“Two months of darkness,” Faye says. “How do you bear it?” “You get used to it,” she says. “What choice do you have?” As Samuel remembers it from his mother’s stories, a Nix is a Norwegian spirit which appears as a white horse in your life and when it disappears, it takes a piece of…
Lindsay recommends a comics artist and author for anyone who prefers a funny cartoonists take on history and classic literature. And for fans of Garfield books. Kate Beaton's books at Cook Library Check out Beaton's website Hark! A Vagrant to see examples of her comics work. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._26__Quick_Draw_-_Kate_Beaton.mp3…
Cat burglar Junior Bender, the private detective for Los Angeles crooks, hates Christmas, and his Scrooge-like attitude gets worse when a Russian mobster forces him take on a case just three days before the holiday. After Junior is told that his teenage daughter will be killed unless he cooperates, he has no choice but to…
Something about books not written in typical book format gets me excited and super engaged. A few years back when novels in verse were all the rage, I read every one I could get my hands on, and I still love them. This past year there have been some really fun document-focused books released. Document…
Adult Services Staff members Jocelyn, Becky, and Cyndi discuss the books that they are thankful for this year. [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._25__Thanksgiving_Special_Edition.mp3] Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin The Bridge Ladies by Betsy Lerner Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo …
Mara Wilson, or you may know her as the little girl in Mrs. Doubtfire, Susan in the Miracle Mara Wilson as Matilda on 34th Street re-make, or Matilda. Now Mara Wilson is grown up, graduated from college, a playwright and author of the new book Where Am I Now? Where Am I Now? is Wilson’s…
Becky and Nate recommend two movies from this year that might have flown under your radar, but that you don't want to miss. Check out Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Sing Street now! http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._24__Bonus_Features_-_Hunt_for_the_Wilderpeople__Sing_Street.mp3…
Books can offer comfort at the darkest of times. That’s the message in The Bookshop on the Corner, and it was a happy coincidence that I happened to be reading it during the turmoil of our election last week. This book was the perfect antidote to political and media stress. It’s gentle, sweet, and reassuring…
I have a confession to make: Even though I was a history major in college and taught US History in high school for ten years, I didn’t know much about Alexander Hamilton except that he did something with banking and has his picture on the ten dollar bill. Oh, and that he had been killed…
Have you... been thinking about cutting the cable, but wish you could try out a streaming device first? ever wanted to take home a stack of the latest movies, but then remembered the 2 Hot Pick checkout limits? wanted to know what the Stranger Things craze is all about, but don't have Netflix? Now, you can check…
