I seem to be on a roll of books that feature people making connections through literature and reading. I had wanted to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for two years, having heard so many wonderful reviews of it, yet I feared I may have let it get too built-up in my [...]
This time of year is so exciting! The changing weather and all the fantastic new releases create an excited hum in the air you can almost feel. Or is that just me? Anyways, here are a few of the newest releases to grace our library:
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. If you were impressed by [...]
As I think I’ve mentioned before, Fall always says Historical Fiction to me for some reason. So this week, I’d like to feature the blog Historical Tapestry.
If you are looking for a blog focusing on historical fiction, this just may be THE blog you’re looking for. Not only do they review historical fiction books, and [...]
Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin.
I actually read this book a couple of months ago, after I saw Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland (highly recommended!) in the theater and was craving more time in Wonderland, or at least more Alice-based entertainment. Benjamin’s book practically leapt off the shelf at me as I was [...]
This week brings us many promising debuts that have me almost as excited as the sunny spring weather!
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes. Marlantes’s epic debut is a dense, vivid narrative spanning many months in the lives of American troops in Vietnam as they trudge across enemy lines. Young marine lieutenant [...]
Although we’re in the sort of post-holiday, pre-spring doldrums of book releases, there are still a number of good-looking novels that were released last week:
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks [...]
I don’t know why, but I equate Fall with historical fiction. When the leaves are changing colors and tumbling off the tree, I find myself drawn to stories from past days and seek out historical fiction titles to curl up with. So for this week’s spotlight I’d like to feature:
Reading The Past. This is a [...]
The second week in October brings us lovely Fall weather and plenty of book releases to be excited about…
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins recounts the sea of change women have experienced since 1960. A comprehensive mix of oral history and research, this is the definitive book about five crucial decades of progress, told with [...]
This week brings us further into our fall reading spectacular with releases from authors such as Margaret Atwood and Diana Gabaldon!
American on Purpose is Craig Ferguson’s memoir of his journey from the mean streets of Glasgow to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. Along the way he stumbles through several attempts to make his mark—as [...]
This shortened holiday week (for some) is packed with some exciting book releases, including:
Stitches by David Small, a memoir in graphic novel form. Baltimore County Librarian Lisa Wisotzki called the book “dark and hard and depressing…it tears your heart out,” saying it was a “gateway book to graphic novels.” I caught a brief glimpse [...]
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