DVD
In A Valley of Violence starring Ethan Hawke and John Travolta. Stranger comes to town. Stranger picks a fight. Violence and counter violence ensue.
Fiction
Kiss the Devil Good Night by Jonathan Woods. Pulpy action goodness. Marital betrayal! Violent crime! Prison! Revenge!
The Girl Before by JP Delaney. You just know the publisher wanted something with "girl" in the title. The dust cover says JP Delaney is a pseudonym for a famous writer. One guess at the writer's identity is someone named Tony Strong. I never heard of him, which doesn't mean much.
Clownfish Blues by Tim Dorsey. The dust cover plot description says something about crazy people in Florida rigging the lottery.
Fatal by John Lescroart. Police detective has to recognize that her best friend may have killed the man she had an affair with.
Power Game by Christine Feehan. Physically enhanced commando teams up with genetically engineered spy for mission in Indonesia. Feehan's author photo is with a big fluffy looking dog. A BIG dog.
Audiobook on CD
Big LIttle Lies by Liane Moriarty. 16 hours on 13 CDs. This is from 2014 and must be one of the sale books I bought to fill in the collection.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Birth of a Munich Accountant
DVD
The Birth of a Nation starring Nate Parker and Armie Hammer. Based on the slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.
The Accountant starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. Accountant self-trains to become super commando. I think.
Fiction
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs solves another murder.
The Birth of a Nation starring Nate Parker and Armie Hammer. Based on the slave rebellion led by Nat Turner.
The Accountant starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. Accountant self-trains to become super commando. I think.
Fiction
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs solves another murder.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
New Year. New Books. New Nonsense.
Fiction
Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney. What the heck is a boxfish. IS that like a square watermelon?
http://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/2009/07/how-and-why-square-watermelons-are-made/
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Before I attended Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico I heard everyone's scary bear attack stories.
Never Never by James Patterson Literary Manufacturing Services and Candice Fox. Is this is the novelization of the song?
Homesick for Another World by Otessa Moshfegh. Short stories by a woman who wins writing awards. I like the cover.
The Rising by Heather Graham and Jon Land. I have been intending to try out a book by each of these authors. I should read this one and kill two birds with one stone.
The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams. She has a familiar name. Let's see what she wrote... nope. I do not recognize those novels. Williams's author photo has her wearing a yellow earring.
The Magician's Lie by Greer MacAllister. Oh, hey, she might be coming to give an author talk here at the library. Our adult programmer has been emailing with her , or her agent, or her publicist, or her sister, or somebody about arranging a date.
Four Weddings and Sixpence by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane. Paperback with four romance stories written by four authors. All four writers live in Seattle or the Pac. Northwest. That must have made any collaboration much easier.
NonFiction
Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis by J.D. Vance. Growing up poor and white and trying to move up.
Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney. What the heck is a boxfish. IS that like a square watermelon?
http://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/2009/07/how-and-why-square-watermelons-are-made/The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Before I attended Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico I heard everyone's scary bear attack stories.
Never Never by James Patterson Literary Manufacturing Services and Candice Fox. Is this is the novelization of the song?
Homesick for Another World by Otessa Moshfegh. Short stories by a woman who wins writing awards. I like the cover.
The Rising by Heather Graham and Jon Land. I have been intending to try out a book by each of these authors. I should read this one and kill two birds with one stone.
The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams. She has a familiar name. Let's see what she wrote... nope. I do not recognize those novels. Williams's author photo has her wearing a yellow earring.
The Magician's Lie by Greer MacAllister. Oh, hey, she might be coming to give an author talk here at the library. Our adult programmer has been emailing with her , or her agent, or her publicist, or her sister, or somebody about arranging a date.
Four Weddings and Sixpence by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane. Paperback with four romance stories written by four authors. All four writers live in Seattle or the Pac. Northwest. That must have made any collaboration much easier.
NonFiction
Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis by J.D. Vance. Growing up poor and white and trying to move up.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Two Novels
Fiction
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran. "That illuminates life's brutality but also it's beauty, revealing our foibles and wrong turns." Believe me, I'm well aware of my foibles. Well aware.
The Antiques by Kris D'Agostino. Siblings get together and either fight or reunite. I'm not sure. I did not read the full plot description on the dust cover.
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran. "That illuminates life's brutality but also it's beauty, revealing our foibles and wrong turns." Believe me, I'm well aware of my foibles. Well aware.
The Antiques by Kris D'Agostino. Siblings get together and either fight or reunite. I'm not sure. I did not read the full plot description on the dust cover.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Musics
Use These Plastic Discs To Recreate Sounds Using an Electronic Device
The Stage by Avenged Sevenfold. Singers sing songs I've never heard. How about Chris Isaak instead?
