Summer reading for me tends to be less worthy of book group discussions and more about just being lost in a good story that doesn't tax my brain. The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand was a light fun read set on Nantucket that satisfied my curiosity...
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Tuesday, Aug 4, 2015
I really enjoyed Gruen's New York Times Bestselling book, Water for Elephants, so when I saw At the Water's Edge on the New books list at ICPL, I put a hold on it. When a copy arrived I started reading and quickly got caught up with the...
Monday, Jul 27, 2015
Kate Anderson Brower spent four years covering the Obama White House for Bloomberg News and is a former CBS News staff member and Fox News producer. In her well-researched book of stories, conversations, and secrets about the presidents and their...
Monday, Jul 27, 2015
A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope by Tom Brokaw was a quick read that I enjoyed. I remember watching Brokaw as the anchor of the NBC Nightly News for years and also appreciating his thoughtful coverage of Presidential elections. To me,...
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015
Eleven-year-old Tate P. Ellerbee needs to write to a pen pal for the school year and her teacher wants her class to choose a child from a school in Japan so they will get to know someone from a different country. Some kids hesitate because this...
Thursday, Jun 25, 2015
Consummate storyteller Anne Tyler has written her 20th novel to great reviews. This is the story of four generations of Whitshanks who lived in a house in Baltimore beginning in the 1920's. Recounting her romance with Red that began on a glorious...
Sunday, Jun 14, 2015
Jaqueline Winspear's latest Maisie Dobbs novel is an intriguing mystery sure to engage readers even if not familiar with the popular series. The title comes from a quote by Albert Einstein, "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of...
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Many of you know that I am a huge Beatrix Potter fan and as a children's librarian, have been charmed by her 23 small books about Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, Squirrel Nutkin, Benjamin Bunny and her other animal friends for many years. I...
Friday, May 15, 2015
Librarian Ashley Weaver's debut novel is the kind of cozy mystery I really enjoy. Set in 1930's England, wealthy Amory and Milo Ames have been married five years and Amory's charming playboy husband is still acting like he's a bachelor. He's...
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015
The Main Coon's Haiku and Other Poems for Cat Lovers is a 2015 new poetry book for children that I checked-out in preparation for the library's annual Poetry Workshop for Kids coming up Saturday, April 11th, from 2:00--4:00 p.m. I enjoy...
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