Book Notes: A pig unites a community
“How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals” by Sy Montgomery. Illustrated by Rebecca Green. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston/New York, 2019. $20. 200 pages.Having just lost a beloved...
View ArticleBook review: Wearing red to a wedding
“The Wedding Guest” by Jonathan Kellerman, (Ballentine Books, 368 pages, $28.99)Never crash a wedding and never do it in a Frendi red dress. And never do it anonymously in case you’re the intended...
View ArticleBook Notes: Passionate storytelling brings mystery to life
“The Last Woman in the Forest” By Diane Les Becquets. Berkley, 2019. 352 pages. $26Women. Wilderness. Danger. Three words often viewed in close proximity. If you’re playing this game of associations,...
View ArticleBook review: Nature vs. nurture vs. life
“The Distance Home” by Paula Saunders (Random House, 288 pages, $17.00)World War II was over and Yvonne, “Eve,” had big plans at 17. Some grow up on the wrong side of the tracks, but Eve thought she...
View ArticleThe Library of Congress digitized 70 classic children's books you can read...
Your online library just got a little bigger and a little more nostalgic. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first Children's Book Week, the Library of Congress has made digital versions of 70...
View ArticleAuthor George R.R. Martin responds to 'Game of Thrones' series finale
Warning: Spoilers Ahead "Game of Thrones" aired its series finale on Sunday and fans definitely had some thoughts, to put it lightly. Decisions like making Bran Stark the new King of the (now) Six...
View ArticleBook Notes: A grim, scientific look at addiction
“Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction,” By Judith Grisel. Doubleday, 2019. 256 pagesThe book cover of “Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction,” by Judith...
View ArticleBook review: ‘Phinally’ is a fun stroll through the 1980 baseball season
Tug McGraw was one pitch away from what would be the Philadelphia Phillies’ first World Series victory when he glanced to the side and saw a horse carrying one of the city’s police officers lift his...
View ArticleKids can earn a free book from Barnes & Noble this summer
Free time in the summer creates a great opportunity to work through a growing stack of books. And for kids in grades 1 through 6, there's a reward waiting at the end of the stack. As part of Barnes...
View ArticleNew 'Harry Potter' e-books are coming this summer
For everyone aching for another adventure at Hogwarts with Harry Potter, get excited. It's time to return to the Wizarding World. Pottermore Publishing announced that a series of non-fiction e-book...
View ArticleBook Notes: Friendship and peril in a canoe on the river
“The River” by Peter Heller. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2019. 253 pages. $25.95Two young men - Jack and Wynn - take a canoe trip in northern Canada at summer’s end. Their plan is to spend a few weeks...
View ArticleReport: Author Nicholas Sparks tried to ban an LGBT club from his private school
Romance writer Nicholas Sparks reportedly tried to ban an LGBT club from operating at the private school he runs, according to The Daily Beast.The former headmaster and CEO of Epiphany School of Global...
View Article7 books about fatherhood, just in time for Father's Day
Dads often get the short shrift. There’s a big focus on Mother’s Day and a much smaller focus on Father’s Day.When it comes to books on parenting, the same is true.For Father’s Day, we offer seven new...
View ArticleBook Notes: A lusty start to summer reading
“Cape May,” a novel by Chip Creek. Celadon Books, April 2019. $26.99, hardcover. 248 pages.“Cape May,” a debut novel by Chip Creek, an author with ties to Boston and New England where he went to school...
View ArticleMad Magazine is effectively shutting down after 67 years
Comedy and satire publication Mad Magazine is ceasing publication of new content and won't be available on newsstands after its August issue. CNN reports that readers will only be able to get issues in...
View ArticleBook Notes: A deep dive into William Stoner
“William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life” By Steve Almond. Ig Publishing, 2019, New York. 171 pages. $14.95.Boston-based author Steve Almond does an elegant job packing as much as he does into...
View ArticleBook Notes: A case of PTSD that didn’t have to happen
“Formation: A Woman’s Memoir of Stepping Out of Line” By Ryan Leigh Dostie. Grand Central Publishing, June 2019. 359 pages. $28.Ryan Leigh Dostie was only 20 when she enlisted in the Army to become a...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble is celebrating James Patterson week with buy-one-get-one deals...
If you're a James Patterson fan and looking to stock up your book collection, you're in luck this week.Barnes and Noble is dedicating the entire week of July 29 through Aug. 5 to the author, [...]
View Article'Catcher in the Rye' will be available digitally for the first time this week
Your e-book library can now expand to include a classic. J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and other works by the author will be available digitally for the first time.A New York Times profile...
View ArticleBook Notes: ‘Perfect Son’ is perfect summer thriller
“The Perfect Son” By Leslie North. Berkley paperback, August 2019. 368 pages, $16.British author Lauren North’s debut novel, a thriller titled “The Perfect Son,” is 368 pages of nervous anxiety packed...
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