Public library collections can be a great place to learn and reflect on your place in the world. There are a number of new books […]
Scarlet Women
A feminist take on the Holmes & Watson tradition? Yes, please! Novelist Sherry Thomas launches a new mystery series with A Study in Scarlet Women. It’s […]
Not Literally Swans
Gossip and glamour, fashion and extravagance…. this is the world of mid-twentieth-century New York City that Melanie Benjamin creates so well in her novel, The Swans […]
Politics in Fiction: Riveting Election Season Reads
Nobody knows better than those of us who live in Ohio that general election season is in full swing. Why not try a novel with […]
Genre Spotlight: Historical Fiction
I always enjoy traveling back in time with a good historical fiction novel, especially those with women protagonists. Here are three terrific debut novels about […]
Time Travel
Follow the lure of the fourth dimension into some remarkable books from our library’s Science Fiction collection! This one, Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi […]
Bright Young People
The coming-of-age novel… the fascination ever beckons. What makes up the allure? Is it nostalgia? Is it gratitude for being years away from the vicissitudes […]
Recently Read
Who wants to be thematic all the time? Not this blogger! I have recently read three books that have absolutely nothing to do with one […]
Jane Eyre Spin-offs
Looks to me as if our favorite Gothic governess, Jane Eyre, is decidedly in the spotlight in new fiction. A spotlight doesn’t do much for […]
