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A new Barbara Kingsolver book is on its way!

Barbara Kingsolver fans, take note: her newest novel, The Lacuna , will be published in November 2009. Kingsolver's last fiction work, relased in 2000, was Prodigal Summer , a lovely book and book group favorite. According to BookPage 's blog...

Published Mon, May 05 2009 4:14 pm by myzticrhythmz@evpl

Filed under: fiction, Barbara Kingsolver

Elementary, my dear Peabody ...

There are some books you read to stay current and informed, and some that you read because you "should" or you "have to". Then there are the books you read simply for the pure enjoyment of reading them. One of my favorite fun reads...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2009 3:37 pm by myzticrhythmz@evpl

Filed under: humor, fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, mystery series, women detectives, Amelia Peabody, Egypt, Elizabeth Peters

Kentucky Shakers

The latest title in the China Bayles' mystery series, Wormwood , by Susan Wittig Albert is a gem. In addition to the China Bayles contemporary herbal mystery series, Albert writes an English historical mystery series with her husband under the name...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 8:14 am by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl

Filed under: fiction, mystery series

I Heart The Spellmans!

Back in January, I wrote a little bit about Lisa Lutz 's Spellman series. Last night I finished the third installment, Revenge of the Spellmans . It is EXCELLENT! This has become my new favorite series, since I've begun to grow tired of Janet...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 11:17 am by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, sequels, families, series, private investigators, Lisa Lutz, San Francisco

Animal Dreams -- Books for Lunch at Red Bank Branch

On Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at noon we will be discussing Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver at Red Bank Branch Library . I could hardly put Animal Dreams down while I was reading it and I hope you'll enjoy it too. Codi, her father and the other...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 12:58 pm by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: red bank branch, fiction, book discussions, families, nature, love, Arizona, fathers, small town, sisters, Barbara Kingsolver, friends

Love & Death

Sunday night I finished reading The Ghost in Love by Jonathan Carroll . I still haven't figured out how I really feel about it. It's a little bit creepy, a little bit funny and a lot weird. It is a book that entertains, but also makes you think...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2009 11:42 am by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, Food, dogs, death, love, Jonathan Carroll, speculative fiction, ghosts

Barbara Delinsky's "Family Tree" creates a memorable story full of complex and fascinating family dynamics

Delinsky's novel explores how a white, upper-middle-class New England couple reacts when the wife gives birth to an African-American baby. The Clarkes are bastions of New England tradition and pride, tracing their family through significant events...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2009 3:00 pm by nblman@evpl

Filed under: fiction, identity Psychology Fiction, Racism, African Americans

Give It Up

It is time for Janet Evanovich to stop writing Stephanie Plum novels. I mean it. I started reading the series seven years ago when Seven Up was the most recently released book in the series and it quickly became my favorite series. I still read the new...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 1:41 pm by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: humor, fiction, sequels, series, New Jersey, Janet Evanovich, bounty hunters

Lisa Lutz's Izzy Spellman Novels

I read The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz during our 2008 summer reading program, how about you? It was good enough, I read Curse of the Spellmans right afterwards. What a quirky family! The books focus on a wild private investigator named Izzy Spellman...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 2:41 pm by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, sequels, families, series, private investigators, Lisa Lutz, San Francisco

A Good Sequel!

I am always skeptical of sequels. The more I love the first book, the more skeptical I am. This does not mean I don't look forward to sequels, just that I try not to get my hopes up too high. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs is a good book which is fantastic...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 10:46 am by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, sequels, knitting, Kate Jacobs

Sherman Alexie is One Fine Poet!

Another post to this blog mentioned Sherman Alexie's book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian , which I checked out, read, and thoroughly enjoyed. "I want more ," I said to myself, and set out to discover more about this writer...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 3:59 pm by Bufkinite@evpl

Filed under: fiction, books, Native American, Sherman Alexie, poetry

"The Quiet Girl" by Peter Hoeg

If you read literary fiction, you might want to pick up "The Quiet Girl." Danish author Peter Hoeg's first novel, "Smilla's Sense of Snow," is one of my all-time favorites. All his novels since then have sounded rather weird...

Published Sat, Dec 12 2008 11:53 am by MediaPhile@evpl

Filed under: reviews, fiction, mysticism, peter hoeg, copenhagen, the quiet girl

"The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez

I just finished reading "The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez. The Gabaldon family consists of four sisters, a brother, and a widowed father. The sisters and brother are all named after movie stars - Bette Davis Gabaldon; Sopia Loren...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 10:45 am by HRevvdon@evpl

Filed under: reviews, fiction, Lorraine Lopez, gifted gabaldon sisters

'Tis the Season to Curl Up With a Good Book

Most years I try to pick out and read at least one Christmas novel during the holidays. I thought I would share some of the titles I've enjoyed in years past. Some of the novels I've read are fairly traditional. I've never been a fan of Charles...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 5:01 pm by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, Terry Pratchett, Christmas, holiday, Charles Dickens, Maeve Binchy, Dave Barry, Elizabeth Burg, Christopher Moore, David Baldacci, Stewart ONan

Kate Jacobs' Knitting Novels

I have never knitted and rarely do I crochet. So, when I first heard about The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs, I dismissed it as just another of the trendy knitting-themed novels to hit the shelves since yarn crafts started making their big...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 9:41 am by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: fiction, books, sequels, knitting, Kate Jacobs

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