Hamilton: the mix tape by [various]. Various singers sing songs from the musical. This reminds me of this song.
Blue and Lonesome by The Rolling Stones. English singers sing their favorite blues songs. This reminds me of nothing.
Gunslinger by Garth Brooks. Country singer sings songs of countries. This reminds me of this.
The Weight of These Wings by Miranda Lambert. Country singer sings songs of wings. This reminds me of this, of course.
And here is this, because I just saw the link.
The Stage by Avenged Sevenfold. Singers sing songs I've never heard. How about Chris Isaak instead?
Hamilton: the mix tape by [various]. Various singers sing songs from the musical. This reminds me of this song.
Blue and Lonesome by The Rolling Stones. English singers sing their favorite blues songs. This reminds me of nothing.
Gunslinger by Garth Brooks. Country singer sings songs of countries. This reminds me of this.
The Weight of These Wings by Miranda Lambert. Country singer sings songs of wings. This reminds me of this, of course.
And here is this, because I just saw the link.
Lansdale! Abbott! Others!
Fiction
Clear by Fire by Joshua Hood. I saw this guy's online commentary somewhere and thought the thing would circ. Plot: former black ops soldier is on the run from bad guys.
Dead on the Bones by Joe R. Lansdale. A bunch of short stories by the master writer.
Shot in Detroit by Patricia Abbott. Photographer in Detroit gains artistic renown after photographing a corpse. She keeps hunting out new bodies to fuel her success.
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson. Something about San Francisco.
The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian. Sleepwalker goes missing.
Audiobook on CD
Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor. 15 hours on 12 CDs. Shoot-em'up with spies and terrorists.
DVD
Preacher: season one starring [actors]. Small town preacher is a devil or something. I'm not sure. Watch the preview.
Game of Thrones: the complete sixth season starring [more actors]. Hey! Is that Max von Sydow?! Wow, it is.
Clear by Fire by Joshua Hood. I saw this guy's online commentary somewhere and thought the thing would circ. Plot: former black ops soldier is on the run from bad guys.
Dead on the Bones by Joe R. Lansdale. A bunch of short stories by the master writer.
Shot in Detroit by Patricia Abbott. Photographer in Detroit gains artistic renown after photographing a corpse. She keeps hunting out new bodies to fuel her success.
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson. Something about San Francisco.
The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian. Sleepwalker goes missing.
Audiobook on CD
Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor. 15 hours on 12 CDs. Shoot-em'up with spies and terrorists.
DVD
Preacher: season one starring [actors]. Small town preacher is a devil or something. I'm not sure. Watch the preview.
Game of Thrones: the complete sixth season starring [more actors]. Hey! Is that Max von Sydow?! Wow, it is.
Monday, January 09, 2017
Four
Electrical Magic Creates Sound
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Trio of musicians play songs and sing about radio. I don't want to look up a Green Day video. Here is Unlocking the Truth instead.
Fiction
The Dangerous Ladies Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Mystery novel with detectives trying to stop an extortionist.
Below the Belt by Stuart Woods. Something about a lawyer or something.
The Mistress by Danielle Steel. Rich people in love.
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Trio of musicians play songs and sing about radio. I don't want to look up a Green Day video. Here is Unlocking the Truth instead.
Fiction
The Dangerous Ladies Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Mystery novel with detectives trying to stop an extortionist.
Below the Belt by Stuart Woods. Something about a lawyer or something.
The Mistress by Danielle Steel. Rich people in love.
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Big New Book
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. Sometimes DK never lists the editor on the front cover. This has all the big beautiful pictures that DK is known for.
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. Sometimes DK never lists the editor on the front cover. This has all the big beautiful pictures that DK is known for.
Friday, December 30, 2016
A Book. A DVD. A Audiobook.
Book
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond. Food recipes from a woman in Oklahoma.
DVD
The Purge: Election Year starring [actors]. A Senator running for President has to survive the 12 hours of lawlessness. This looks like one of those situation where the actress is given glasses to "look smart."
Audiobook
Testimony by Robbie Robertson. 19 hours on 16 CDs. From growing up in Canada, going electric with Dylan, and recording with The Band.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond. Food recipes from a woman in Oklahoma.
DVD
The Purge: Election Year starring [actors]. A Senator running for President has to survive the 12 hours of lawlessness. This looks like one of those situation where the actress is given glasses to "look smart."
Audiobook
Testimony by Robbie Robertson. 19 hours on 16 CDs. From growing up in Canada, going electric with Dylan, and recording with The Band.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Six Books and Photos
Fiction
Curtain of Death by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworh IV. 1946 spies in Germany.
