Monthly Archives: July 2017

 Alone in Berlin features Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson star as a working class couple whose son is killed fighting Hitler’s wars. They pour their rage and grief into postcards emblazoned with anti-Nazi slogans. This is a “deeply moving film … Continue reading →

The Sense of an Ending effectively brings Julian Barne’s 2011 novel to life. Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), an aging divorce, runs a camera shop in London.  His quiet life is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of his ex-wife and a … Continue reading →

We have copies of Five Days at Memorial, which is our real-life readers selection for August.  The first half reads like the best disaster fiction; the second like a Grisham court-room drama.   Well worth reading whether or not you join our … Continue reading →

 Today’s google doodle marks the centennial of the silent parade, which took place in New York on July 28, 1917.   The parade was a silent protest against racial violence.

The Zookeeper’s Wife tells how a zoo becomes a sanctuary during World War Two.  After the Warsaw Zoo was destroyed during the early days of the war, the staff began using the empty cages as hiding places for Jews fleeing … Continue reading →

In The Founder, Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, a struggling salesman from Illinois, pays a visit to the MacDonald burger chain in Southern California.  Visions of dollar signs dance in his head as he envisions a national franchise, “Not … Continue reading →

Today’s supermarket, says Mark Ruhlman in Grocery, is a dynamic embodiment of changing diets and tastes. He profiles Cleveland’s Heinen supermarkets, interviewing owners,  buyers and baggers (an astonishingly sophisticated art).   Ruhlman “debunks many bad raps foisted on food retailer … Continue reading →

If your idea of a good time includes stories about real people,  Churchill and Orwell by Thomas Ricks tells how this odd pair anticipated the dangers of authoritarianism in the 1930s.  Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy by Nichols Reynolds reveals Ernest … Continue reading →

Next up for our non-fiction book group:  Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink.   When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Memorial Hospital was cut off by floodwaters and unprepared for the magnitude of the crisis.   As power failed and … Continue reading →

There’s more than good reading going on this summer at the Nichols Library in Center Harbor.  We have a story hour for kids that mixes stories and songs for a fun time.    We offer passes to the Squam Lakes Science … Continue reading →