Fiction
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers. Famous artist goes out at night to graffiti buildings. His assistant does stuff, too.
The Undertaker's Daughter by Sara Blaedel. Danish photographer Ilsa hears that her long absent father willed her a funeral home in Racine. She flies to Racine, looks through his things and finds murder.
The Hush by John Hart. The dust cover plot description is kinda vague. Let's read a quote, "'Gear's in the truck.'"
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern. Well, with a title like that how can we not buy a copy? Page 203 says, "Still, Rusty kept pulling books off the shelf and turning pages, and watching him, bent over an oversized volume of black-and-white photographs, his brown hair no longer spilling over his collar, it occurred to Kat that he liked it there in the Riverton Public Library, shabby as it was."
The Bad Daughter by Joy Fielding. Fielding lives in both Florida and Toronto. My family has been trying to decide on a summer vacation destination and I've thought about Toronto and Montreal.
Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira. I mostly like the cover but the photo image has a horse down sled carriage being pulled crossways on a residential street. There is no room for the sled to turn that way. Oliveira lives in Seattle and knows Russian. That reminds me that Brent Ghelfi no longer writes his Volk series of crime/thriller novels based in modern Russia.
Romance
Amish Sweethearts by Amy Clipston. Amish themed romance.
Beneath the Summer Sun by Kelly Irvin. More Amish romance.
Science Fiction
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill. A bunch of stories by author with a Newbery nomination and a World Fantasy Award. She lives in Minnesota. Has she met Anthony Neil Smith? Smith has another novel coming out later this year.
By Heresies Distressed by David Weber. "The battle for the soul of Safehold has begun."
Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber. This novel precedes the one listed above. Read them in whatever order you like. I don't care, just enjoy them.
Mystery
A Dangerous Crossing by Ausma Zehanat Khan. Canadian cops go to Greece to help a cop's relative who is accused of murder after working in Syrian refugee camp. I have no idea how to pronounce this lady's first name. She lives in Colorado. I wonder if she goes hiking.
Death in the Stars by Frances Brody. Ninth book in the Kate Shackleton series. This must be popular for nine books.
Thursday, March 01, 2018
NonFiction Power Pack!
NonFiction!
Jackie, Janet and Lee: the secret lives of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill by J. Randy Taraborrelli. POW! Famous rich people. BAM!
What Are We Doing Here?: essays by Marilynne Robinson. ZAM! "Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display." ZOOM!
Beer Lover's Wisconsin: best breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars by Kathy Flanigan. WHAM! "Brasserie V wants you to believe they are a little bit of Belgium in the state's capital." ZING!
Jackie, Janet and Lee: the secret lives of Janet Auchincloss and her daughters Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill by J. Randy Taraborrelli. POW! Famous rich people. BAM!
What Are We Doing Here?: essays by Marilynne Robinson. ZAM! "Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display." ZOOM!
Beer Lover's Wisconsin: best breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars by Kathy Flanigan. WHAM! "Brasserie V wants you to believe they are a little bit of Belgium in the state's capital." ZING!
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Book. Book. Book. Book. Book.
Fiction
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott. I read the big font on the cover and thought this was a new novel from Tana French. Nope. Six English college pals on vacation in Oxford meet a neighbor woman who disappears. Ten years later the neighbor's body is discovered and things happen.
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott. This is the exact same book but part of our Lucky Day Collection. That means the book goes right back to shelf after it is returned. The book does not fill any hold requests.
Sunburn by Laura Lippman. Who know who really enjoys Laura Lippman novels? Megan Abbott. Abbott is a Big Deal Author and I pay attention to what she says.
Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton. The honest man is also a jerk. So someone killed him.
Fifty Fifty by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated and Candice Fox. Australian police officer Harriet Blue has an outburst at her brother's parole hearing and is punished by an assignment to the middle of the Outback. When the 75 person town is threatened with massacre Blue does something or other.
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DVD
The Deuce: the complete first season starring That Welsh Name Lady and That Guy Accused of Misbehavior. HBO series about the sex trade in 1971's New York's Times Square. Speaking of Megan Abbott, she wrote for this series.
Reclaiming Life: faith, hope and suicide loss.