The Midnight bell by Jack Higgins. "Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed."
Nonfiction
Books for Living by Will Schwalbe. Essays about other books.
Audiobooks on CD
The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Private eye privately eyes.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar by Lisa F. Smith. 9 hours on 7 CDs. Lawyer who started drinking when she was a teenager goes full blown boozer when working for a big NYC law firm.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Taubes says we eat too much sugar.
Photos
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park. We had some super cold days a week or two ago but had above freezing temperatures a couple days ago. I don't know how often the Parks Department resprays the rink after thaws.
Curtain of Death by W.E.B.Griffin and William E. Butterworh IV. 1946 spies in Germany.
The Midnight bell by Jack Higgins. "Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed."
Nonfiction
Books for Living by Will Schwalbe. Essays about other books.
Audiobooks on CD
The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Private eye privately eyes.
Girl Walks Out of a Bar by Lisa F. Smith. 9 hours on 7 CDs. Lawyer who started drinking when she was a teenager goes full blown boozer when working for a big NYC law firm.
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes. 11.5 hours on 9CDs. Taubes says we eat too much sugar.
Photos
Outdoor ice skating rink in Commons Park. We had some super cold days a week or two ago but had above freezing temperatures a couple days ago. I don't know how often the Parks Department resprays the rink after thaws.
Monday, December 19, 2016
Some Audiobooks
Audiobooks on CD
A Match for Marcus Cynster by Stephanie Laurens. 13.5 hours on 11 CDs. Some sort of romance.
Born A Crime: stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah. 8.83 hours on 7 CDs. Noah grew up with a white dad and black mom when it was illegal for the two to be married.
The Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Boy is kidnapped in 1978 and his mother says it was trolls. Same thing happens in 2003 and woman gets a photo.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith. 14 hours and 11 CDs. Two girls grow up and end their friendship in their twenties. Then more things happen.
Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle. 12 hours on 10CDs. More murder set in a coffee shop.
A Match for Marcus Cynster by Stephanie Laurens. 13.5 hours on 11 CDs. Some sort of romance.
Born A Crime: stories from a South African childhood by Trevor Noah. 8.83 hours on 7 CDs. Noah grew up with a white dad and black mom when it was illegal for the two to be married.
The Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Boy is kidnapped in 1978 and his mother says it was trolls. Same thing happens in 2003 and woman gets a photo.
Swing Time by Zadie Smith. 14 hours and 11 CDs. Two girls grow up and end their friendship in their twenties. Then more things happen.
Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle. 12 hours on 10CDs. More murder set in a coffee shop.
Musics and paper
Sound Waves Are Turned Into Computer Code and Transformed Back Into Sound Waves
Under the Influence by Dale Watson. Country singer with fancy hair sings country songs with a traditional country bent.
Wild Stab by The I Don't Cares. Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield team up to sing songs of middle aged rock.
Fiction
It's Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. The back cover says, "A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America." I'm not sure I've ever read a Lewis novel; even school assigned book. Let me check the bib... nope, not a one. But I did watch the Elmer Gantry film.
The Sellout by Paul Betty. The front cover says this is a comic masterpiece.I do not know anything about Beatty except that he has short hair and lives in NYC.
The Ornatrix by Kate Howard. Woman with facial birthmark gets treated poorly and ultimately hired as personal hairdresser to a courtesan. I do not know anything about Kate Howard either. Except she went to U of Kent and has longish hair.
Cover Me in Darkness by Eileen Rendahl. Woman who grew up in a cult deals with suicide of her mother while her mother was in a psych hospital after murdering the woman's brother. Here is what I know about Rendahl. 1. No author photo so I cannot tell you how long her hair is. 2. She has plenty of critical praise. 3. She also writes cozy mysteries with popcorn themed titles.
NonFiction
Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Ryan Mitchell. Our last copy was circ'ing pretty well but was damaged. So, I bought a replacement. No author photo of Mitchell, either. He has a blog.
Under the Influence by Dale Watson. Country singer with fancy hair sings country songs with a traditional country bent.
Wild Stab by The I Don't Cares. Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield team up to sing songs of middle aged rock.
Fiction
It's Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. The back cover says, "A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America." I'm not sure I've ever read a Lewis novel; even school assigned book. Let me check the bib... nope, not a one. But I did watch the Elmer Gantry film.
The Sellout by Paul Betty. The front cover says this is a comic masterpiece.I do not know anything about Beatty except that he has short hair and lives in NYC.
