This storytime was planned after a young boy who attends the storytime requested it. We aim to please, so a fire fighter theme soon followed! Books: “Firefighter […]
When She Flew — A Book Club Suggestion
When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge is a small book that carries a big punch. It’s perfect for book clubs that are looking for something different to read-something all the other books clubs haven’t read before.
From Soup to Soup
It’s National Soup Month and what better time for soup than in the cold, snowy days of January. While I was preparing for a program […]
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza: Brazilian mysteries with style
The Silence of the Rain; December Heat; Southwesterly Wind; A Window in Copacabana; Pursuit Recommended by a friend who rarely leads me astray, this mystery […]
Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood: opinionated and beautiful
This dystopian novel focuses on characters who are part of God’s Gardeners, a progressive/rational/Green religious group that has separated itself from most aspects of mainstream […]
Novelist Richard Mason’s early success — not a flash in the pan
The Drowning People, Mason’s first novel, took the literary world by storm.
Polar Bears
So, I’m kind of nervous for polar bears. They’ve been listed as a vulnerable species since 2006 and reports last year of unusual, exhausting long […]
Michael Symon’s Live to Cook
I love Michael Symon and I love cookbooks, so this one was a natural for me. As soon as I heard it was coming out, […]
Murder for Christ’s Mass–the Newest Templar Mystery
I’ve been waiting for Maureen Ash’s newest in the Knight Templar series. At the end of the last book, A Plague of Poison, de […]