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Summer Reading – Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Martha

Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s two novels focus on love and upbringing. Continue reading →

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Summer Reading – The Fireman

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Martha

The Fireman is the latest thriller from speculative fiction author Joe Hill Continue reading →

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Summer Reading – Zero K

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Martha

Don Delillo’s latest science fiction work, Zero K, is his 16th novel. Continue reading →

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Summer Reading – V. I. Warshawski Novels

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Martha

Sara Paretsky, author of 17 V. I. Warshawski novels, is well-known in the mystery and detective genres for her hard-boiled female private investigator, a character type that has traditionally been male. Continue reading →

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God Help the Child

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Martha

God Help the Child by Toni Morrison PS3563.O8749 G63 2015 Browsing Collection, Books, 2nd floor Summer is nearly over and fall semester starts on Wednesday. Here’s one last recommendation for a book you might enjoy. Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, and … Continue reading →

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Time to Go Says Ms. Picoult

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Martha

Jodi Picoult is at it again with last year’s best selling book Leaving Time: A Novel. Continue reading →

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Seventeen Hours of Solitude, or Springfield and Back Again

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Martha

Are you going on a long road trip this summer and looking for some entertainment to make it less onerous? Continue reading →

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Modern Romance for Summer

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Martha

Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg PN6231 .D3 A57 2015 Browsing Collection, 2nd floor I’m taking a somewhat wayward look at summer reading today for those of you inclined towards nonfiction. I’m more of a fiction … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Martha

This lengthy and leisurely story is set in small town Nazi Germany and follows the life of a young illiterate girl, Liesel, from when she’s fostered at age nine into her teenage years. Continue reading →

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Animals taking Earth back: summer thrills

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Barbara

There are so many choices if you want to read or view something ridiculous about scary critters this summer! I recently saw the latest Jurassic flick, which did not disappoint because I’m a sucker for a huge dinosaur lowering its … Continue reading →

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