The Ornatrix by Kate Howard. Woman with facial birthmark gets treated poorly and ultimately hired as personal hairdresser to a courtesan. I do not know anything about Kate Howard either. Except she went to U of Kent and has longish hair.
Cover Me in Darkness by Eileen Rendahl. Woman who grew up in a cult deals with suicide of her mother while her mother was in a psych hospital after murdering the woman's brother. Here is what I know about Rendahl. 1. No author photo so I cannot tell you how long her hair is. 2. She has plenty of critical praise. 3. She also writes cozy mysteries with popcorn themed titles.
NonFiction
Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Ryan Mitchell. Our last copy was circ'ing pretty well but was damaged. So, I bought a replacement. No author photo of Mitchell, either. He has a blog.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Friday, December 09, 2016
Musics
Electrons Flow Across Wiring And Are Transformed Into Sound Waves
We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest. Popular band from years ago sings new songs for a new album.
22, A Million by Bon Iver. Eau Claire guy sings songs about Eau Claire. I suppose.
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct by Metallica. Metal guys sings songs of metal.
Ruminations by Conor Oberst. Singer sings songs of something or other.
[I cannot get the embedding code to work. Link.]
Head Carrier by The Pixies. Alternative rock band singers sing songs alternately.
We Got It From Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest. Popular band from years ago sings new songs for a new album.
22, A Million by Bon Iver. Eau Claire guy sings songs about Eau Claire. I suppose.
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct by Metallica. Metal guys sings songs of metal.
Ruminations by Conor Oberst. Singer sings songs of something or other.
[I cannot get the embedding code to work. Link.]
Head Carrier by The Pixies. Alternative rock band singers sing songs alternately.
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
More Music, More Music, More Music.
Sounds Are Made, Sounds Are Recorded, Sounds Are Played Back Magical Electricity
Case/Lang/Veirs by Case/Lang/Veirs. Niko Case, KD Lang, and Laura Veirs team up to sing songs of country music.
Hard II Love by Usher. Singer sings songs of love.
I don't know anything about Usher so pick your own video: https://www.youtube.com/user/UsherVEVO.
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Singers sing songs of revolution and radio.
Nobody But Me by Michael Buble. Canadian sings songs of his Canadian self.
Voices of Angels by Celtic Women. Women try to impersonate angels and sing songs.
XXIV Magic by Bruno Mars. Sings songs of popularity.
Keeping the Horse Between Me and the Ground by Seasick Steve. Singer sings songs about his three string guitar.
You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen. Singer sings songs of darkness.
Case/Lang/Veirs by Case/Lang/Veirs. Niko Case, KD Lang, and Laura Veirs team up to sing songs of country music.
Hard II Love by Usher. Singer sings songs of love.
I don't know anything about Usher so pick your own video: https://www.youtube.com/user/UsherVEVO.
Revolution Radio by Green Day. Singers sing songs of revolution and radio.
Nobody But Me by Michael Buble. Canadian sings songs of his Canadian self.
Voices of Angels by Celtic Women. Women try to impersonate angels and sing songs.
XXIV Magic by Bruno Mars. Sings songs of popularity.
Keeping the Horse Between Me and the Ground by Seasick Steve. Singer sings songs about his three string guitar.
You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen. Singer sings songs of darkness.
Monday, December 05, 2016
Even More DVDs
DVDs
Hunt for the Wilderpeople starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Old guy in rural New Zealand fosters a city boy. Laughter ensues.
Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette. FBI guy goes undercover with white extremist group and shaves his head while Toni Collette has blond hair. Tension ensues.
Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro. Biopic of boxer Roberto Duran. Punching ensues.
Mr. Church by Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson. Guy goes to work as personal cook for a family and stays for several years. Heart warming events ensue.
Into the Forest by Ellen Page by Evan Rachel Wood. Sisters live in world-wide power outage. Troube ensues. Hey, isn't Page Canadian? Let me check... yep. She grew up in Nova Scotia. I thought about doing a driving vacation to the East Coast and going to Nova Scotia would be a loooooong drive.
Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig. Scientists team up to catch ghosts. Comedic action ensues.
The Man Who Knew Infinity starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Mathematician from India deals with jerks in England. Math ensues.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. Old guy in rural New Zealand fosters a city boy. Laughter ensues.
Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette. FBI guy goes undercover with white extremist group and shaves his head while Toni Collette has blond hair. Tension ensues.
Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro. Biopic of boxer Roberto Duran. Punching ensues.
Mr. Church by Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson. Guy goes to work as personal cook for a family and stays for several years. Heart warming events ensue.
