“So many of the bad things that happen in the world come from people pretending to be something they’re not.” Paul Murray’s thrilling family saga (and 2023 Booker Prize Shortlist contender), The Bee Sting, is told with unvarnished truth and lacerating wit and is not for the faint of heart. Readers who’ve enjoyed his darkly…
Erica and Amy, our new book club associate, share the titles they've been enjoying lately, from a suspenseful family drama to a sublimely ridiculous charmer (and the best cover of 2023). https://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Bookies_Talk_-_Family_Stories_and_Surprising_Legacies.mp3 Books discussed in this episode: The Leftover Woman, Jean Kwok Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips The Dictionary People, Sarah Ogilvie The Wishing Game, Meg…
The newest episode of Nonfiction Book Report is available on the Library’s YouTube Channel. This month Michelle (@mdoshi23) and I talk about two Newish Noteworthy Nonfiction books highlighting Indigenous stories. https://youtu.be/o59uMR7vU5g?si=-Ix0oFdGNagOXNd5 Michelle highlighted We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth, edited by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth. This…
You would be forgiven for thinking Starling House is just another haunted house story. There’s a falling-down mansion with a tragic backstory, an orphaned heroine, and a tormented heir, all set in a town rife with corruption and secrets. But in Alix E. Harrow’s capable hands, those familiar elements are transformed into a richly textured…
John Scalzi had me at the cover. Confession: I am an unapologetic “cat lady.” Do not get me started. I love cats in all shapes and sizes. So, when I spied the cover of Starter Villain, I just knew it was a book for me – a cat in a suit and tie! Oh, be…
Autumn is here which means it’s time for pumpkin spice lattes, cozy socks by a fire, and scary stories. There’s something about the combination of cooling weather, ever shortening days, and the pretty autumn foliage that adds a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to the ambiance of a scary story. Scary stories, the literary version…
Glossier debut on Instagram in 2014. Today, the company is worth over $1B. Since then, the brand has promoted its "effortless, no makeup, makeup" to compete with well-established brands like L'oreal and Maybelline. In Glossy, author Marisa Meltzer draws back the curtain to reveal an excessively privileged and well-connected woman who used her advantages to…
I must confess that I love Lauren Groff’s writing. It is transcendent. The language is always rich and time specific, truly making you feel that you are inhabiting the story’s time and place. Her works are propelled by what the characters are thinking and feeling rather than by the action or plot. Groff’s writing is…
I am not a gambler. Slot machines make me tense. I refuse to fill out basketball brackets. I have bought a lottery ticket precisely once in my life. The one thing I am willing to gamble on is a book, especially if I can even the odds. Case in point: I like old houses and…
I am not a gambler. Slot machines make me tense. I refuse to fill out basketball brackets. I have bought a lottery ticket precisely once in my life. The one thing I am willing to gamble on is a book, especially if I can even the odds. Case in point: I like old houses and…
