly woman who may be Baldacci’s new leading character. Both are on the trail [...]

This doesn’t have much to do with reading exactly, but it’s still something I think you will enjoy and that will be helpful. One of my favorite parts of our collection here at the library is the cookbook section. I love drooling over the pictures, and browsing for ideas and flavors to try. As each [...]

At some point right around the time Heart-Shaped Box was released, I learned that Joe Hill was Stephen King’s son. I told myself I would not read the book until I had forgotten this fact, even though I had wanted to read it before. I was afraid I would be inevitably disappointed, unable to avoid [...]