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Tag Archives: fiction
Gentlemen of the Road
Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon is best known for The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and last year’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union was a bestseller. This story was first published serially, as a deliberately old-fashioned adventure … Continue reading
Nice to Come Home To
Nice to Come Home To by Rebecca Flowers Prudence Whistler has always been just that – prudent. She’s always had a written plan for her life, and followed it to the letter. At 36, though, her plan is crashing down … Continue reading
There’s No Place Like Here
There’s No Place Like Here by Cecilia Ahern New popular Irish author Cecilia Ahern wins with another lightly thoughtful book. Tall and dark-haired Sandy Shortt has been obsessed with missing people ever since snotty Jenny-May from across the street went … Continue reading
The Masque of the Black Tulip
The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig Eloise is a Harvard graduate student, writing her dissertation on English spies in France after the Revolution. She’s in England, worming her way into old family archives to find the truth … Continue reading
The Heroines
The Heroines by Eileen Favorite It’s the early 1970s. Thirteen-year-old Penny Entwhistle lives with her mother in a little B&B on the Illinois prairie. Along with some regular customers, this B&B is visited by the heroines of literature, who come … Continue reading
Austenland
Here’s the dedication of the book: For Colin Firth You’re a really great guy, but I’m married, so I think we should just be friends. Austenland by Shannon Hale If you are an Austen fan, get this book and read … Continue reading
Books!
I realized with less than a week to go that I had not even picked out the adult nonfiction book I’d said I’d review for the June Librarian’s Choice page. Oops. The adult summer reading theme (which we’re not really … Continue reading
Skinny Dip for Earth Day
Now I’ve just wasted at least 15 minutes trying to find the cartoon book review of this book for you, I’ll actually write my own. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen As Joey Perron hits the ocean, she is annoyed. Did … Continue reading
Spin Doctor
Spin Doctor by Leslie Carroll Susan is a New York City psychologist who spends her early mornings in the laundry room doing pro bono sessions for the women of her apartment building. There’s the ballerina who can’t talk unless she’s … Continue reading
Light and Dark
My Lucky Star by Joe Keenan In Keenan’s third offering featuring former lover Phillip and Gilbert and their best pal Claire, the action is fast, furious, and hilarious. (No, I haven’t read the first two, either, but I might look … Continue reading
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