New Recommendations for May:
We love some of the new titles on this month's list! The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney is an absorbing and beautifully written mystery set on the Canadian frontier.
Unknown Means by Elizabeth Becka is for the fans of a more fast-paced mystery. This book features a female forensic specialist investigating murders, in the vein of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
20th Century Ghosts is a compilation of short horror stories by Joe Hill. Hill is often compared to Steven King, so if you are a King fan, check out his book.
In non-fiction, we love Kao Kalia Yang's The Latehomecomer. Her book is a powerful memoir of growing up with her extended Hmong family, and it details their moves from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand and then to America.
For those of you who are trying to eat well and show concern for the earth and animals, you may want to read The Compassionate Carnivore by Catherine Friend. The author is a farmer and she writes about the ways that we can all make better choices about the food we eat, without going vegetarian.
In the Advice section there is a title that will be of interest to parents of toddlers: Is It a Big Problem, or a Little Problem? by Amy Egan explores preschooler's social, emotional, and motor development and when intervention or action might be necessary. Also in the Advice section we are impressed with Diabetes Fit Food by Ellen Haas. These are really good recipes from top chefs who use fresh and natural ingredients.
For more recommendations, check out the entire Beyond the Best Seller List in the Library. And stay tuned for a summer reading program for adults!
We love some of the new titles on this month's list! The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney is an absorbing and beautifully written mystery set on the Canadian frontier.
Unknown Means by Elizabeth Becka is for the fans of a more fast-paced mystery. This book features a female forensic specialist investigating murders, in the vein of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
20th Century Ghosts is a compilation of short horror stories by Joe Hill. Hill is often compared to Steven King, so if you are a King fan, check out his book.
In non-fiction, we love Kao Kalia Yang's The Latehomecomer. Her book is a powerful memoir of growing up with her extended Hmong family, and it details their moves from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand and then to America.
For those of you who are trying to eat well and show concern for the earth and animals, you may want to read The Compassionate Carnivore by Catherine Friend. The author is a farmer and she writes about the ways that we can all make better choices about the food we eat, without going vegetarian.
In the Advice section there is a title that will be of interest to parents of toddlers: Is It a Big Problem, or a Little Problem? by Amy Egan explores preschooler's social, emotional, and motor development and when intervention or action might be necessary. Also in the Advice section we are impressed with Diabetes Fit Food by Ellen Haas. These are really good recipes from top chefs who use fresh and natural ingredients.
For more recommendations, check out the entire Beyond the Best Seller List in the Library. And stay tuned for a summer reading program for adults!
posted by Ellen @ 6:29 AM
2 Comments:
At 11:50 AM ,
Liz said...
Interesting to see your reference to a young female forensic specialist investigating murders ("Unknown Means"). I've recently finished -- and been recommending -- Some Kind of Angel by Mel Harter. This book, too, has a young forensic professional, though he's a doctor. He's "Sneetz" and the President puts him together with "Muldoon", a seasoned investigative journalist to destroy a terrorist and avoid the terrorist's threatened massacre in Washington D.C. on the 4th of July.
People who like thrillers will enjoy this one, as it's a real page-turner -- and I sure hope Harter plans some more adventures with Sneetz and Muldoon.
Harter, by the way, is a retired doctor who has lots of experience in the medical-legal area, which probably explains why he's so able to write of both worlds.
At 6:27 AM ,
Ellen said...
Thanks, Liz. We always appreciate hearing what our patrons are reading. A lot of us love a good "page-turner", as you put it!
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