How many times have you read about a new book in a newspaper or magazine, heard an author interviewed on the radio or watched a book […]
Too Busy to Read? Read this!
There’s a great little book that is the perfect antidote for those who just can’t seem to make time to read. Smith Magazine, an online literary journal, asked their […]
Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
There has been much reporting about eating organic, buying locally grown food at farmers’ markets, and not eating food treated with pesticides or GMOs. Many […]
Tourism-Changing the World For Better or Worse?
Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism by Elizabeth Becker is an eye-opening read for anyone who loves to travel or is interested in the travel business. […]
The Art Forger-What is Real and What is Fictitious
Luckily, B.A. Shapiro, a creative writing professor at Boston’s Northeastern University and author of The Art Forger, had the persistence to keep attempting to get […]
A Well Told Story with an Unexpected Ending
An unreliable narrator is all the vogue in fiction these days. In Suzanne Rindell’s beautifully rendered debut novel, The Other Typist, the rich time period of […]
Art Thefts, Forgeries and Frauds: A Book List
Enjoy this selective bibliography of nonfiction and fiction titles centered around the fascinating world of art. Fiction Venetian Holiday: A Novel by David Campbell Tasting […]
Ooh, La La!: I Love Paris (and France) Book List
Below is a list of fiction and nonfiction books set in France compiled by the Heights Libraries Matchmakers. If you have even a bit of […]
Better than Fiction: Unusual and Inspiring Travel Tales
Reading a compilation of travel essays by authors Joyce Carol Oates, Tea Obreht, Peter Matthiessen, Alexander McCall Smith, Isabel Allende, Frances Mayes and Pico Iyer sounds […]