The newest episode of Nonfiction Book Report is available on the Library’s YouTube Channel. This month Natalie and I talk about two Newish Noteworthy Nonfiction books about gifts. https://youtu.be/ynMOqGL6aps Natalie shared The Art Thief: a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession by Michael Finkel. Stéphane Breitwieser desired to surround himself with great works of…
If you were to construct a list of story elements that do not entice me, it would include: Pandemic stories (I am ready for some precedented times.) Bird stories (I like my pets with fur.) Autofiction (novels where the author is also a character) So at first glance, The Vulnerables, Sigrid Nunez’s pandemic novel about…
Season’s Greetings! The holidays are upon us, and with them, all sorts of new holiday fiction for 2023: romances, mysteries, and thrillers (I still consider Die Hard a holiday film). Want to dive in but don’t know where to begin? Check out these hot titles to kick off your winter TBR! Three Holidays and a…
Books about climate disasters are usually not my thing. Floods, blizzards of massive proportions, heat waves, etc. generally do not appeal to me. But...disrupt my food chain? Bring the earth to the brink of global starvation? Now you have got me hooked. I become the living definition of "hangry" if my snacks are taken from…
The bright yellows, deep oranges, and stark reds of my neighbor’s trees juxtaposed with green lawns have sparked my interest in something unconventional this autumn: the desert. Each novel previewed below features a desert with themes of survival and grief. Where Gold Fame Citrus nearly dips into sci-fi territory, A Prayer for Travelers twists like…
“So many of the bad things that happen in the world come from people pretending to be something they’re not.” Paul Murray’s thrilling family saga (and 2023 Booker Prize Shortlist contender), The Bee Sting, is told with unvarnished truth and lacerating wit and is not for the faint of heart. Readers who’ve enjoyed his darkly…
Erica and Amy, our new book club associate, share the titles they've been enjoying lately, from a suspenseful family drama to a sublimely ridiculous charmer (and the best cover of 2023). https://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Bookies_Talk_-_Family_Stories_and_Surprising_Legacies.mp3 Books discussed in this episode: The Leftover Woman, Jean Kwok Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips The Dictionary People, Sarah Ogilvie The Wishing Game, Meg…
The newest episode of Nonfiction Book Report is available on the Library’s YouTube Channel. This month Michelle (@mdoshi23) and I talk about two Newish Noteworthy Nonfiction books highlighting Indigenous stories. https://youtu.be/o59uMR7vU5g?si=-Ix0oFdGNagOXNd5 Michelle highlighted We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth, edited by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth. This…
You would be forgiven for thinking Starling House is just another haunted house story. There’s a falling-down mansion with a tragic backstory, an orphaned heroine, and a tormented heir, all set in a town rife with corruption and secrets. But in Alix E. Harrow’s capable hands, those familiar elements are transformed into a richly textured…
John Scalzi had me at the cover. Confession: I am an unapologetic “cat lady.” Do not get me started. I love cats in all shapes and sizes. So, when I spied the cover of Starter Villain, I just knew it was a book for me – a cat in a suit and tie! Oh, be…
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