The December list is out and there is lots to talk about on it! Sometimes you just can't get into a long novel, which may be the case this month as we prepare for the holidays ahead. This is when we should pick up some short stories. Anne Enright's new book Yesterday's Weather: Stories is a marvelous read. This book is a collection of tales about people in Ireland who are trying to make their way in a rapidly changing society. The Letters is a short novel told in letters by Luane Rice and Joseph Monninger. Two writers combined their talents to create one moving novel about an estranged husband and wife. The format alone will get you thinking about the beauty of real written communication, particularly in this age of email. Several of our patrons recommended this book to us...we love it when you do that !
Mysteries we recommend this month include The Black Tower by Louis Bayard and Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay. The Black Tower is set in Paris in 1818 and features the world's first plainclothes detective. Completely different, Too Close to Home is a page turner about a murder in a small town and a boy who is the number one suspect.
Readers of Non-Fiction also have plenty to choose from, and some authors will be here this month, so you'll definitely want to check these out:
On December 5 we are hosting James Campbell, Charles Slack and Logan Ward together. They will speak about "Living the Adventure" . We have recommended Campbell's Final Frontiersmen, a riveting tale of one family's Alaskan adventure.
Ken Wells has written The Good Pirate of the Forgotten Bayous, and he will be here to talk to us all on December 16. His book is the story of the residents of Saint Bernard Parish during and after Katrina. Wells is an accomplished journalist who knows the territory, being a native of the Louisiana bayou country himself.
Leonard Bernstein: American Original by Burton Bernstein and Barbara Haws is a truly fabulous collection of essays and photos that explore the impact the man had on America and the world. If you are tired of gossipy biographies you'll enjoy this one.
Some of you may recall that in years past the December issue of Beyond the Best Seller List had a holiday theme. Stay tuned....there will be a separate list of holiday recommendations next week.
Mysteries we recommend this month include The Black Tower by Louis Bayard and Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay. The Black Tower is set in Paris in 1818 and features the world's first plainclothes detective. Completely different, Too Close to Home is a page turner about a murder in a small town and a boy who is the number one suspect.
Readers of Non-Fiction also have plenty to choose from, and some authors will be here this month, so you'll definitely want to check these out:
On December 5 we are hosting James Campbell, Charles Slack and Logan Ward together. They will speak about "Living the Adventure" . We have recommended Campbell's Final Frontiersmen, a riveting tale of one family's Alaskan adventure.
Ken Wells has written The Good Pirate of the Forgotten Bayous, and he will be here to talk to us all on December 16. His book is the story of the residents of Saint Bernard Parish during and after Katrina. Wells is an accomplished journalist who knows the territory, being a native of the Louisiana bayou country himself.
Leonard Bernstein: American Original by Burton Bernstein and Barbara Haws is a truly fabulous collection of essays and photos that explore the impact the man had on America and the world. If you are tired of gossipy biographies you'll enjoy this one.
Some of you may recall that in years past the December issue of Beyond the Best Seller List had a holiday theme. Stay tuned....there will be a separate list of holiday recommendations next week.
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