The following list represents just a small number of the many talented first time novelists who had their books published in 2008. Why read a […]
Book List: Go, Dogs, Go!
Below are fiction and non-fiction books with dog characters, training and care information, or other information about dogs. All of them are available through the libraries of the […]
A True Must-Read: “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin
This book has had great recommendations and widespread publicity. Nonetheless, some may imagine that it is political, religious, dull, or predictable. It is none of […]
Eminently Unfair — Eminent Domain in CT.
Quiet and unassuming Susette Kelo believed in the American dream of home ownership. When her dream was achieved and she had restored her New London, CT. little […]
Tributes to the Jane Austen Sensibility
Jane Austen has been very popular for the past few years — the books have been made more so by the fact that there have been several movie adaptations of her titles and they have been enormously popular. One of the ways that authors show their admiration (and practice their writing skills) is by continuing the lives of her characters in their own books, thus allowing all of us to continue in the world that Austen created.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
All you Southern novelists need to move over and make room for a bright new talent! Kathryn Stockett’s first novel, The Help: A Novel reveals […]
Culinary Reading Delights — A Noncaloric List
Most people love to eat and have cherished memories of meals they’ve shared over the years with friends and family. If you’ve ever read Peter Mayle, Frances Mayes or Carol Drinkwater, you know exactly what I mean. Their memoirs, while not technically in the culinary genre, all describe the planning and execution of those meals in a very personal way.
Book Discussion Series: Bud, Not Buddy
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father — the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Why Aren’t You Reading Richard Montanari?
Richard Montanari, the talented American thriller writer, is even more popular in England and other European countries than he is in the United States. He’s often found […]
