Genres and Topics

Light, Pleasant Reading: Georgette Heyer

by Andrea L | Dec 12, 2018 | Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Ah, the long dark evenings of December. Whenever I wish for a journey to a sunnier time and place, I check out a Georgette Heyer novel from the...

Enlightening Historical Fiction

by Raidene H | Dec 5, 2018 | Adult, African-American, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Jack Ford's compelling, historical novel, Chariot on the Mountain, is based on little known events that took place in Rappahannock County,Virginia...

Explore Real and Imaginary Worlds in Graphic Novels

by Mary L | Nov 29, 2018 | Children, Graphics Novels, Teens

Graphic novels are great for all types of readers and tweens, especially, gravitate towards the genre. They are the perfect combination of text and...

Historical Fiction: Fiona Davis

by Andrea L | Nov 28, 2018 | Adult, Historical Fiction

What I think about Fiona Davis' latest historical fiction novel, The Masterpiece, is that she chose her timelines well. This is one of those books...

Spinning Silver, Spinning Stories, Spinning Gold

by Carole W | Nov 24, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklores/Myths

Mention the phrase “fairy tales” and many familiar images spring to mind – a lost glass slipper, a shiny poisoned apple, an enticing gingerbread...

The Adventure Zone: Here there be Gerblins

by Stephen S | Nov 21, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphics Novels

Before I begin telling you all about this book I need to provide some background on the story’s origins. The Adventure Zone is a podcast, an...

Talk to your Robots: Virtual Assistants

by Alyse G | Nov 19, 2018 | Technology

If you grew up watching Star Trek you know that in the future, we are going to be able to ask our computers to do just about anything for us. While...

Forever TBR…

by Baladine C | Nov 15, 2018 | Adult, Classics, Cooking, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction

Do you ever look at your To-Be-Read List and see things that have been on there for YEARS but you just can't bring yourself to read them right now?...

Below the Surface

by Constance D | Nov 8, 2018 | Adult, Biography, Memoir

When I think about mentall illness and mental disorders, people whose brains are wired differently than most, I imagine being in a crowd of people....

Cherry Halloween

by Constance D | Oct 31, 2018 | Adult, Fiction, Memoir

I am filling in for another blogger today, and it may be a stretch to count this book as fitting Halloween fare. At least the book cover goes well...

October Reads – What I Read this Month

by Mary L | Oct 31, 2018 | Chapter Books, Children, Fiction

October was a middle grade month for me - don't ask me how but I was able to finish five titles over the past 31 days! Many established authors...

Q&A with James Robenalt, author of ‘Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland’

by Sheryl B | Oct 26, 2018 | Adult, African-American, Book Discussion, Crime, History, Local Authors, Non-Fiction

Local author and historian James Robenalt sat down to talk with us in anticipation of his appearance at the Coventry branch on Wednesday, November...

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