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott. I read the big font on the cover and thought this was a new novel from Tana French. Nope. Six English college pals on vacation in Oxford meet a neighbor woman who disappears. Ten years later the neighbor's body is discovered and things happen.
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott. This is the exact same book but part of our Lucky Day Collection. That means the book goes right back to shelf after it is returned. The book does not fill any hold requests.
Sunburn by Laura Lippman. Who know who really enjoys Laura Lippman novels? Megan Abbott. Abbott is a Big Deal Author and I pay attention to what she says.
Death of an Honest Man by M.C. Beaton. The honest man is also a jerk. So someone killed him.
Fifty Fifty by James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated and Candice Fox. Australian police officer Harriet Blue has an outburst at her brother's parole hearing and is punished by an assignment to the middle of the Outback. When the 75 person town is threatened with massacre Blue does something or other.
Large Print
DVD
The Deuce: the complete first season starring That Welsh Name Lady and That Guy Accused of Misbehavior. HBO series about the sex trade in 1971's New York's Times Square. Speaking of Megan Abbott, she wrote for this series.
Reclaiming Life: faith, hope and suicide loss.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Ezra Furman! Neil Finn! Steven Saylor (no relation)
Musicians Play Instruments and Sing And As Those Sounds Are Recorded and Digitized and Transferred By Industrial Ingenuity Onto Thin Plastic Discs That You Borrow From the Library.
Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman. American singer sings songs and plays instruments.
Out of Silence by Neil Finn. Kiwi singer sings songs and plays instruments and occasionally posts on Twitter.
Fiction
The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor (no relation). Steven Saylor (no relation) writes another novel set in Rome. Steven Saylor (no relation) has written some very good mysteries Featuring Gordianus the Finder. I heard the audiobook of Steven Saylor's (no relation) Roma and that was excellent as well. Steven Saylor (no relation) does a fantastic job using the history of Rome in his stories. (No relation).
DVD
The Sinner - season one starring Jessica Biel and Bearded Bill Pullman. Woman on a trip to the beach suddenly stabs a man to death.
Transangelic Exodus by Ezra Furman. American singer sings songs and plays instruments.
Out of Silence by Neil Finn. Kiwi singer sings songs and plays instruments and occasionally posts on Twitter.
Fiction
The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor (no relation). Steven Saylor (no relation) writes another novel set in Rome. Steven Saylor (no relation) has written some very good mysteries Featuring Gordianus the Finder. I heard the audiobook of Steven Saylor's (no relation) Roma and that was excellent as well. Steven Saylor (no relation) does a fantastic job using the history of Rome in his stories. (No relation).
DVD
The Sinner - season one starring Jessica Biel and Bearded Bill Pullman. Woman on a trip to the beach suddenly stabs a man to death.
Friday, February 16, 2018
Argy Bargy
Fiction
Poison by John Lescroat. Yarg barg targ.
White Houses by Amy Bloom. Torsher smorsher gorsher.
Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman. Shlar gar far.
NonFiction
Wallis in Love: the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy by Andrew Morton. Fffffffffff-tibbit.
The Wisdom of Sundays: life-changing insights from super soul conversations by Oprah Winfrey. Psssss-gurp.
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Poison by John Lescroat. Yarg barg targ.
White Houses by Amy Bloom. Torsher smorsher gorsher.
Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman. Shlar gar far.
NonFiction
Wallis in Love: the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy by Andrew Morton. Fffffffffff-tibbit.
The Wisdom of Sundays: life-changing insights from super soul conversations by Oprah Winfrey. Psssss-gurp.
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Friday, February 09, 2018
Fiction. Fashion. Photos.
Fiction
As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner. Is Meissner pronounced MESS-ner or MICE-ner? Young family moves to Philadelphia in 1918 and lives through the Influenza Epidemic.
In The Fall They Come Back by Robert Bausch. I like the cover but it uses that white typeface that everyone else uses. Teacher discovers he really likes and wants to teach. Three students effect him and he gets too deeply involved.
The Body in the Casket by Katherine Hall Page. Isn't that where bodies are supposed to go? Caskets? Dang, Page has nominations for the Edgar, Mary Higgins Clark, and Macavity awards. That is impressive. She did receive the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves. "First in a new series!" says the cover. Graves lives in Maine, according to Page's bio she lives there as well.
