Staff Picks: If It Bleeds
July 2, 2020
Catherine
Coleen recently enjoyed Stephen King's latest release, a short story compilation that was filled with "remarkable characters and unusual plotlines". Here is her review:
Staff Pick: We Are Not From Here
June 26, 2020
Catherine
Jennifer recently enjoyed We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez, a YA novel about a teen trio driven by desperation to cross the Mexican-U.S. border. Here is here review:
Staff Pick: Dead Mom Walking
June 17, 2020
Catherine
Julie Wendland, Readers' Services Coordinator for the Library, recently enjoyed Dead Mom Walking by Rachel Matlow, a funny yet tear-jerking memoir. Here is her review:
Staff Picks: Find your Path
June 4, 2020
Catherine
Coleen recently enjoyed Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the FIT52 Life by Carrie Underwood, a new lifestyle book that is available in a variety of formats at the library. Here is her review:
Staff Pick: Deacon King Kong
May 21, 2020
Catherine
Jennifer Robinson of our Amherstview Branch recently enjoyed reading Deacon King Kong by James McBride, a book the New York Times has described as "a supercharged urban farce lit up by thunderbolts of rage." Here is her review:
Staff Pick: The Housekeeper
May 8, 2020
Catherine
Recently, Marg Wood of the Napanee Branch has been enjoying the intricately-plotted psychological thrillers of Natalie Barelli.
Here is her review of The Housekeeper:
Staff Picks: In the Dream House
April 29, 2020
Catherine
Karen Nordrum of our Tamworth Branch recently read In the Dream House, a heart-wrenching memoir by Her Body and Other Stories author Carmen Maria Machado. Here is Karen's review:
Staff Picks: Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
April 21, 2020
Catherine
Jennifer recently enjoyed reading the amusing Young Adult novel Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Malika Moulite, which offers a blend of romance, mystery and adventure. Here is her review:
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is an intriguing alchemy of how reality and magic mix to create personal truth. This high drama coming-of-age story resembles Star Wars as an exploration of a dark legacy which juxtaposes grand and individual perspectives.
Staff Picks: The Book of Letters I Don't Know Where to Send
April 17, 2020
Catherine
Julie, our Readers' Services Coordinator, recently enjoyed this compilation of letters written by award-winning stand up comedian Steve Patterson. Here is her review:
Staff Picks: American Sherlock
April 6, 2020
Catherine
Andree Duval, Relief Librarian, recently enjoyed American Sherlock, a fascinating non-fiction book about one of America's earliest forensic scientists. Here is her review: