Monthly Archives: March 2010

Why not three cheers?  The authors of these current bestsellers  admit the hallowed institution isn’t perfect, but still commend it. In Marry Him, Lori Gottlieb argues that marriage better than the alternatives (dating).  In Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert learns to not … Continue reading →

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a read by some of Ireland’s best.  Suggested are the memoirs Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Are You Somebody? by Nuala O’Faolin, tales of growing up poor and overcoming prejudice.  Roddy Doyle’s excellent Barrytown … Continue reading →

Every year  the Nichols Library culls out books that haven’t been circulating.  But some of  them are stories that just  seem to be worth keeping around. We picked out several of these and put them on display in the main … Continue reading →