NonFiction
The Bag Boutique: 20 beautiful and bright bags to sew by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. Lots of pretty pictures and directions. Wait, does that mean the directions are also pretty?
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As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner. Is Meissner pronounced MESS-ner or MICE-ner? Young family moves to Philadelphia in 1918 and lives through the Influenza Epidemic.
In The Fall They Come Back by Robert Bausch. I like the cover but it uses that white typeface that everyone else uses. Teacher discovers he really likes and wants to teach. Three students effect him and he gets too deeply involved.
The Body in the Casket by Katherine Hall Page. Isn't that where bodies are supposed to go? Caskets? Dang, Page has nominations for the Edgar, Mary Higgins Clark, and Macavity awards. That is impressive. She did receive the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves. "First in a new series!" says the cover. Graves lives in Maine, according to Page's bio she lives there as well.
NonFiction
The Bag Boutique: 20 beautiful and bright bags to sew by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. Lots of pretty pictures and directions. Wait, does that mean the directions are also pretty?
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Thursday, February 08, 2018
More Critiques of Covers and Photos
Fiction
The Largess of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson. I like the cover art, it is very simple. Author photo is in black and white and looks like it is from 1984.
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire. The cover art is not my style. The author photo is head and shoulder shot with nice color.
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton. The cover photos is too pink for me. Author photo is black and white and printed on the inside pages. Printing on those inside end pages means the photo quality is never that good.
City of Endless Night by Preston and Child. Cover art is too blue for me. The photo of the two authors has them in black clothes against a black background. Their heads are floating.
Mood Indigo by Ed Ifkovic. The cover is nice. Not great, but nice. Author is a head and shoulder shot that looks like a standard business guy photo. Ifkovic is a neat name. The word seems like a mix between Polish and something like Xhosa.
Tarnished City by Vic James. Cover art has too much going on for me. Author photo is a very nicely lit black and white. Best photo so far.
Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard. Cover art is nice. I like the images. Author photo is a teeny tiny color image on the back cover. Beard lives in Columbus, OH. They are supposed to have a nice library system.
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. This is my favorite cover. Author photo is nicely done with good color.
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The Largess of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson. I like the cover art, it is very simple. Author photo is in black and white and looks like it is from 1984.
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire. The cover art is not my style. The author photo is head and shoulder shot with nice color.
Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton. The cover photos is too pink for me. Author photo is black and white and printed on the inside pages. Printing on those inside end pages means the photo quality is never that good.
City of Endless Night by Preston and Child. Cover art is too blue for me. The photo of the two authors has them in black clothes against a black background. Their heads are floating.
Mood Indigo by Ed Ifkovic. The cover is nice. Not great, but nice. Author is a head and shoulder shot that looks like a standard business guy photo. Ifkovic is a neat name. The word seems like a mix between Polish and something like Xhosa.
Tarnished City by Vic James. Cover art has too much going on for me. Author photo is a very nicely lit black and white. Best photo so far.
Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard. Cover art is nice. I like the images. Author photo is a teeny tiny color image on the back cover. Beard lives in Columbus, OH. They are supposed to have a nice library system.
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. This is my favorite cover. Author photo is nicely done with good color.
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Patterson, again. Other big names
Patterson
The 6th Target by James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated and Maxine Paetro. I do not know how to pronounce Paetro. Let's see if we have any non-Patterson novels by her in the system... Looks like one or two. She's been collaborating with Patterson for a long time now.
Fiction
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Newlyweds visit the husband's family and he is arrested and convicted for something he did not do. When his conviction is overturned after five years the wife has a lot of trouble adjusting.
A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando. I've never read a Grippando book. According to the author bio he has written 26 novels. That's a lot of novels. But, nothing compared to Joyce Carol Oates. Speaking of...
Beautiful Days by Joyce Carol Oates. I'm not sure if I ever read a Oates novel either. I started to read The Corn Maiden by Oates and was way too creeped out to continue the story. I suppose that speaks to Oates's skill.
Look For Me by Lisa Gardener. Man, Gardner has a wicked sharp looking author photo. She sells a lot books. Let me take a look at her bib and see what I've read... dang. I've not read any of her novels either. Maybe I should branch out. Right now I am reading a John McFetridge novel. It is the second novel in the Eddie Dougherty series set in 1970s Montreal and I really love the setting. It is freaking great.
