Some library cataloger somewhere assigned the subject heading “Psychological fiction” to the library catalog record for Claire Messud’s novel The Woman Upstairs. What does that even mean, […]
19th-Century Classics: Elizabeth Gaskell
Courtroom drama! A woman torn between two lovers! Murder! Violence! Class struggle! Whoa, hold on there, you say. All this craziness from a book published […]
Classic Mystery: Dorothy L. Sayers
Do you want to join the legions of mystery readers who delight in Lord Peter Wimsey — amateur detective, aristocrat, musician, and sophisticated man-about-town? Look […]
Historical Fiction: Jamie Harrison
This is a novel with a traveling plot, and the protagonist, Dulcy Remfrey, is a traveling woman. As a wealthy teen girl finished with school […]
Humorous Fiction: Forrest Leo
It’s a first novel! and an exceptionally clever one. Mr. Forrest Leo has an aptitude for turning a phrase that brings the prose of P.G. […]
Genre Spotlight: Historical Romance
There’s no escape for the imagination like a good historical romance novel… and our library has plenty! They are great for light vacation reads in […]
Historical Fiction: Francis Spufford
This first work of fiction by historian Francis Spufford just has this aura of a great novel about it. It’s called Golden Hill and it’s set […]
Historical Mystery: Caro Peacock
British author Caro Peacock started a new historical mystery series back in 2008. And you should read it, and get to know her delightful creation, […]
Literary Fiction: Gail Godwin
Oh my, have I discovered a treasure trove in the work of Gail Godwin. How have I never read any of her books? Well, there’s […]