Into the Forest by Ellen Page by Evan Rachel Wood. Sisters live in world-wide power outage. Troube ensues. Hey, isn't Page Canadian? Let me check... yep. She grew up in Nova Scotia. I thought about doing a driving vacation to the East Coast and going to Nova Scotia would be a loooooong drive.
Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig. Scientists team up to catch ghosts. Comedic action ensues.
The Man Who Knew Infinity starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Mathematician from India deals with jerks in England. Math ensues.
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Hoky-smokes, that's a lot of movies
DVD
Army of One starring Nicolas Cage. Cage acts Cagey.
The Purge: election year starring [I don't know]. People kill people.
X-Men Apocalypse. Several years ago I stopped keeping track of these movies.
Free State of Jones starring [shirtless guy]. Slave rebellion during Civil War.
Hell or High Water starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster. This is supposed to be pretty good. That is a big accomplishment after they stuck Chris Pine in the movie.
Outlander: season two starring [actors]. Scots go to Paris to stop a rebellion and then a nother rebellion in Scotland. Or something. I'm not sure.
X-Files: the event series. Mulder and Scully return for si episodes. I can think of three pop songs that reference this show. Here is one of those.
Ash Vs. The Evil Dead: the complete first season starring Bill Campbell. Ash battles baddies over 10 episodes.
The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Crime and punishment comedy. I've wanted to see this for a while.
Absolutely Fabulous: the movie starring [those two famous actresses whose names I cannot remember]. Two drunk socialites get drunk and cause trouble.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. Two guys advertise for dates and two crazy people respond. I bet Zac Efron takes his shirt off again.
Army of One starring Nicolas Cage. Cage acts Cagey.
The Purge: election year starring [I don't know]. People kill people.
X-Men Apocalypse. Several years ago I stopped keeping track of these movies.
Free State of Jones starring [shirtless guy]. Slave rebellion during Civil War.
Hell or High Water starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster. This is supposed to be pretty good. That is a big accomplishment after they stuck Chris Pine in the movie.
Outlander: season two starring [actors]. Scots go to Paris to stop a rebellion and then a nother rebellion in Scotland. Or something. I'm not sure.
X-Files: the event series. Mulder and Scully return for si episodes. I can think of three pop songs that reference this show. Here is one of those.
Ash Vs. The Evil Dead: the complete first season starring Bill Campbell. Ash battles baddies over 10 episodes.
The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Crime and punishment comedy. I've wanted to see this for a while.
Absolutely Fabulous: the movie starring [those two famous actresses whose names I cannot remember]. Two drunk socialites get drunk and cause trouble.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. Two guys advertise for dates and two crazy people respond. I bet Zac Efron takes his shirt off again.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Thicker Books
Fiction
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice. I have no idea what this is about. I presume the Lestat guy is still a vampire. Let me check... yep, part of the series. Rice lives in Palm Desert, California. I wonder what July is like there. Let me check that too... well, the average high is 108 Fahrenheit.
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg. Something about a cemetery.
When All the Good Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz. The illustration on the endpapers is stormy water around a city skyline and lightning in the skies. The credits list the jacket designer but I am not certain if she also did the endpapers.
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose. When Boy #2 was a toddler his favorite toy was named Mr. Monkey Monk. Prose is a visiting writer at Bard College. I have no knowledge of Bard. Let me look it up... well, Bard is 100 miles North of Manhattan and has 2,000 undergraduates.
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa. Young woman on the SS St. Louis's infamous voyage in 1939 and her descendants 70 years later.
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin. Yeah, that's a Kinks tune.
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. Fantasy novel about a queen.
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. A big book about horses. The Danish Warmblood has "no fleshiness in the jowl."
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice. I have no idea what this is about. I presume the Lestat guy is still a vampire. Let me check... yep, part of the series. Rice lives in Palm Desert, California. I wonder what July is like there. Let me check that too... well, the average high is 108 Fahrenheit.
The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg. Something about a cemetery.
When All the Good Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz. The illustration on the endpapers is stormy water around a city skyline and lightning in the skies. The credits list the jacket designer but I am not certain if she also did the endpapers.
Mister Monkey by Francine Prose. When Boy #2 was a toddler his favorite toy was named Mr. Monkey Monk. Prose is a visiting writer at Bard College. I have no knowledge of Bard. Let me look it up... well, Bard is 100 miles North of Manhattan and has 2,000 undergraduates.
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa. Young woman on the SS St. Louis's infamous voyage in 1939 and her descendants 70 years later.
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin. Yeah, that's a Kinks tune.
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen. Fantasy novel about a queen.
NonFiction
The Horse Encyclopedia by DK. A big book about horses. The Danish Warmblood has "no fleshiness in the jowl."
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