Monthly Archives: February 2020

In Crooked River by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Pendergast investigates the appearance of sneaker-clad severed feet, eerily floating in the Gulf of Mexico. In American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, a mother and child seeking refuge from Mexico’s cartel wars … Continue reading →

Bring your young’uns by for stories and songs. Fun starts at 11:00.

Ford v Ferrari is based on the true story of visonary designer Carroll Shelby, who designed a revolutionary race car for Ford. With the fearless British driver Ken Miles behind the wheel, they took on Europe’s best at Le Mans … Continue reading →

The Nichols Book Cafe meets at noon today to chat about The Night Circus, a tale of two star-crossed illusionists by Erin Morgenstern. Bring a lunch; warm beverages provided. Meanwhile for suspense readers, new this month are House on Fire … Continue reading →

Katherine Johnson, one of the black women mathematicians at NASA know as the “human computers”, died today at 101. Her work work was critical to the development of the space program and broke both racial and gender barriers. Her story … Continue reading →

Imagine , for a moment, that Booth’s shot was not fatal and that Lincoln survived, only to face the ire of Congress for his conduct of the war. That is the premise of Stephen Carter’s gripping historical thriller, The Impeachment … Continue reading →

Father of lions by Louise Callaghan is the story of man’s quest to save the Mosul zoo, which was caught between ISIS occupiers and advancing Iraqui forces. The First Cell by Azra Raza argues that the medical profession mistreats cancer. … Continue reading →

We have some sweet new stories in for your young’uns. Tomorrow I’ll be Kind by Jessica Hische  encourages kids  be grateful and helpful. Bedtime for Sweet Creatures is a story by Nikki Grimes about  boy who isn’t ready for bed.    … Continue reading →

Next Wednesday (2/26), the Nichols Book Cafe meet to discuss The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This surreal romance about two rival magicians was greeted with thumbs up reviews and has since become a staple for book clubs. We meet at … Continue reading →

Librarian detained. Will be there by 10:30.