A novel about teenage angst, a nonfiction peek into a secret, seamy world, and a thriller with a domestic angle Hand Me Down by Melanie Thorne
This novel of adolescent...
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 film Vertigo, a psychological thriller shot in San Francisco, has edged out Orson Welles’s 1941 Citizen Kane as the best movie of...
Author Gore Vidal died yesterday in Hollywood Hills, California. In his long career, he published essays, novels, plays and screenplays. He became well known as a...
Looking for that bestseller, but don't want to wait? Or, maybe you've been hearing about eBooks and eReaders, and wondered what all the fuss is about?Well, now's the time to try...
My take on a wildly popular book, a novel about ideals gone awry, and a very weird DVD. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Subtitled From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail....
Subtitled From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail....
Two of my favorite writers have published new novels this summer. Alan Furst and Joseph Kanon are somewhat similar in their subject matter and style. Both write historical novels...
I am an avid listener of audio books. I generally download them from the Library’s website. As anyone who listens to audiobooks knows, a good reader is essential. One ...
While waiting for the new season of Downton Abbey to begin, why not enjoy other DVDs and books which explore the same time period and themes? Anne Rouyer of the New York Public Library...
A haunting novel set in the far north, a musical compendium, and a Southern California fable on CD. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Magical realism in Alaska? ...
Magical realism in Alaska? ...
Opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London are on July 27. Here are two non-fiction sources to enrich your enjoyment of the Games: How to Watch the Olympics : The...
