In the past, I have blogged the first sentences of popular books--how an author immediately sets the tone and introduces the plot or character. Lately, I started paying attention to final...
This installment: Wacky linked stories, a beach read to warm you up, and more short stories full of jaunty courage. The Kissing List by Stephanie Reents
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This installment: another cozy island novel, an exhilarating Wild West extravaganza, and a scary psychological thriller. Island Apart by Steven Raichlen
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One of the most requested and antiticipated holiday gifts this year is eReaders (and tablets and smart phones; which can double as eReaders).As a result, we've been hard at work developing two...
This installment: cozy domestic island novel, a dystopian world through a teenager’s eyes, and a novel in which literature and journalism go head to head. Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan...
This installment: three novels--Virginia in the ‘40s, the internet as a marriage counselor, and Vienna in 1913 (with a dose of psychotherapy). Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert...
This installment: three novels about family dysfunction (a “specialty” of mine). One with a galvanizing death, one mixing teenage angst and magic, and one about the trickiness of...
When I run or walk every day, I listen to audio books on my audio player. I have downloaded many books from the Library’s digital collection, Overdrive. Here are some recent...
This installment: a novel featuring hypnotism, a Pakistani expat in London, and another of Lackberg’s wonderful mysteries. The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
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Family Holiday Event - A Child's Christmas in WalesThis tale, told by poet Dylan Thomas, is about the Christmases he enjoyed as a boy in his hometown of Swansea, Wales. Phil Sheridan has...
