One could argue, in a very wide sense, that all books matter. Or rather, the idea of books and what they are, what they mean, makes them all matter. You know? In a real sense, though, not all of them matter as much as others, both objectively and...
Author Archive for Candice
Saturday, Feb 9, 2013
I'm not your most high-minded of readers, but I do occasionally make the effort to take in something that offers just a little bit more; a book that elucidates some part of history I know little about, a book that helps me learn and improve...
Saturday, Jan 12, 2013
Finally, the culmination of a saga that many have paid attention to for years. Paradise Lost 3 is the final part of a trilogy that documents the trials of three young men accused of the gruesome murders, in 1993, of three young boys in West Memphis...
Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012
First off: I am not an expert in poetry. I don't consider myself, by any means, to be especially well-read in poetry. I often don't understand it. Many of my favorite poets and poems are probably considered to be classic or popular, or--dare I say...
Friday, Aug 31, 2012
I hesitated to read Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand when the review I saw started out by comparing the main character to Lisbeth Salander. I like Lisbeth just fine, and I've read other books that had similar reviews, but how many renditions of a...
Saturday, Jun 30, 2012
If you've read any of S.J. Bolton's books , then you know when you start one that you're in for something good -- an unusual mystery, a bit of darkness and a somewhat gothic tone, well-developed characters and plot. Serious mystery for serious...
Thursday, Jun 7, 2012
I'm not proud to admit it, but there are a couple books that I've read in recent years that have made me cry*...one is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (scene of tears: Starbucks), and the other is Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton (scene of tears:...
Friday, Apr 20, 2012
I've got three books that I recently finished (ish), and if you know me at all, none of them will come as much of a surprise. The first is Taylor Steven's The Informationist , which I read in ebook format, but we also have several print copies....
Monday, Feb 13, 2012
And by not-so-great, I mean those that are prone to misbehave, to chew on furniture/pee on expensive handbags/eat food off the counter that's still in a plastic bag, etc. If you're lucky, you'll have known one or more of these creatures. Very...
Friday, Jan 15, 2010
Wolf Hall was recently named the winner of the 2009 Man Booker prize for fiction, and all of a sudden there were all these glowing reviews about a book I’d never heard of. Having finished it the other night, I can say they were spot-on! Mantel re...
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About Candice
I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs. What do you like to read? In no particular order:...