submitted by Sarah W Ben Decovic is a former homicide detective who busted himself down to patrolman after the senseless death of his wife. Corrine Tedros is a former nobody who wants money, respect and the immediate death of her husband’s rich uncle who is withholding both. Croy Wendell is hired to do a crime. [...]
MI5 intelligence officer Liz Carlisle stars in Dead Line, the fourth Stella Rimington spy novel.This time, an agent passes along a tip about a threat to a Middle East peace summit being held at a golf resort in Scotland, in which European, American and Middle Eastern heads of state will be in attendance. Liz tries to anticipate and [...]
submitted by Sarah W What would it be like to feel no pain? Not just the absence of paper cuts and bumped knees, but the absence of guilt or shame? Would it be a blessing or a curse? Sean Ferrell explores the possibilities in his book, appropriately titled, Numb. His main character, an amnesiac, is [...]
As soon as I discovered that the first chapter of Sloane Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake was about her collection of plastic ponies, all gifted to her by past boyfriends, I knew I was in for a random and hilarious read. The book is a collection of humorous essays about Crosley’s life, including everything [...]
Only a couple more months until my wedding (GAH!) so I picked up Madeleine Wickham’s The Wedding Girl, hoping that the funny, whimsical hijinks of Milly Havill, the main character, would distract me from stressing out. Unfortunately, those hijinks turned out to be kind which cause more panic than giggles. The story begins when eighteen [...]
For the last decade, Gretel Ehrlich has been obsessed by an island, a terrain, a culture, and the treacherous beauty of a world that is defined by ice. In This Cold Heaven she combines the story of her travels with history and cultural anthropology to reveal a Greenland that few of us could otherwise imagine. [...]
Winter Solstice is a perfect book for a sweltering summer day. Rosamund Pilcher does an amazing job of describing the quiet beauty of snow and the cold winter light. This is in contrast to the heartwarming style Pilcher is known for. Sometimes referred to as literary comfort food,the characters and the domestic settings are appealing – [...]
On any hot, humid August day, what better way to cool down than by reading about cold? Real, icy 40-below cold. Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places may send shivers down your spine as it easily entertains and educates about all aspects of this little four-letter word. Author Bill Streever uses a loosely organized style — [...]
Hot enough for you? Try cooling off with books and movies set in cold climes and cold countries. This week some of our blogging librarians recommend their favorite reads for cooling off. Set on the coldest continent – high temperatures in Antarctica rarely get above freezing – Elizabeth Arthur’s lyrical Antarctic Navigation is a heady [...]
By now, if you planted a garden this spring (perhaps with a bit of help and advice from the library), your kitchen counters are beginning to overflow with tomatoes and zucchini. Even if you didn’t put in a garden (or had some bad luck with the weather or pests), the Freight House Farmer’s Market is [...]
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