Monthly Archives: July 2010

Action, laughs and adventure for guys and like-minded readers, even reluctant ones.  How I, Nicky Flynn Got My Life Back (fun read!) by Art Ciorriveau, The Billionarie’s Curse (first in a series) by Richard Newsome, Necromancer by Micahel Scott (the … Continue reading →

Romance and drama for for girls and like-minded readers: The 2nd Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyers (Twilight series), Simple as it Seems by Sarah Weeks (So B. It) , Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott, If I Stay by … Continue reading →

As a genre,  omance fiction  often conjures up images of steamy boudoir encounters or syrupy happily-ever-afters.   Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand and The Three Weismans of Wesport deliver something more. In Pettigrew, Helen Simonson’s Major quarrels with his relatives over the … Continue reading →

You know–Family drama, Relationship drama. Life crisis drama.  “Servicable” is the code word for these summer beach reads.  The  Library has the latest by Nancy Thayer, Elin Hilderbarnad (“queen of the island vacation novel”), Nora Roberts, Emily Giffin, & Jane … Continue reading →

With all the coverage of our centennial,  you may be wondering “what about the new books?”  Not to worry– there are plenty of  new titles to choose from.   The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larrson, which concludes … Continue reading →