In her first foray into adult fiction, best-selling young adult author Gayle Forman has written a book that every working mother will relate to. Maribeth Klein, adopted daughter, magazine editor and forty-four-year-old mother of twins, is working so hard trying to juggle all the pieces of her life that she doesn’t realize she’s having a…
“The whites came to this land for a fresh start and to escape the tyranny of their masters, just as the freemen had fled theirs. But the ideals they held up for themselves, they denied others.” ― Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad Cora, the teenage protagonist of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, is an unlikely…
You may have noticed that our libraries were closed this morning for staff training. As a part of our staff training, we shared some of our favorite books, movies, authors, actors, in many different categories. It was a fun, fast event, full of memories and laughter. I’m sure that I missed many great suggestions, but…
New Yorker Daniel Sullivan is on a quest to find his grandfather’s ashes that were left behind in Ireland when he meets Claudette, who will become the love of his life. He soon realizes that she is no ordinary woman. The eccentric, beautiful Claudette is hiding from her past in this remote part of the…
Oprah announced this week that her latest Book Club Selection is Glennon Doyle Melton’s Love Warrior. Melton is a popular blogger and philanthropist who blogs at Momastary and founded Together Rising, which runs events such as “Love Flash Mobs” raising money for women and children in need. Her essays have gone viral, including “Don't Carpe…
Jo is an out and proud lesbian. Her father is the radio famous Reverend Gordon. Before Jo’s senior year of high school, her dad marries Elizabeth (whom Jo calls Three) and moves them from Atlanta and all of Jo’s friends to Elizabeth’s small hometown of Rome, Georgia. Jo’s dad asks her to go back into…
Now that school has officially started and fall is upon us, I’ve promptly started counting down to Thanksgiving break (83 days, in case you were wondering). Beyond pumpkin spice lattes there are a lot of other great things to look forward to this fall. There are several top-notch teen fantasy and science fiction sequels coming…
This book asks a question that many of us contemplate: What if we had chosen a different path in life? How would that impact not only the structure of our lives, but who we really are on the inside? In Dark Matter, the main character, Jason Dessen, actually gets to meet his alternate self. A…
“It occurred to him that no one who hadn’t been in battle could know what things were worth.” ― Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave is Forgiven Chris Cleave’s latest book, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, has earned a spot on my list of All-Time Favorites. Based loosely on letters Cleave’s grandfather wrote to his grandmother during…
As The Olympics in Rio wind down, Jo recommends a fantastic book about the 1936 US Rowing Team winning the gold against incredible odds. Read Jo's full review on Shelf Life http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._20__Olympics_Book_Pick__The_Boys_in_the_Boat.mp3…
