Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Big Sleep By: Raymond Chandler When it comes to mystery novels, I am far from the most experienced reader. Usually there are too many characters and false leads for me to follow the story enjoyably, and by the end I wind up feeling more overwhelmed than satisfied....
Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Coming-of-Age Stories List by: Fishers Library Adults Services “A coming-of-age story is a genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood (‘coming of age’). Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize...
Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt By: Edmund Morris If you’re like me, it’s possible you’re underwhelmed by the choices of candidates for the upcoming presidential election. The press coverage has been unrelenting and nauseating. Neither candidate has...
Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Little Paris Bookshop By: Nina George If you enjoy books about books, you will love Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop. Monsieur Perdu, the main character in the novel, is a bookseller whose literary apothecary is located on a barge on the Seine in Paris. He...
Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames By: Kai Bird The Good Spy was so good that I read it twice. Actually, I listened to it once as an audio book and read the print book, but that’s beside the point. It’s a fascinating biography of a man who, as...