The 6th Target by James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated and Maxine Paetro. I do not know how to pronounce Paetro. Let's see if we have any non-Patterson novels by her in the system... Looks like one or two. She's been collaborating with Patterson for a long time now.
Fiction
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Newlyweds visit the husband's family and he is arrested and convicted for something he did not do. When his conviction is overturned after five years the wife has a lot of trouble adjusting.
A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando. I've never read a Grippando book. According to the author bio he has written 26 novels. That's a lot of novels. But, nothing compared to Joyce Carol Oates. Speaking of...
Beautiful Days by Joyce Carol Oates. I'm not sure if I ever read a Oates novel either. I started to read The Corn Maiden by Oates and was way too creeped out to continue the story. I suppose that speaks to Oates's skill.
Look For Me by Lisa Gardener. Man, Gardner has a wicked sharp looking author photo. She sells a lot books. Let me take a look at her bib and see what I've read... dang. I've not read any of her novels either. Maybe I should branch out. Right now I am reading a John McFetridge novel. It is the second novel in the Eddie Dougherty series set in 1970s Montreal and I really love the setting. It is freaking great.
Monday, February 05, 2018
Hillbilly Odditorium
Fiction
Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James. James's romance novels do well. This is from the Blacktop Cowboys series. I don't know the difference in the series, I'm just writing what is on the cover.
NonFiction
The Odditorium: the tricksters, eccentrics, deviants and inventors whose obsessions changed the world by David Bramwell and Jo Keeling. I think these are the guys I heard on BBC radio. I often listen to 6 Music when at my desk.
Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James. James's romance novels do well. This is from the Blacktop Cowboys series. I don't know the difference in the series, I'm just writing what is on the cover.
NonFiction
The Odditorium: the tricksters, eccentrics, deviants and inventors whose obsessions changed the world by David Bramwell and Jo Keeling. I think these are the guys I heard on BBC radio. I often listen to 6 Music when at my desk.
Friday, February 02, 2018
Deceivers of Nature
Fiction
The Deceivers by Alex Berenson. What does Berenson write? spy thrillers? Let's see... Yep, this one is about terrorists, sleeper agents, Russian coups, other stuff, things.
Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Oh, this cannot go on the shelf until February 6. Five co-workers go into the woods. Four co-workers come out. The cop investigating the disappearance is doubly interested because the missing woman was his whistle-blower witness.
Still Me by Jojo Moyes. This woman's books sure are popular. I don't like the covers though. I am shallow. Moyes author photo has her wearing a scarf so I assume it was cold out. But, who knows? Maybe the photographer was convincing her to try something out.
The Pope of Palm Beach by Tim Dorsey. Something about a guy who loves Florida weirdness and stirs up trouble and death. Dorsey's author photo does not have a scarf.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. I'm split on the cover. I like it and i don't like it. Hannah has a lot of reading fans, too,like Moyes. Her author bio says she lives in the Pacific Northwest. What area does that encompass? I generally just think of Washington state. But, I suppose that could cover Northern California into British Columbia. No scarf in author photo.
Large Print
No scarf.
Audiobooks on CD
Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff. 10CDs at 12 hours. "Tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself."
The Deceivers by Alex Berenson. What does Berenson write? spy thrillers? Let's see... Yep, this one is about terrorists, sleeper agents, Russian coups, other stuff, things.
Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Oh, this cannot go on the shelf until February 6. Five co-workers go into the woods. Four co-workers come out. The cop investigating the disappearance is doubly interested because the missing woman was his whistle-blower witness.
Still Me by Jojo Moyes. This woman's books sure are popular. I don't like the covers though. I am shallow. Moyes author photo has her wearing a scarf so I assume it was cold out. But, who knows? Maybe the photographer was convincing her to try something out.
The Pope of Palm Beach by Tim Dorsey. Something about a guy who loves Florida weirdness and stirs up trouble and death. Dorsey's author photo does not have a scarf.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. I'm split on the cover. I like it and i don't like it. Hannah has a lot of reading fans, too,like Moyes. Her author bio says she lives in the Pacific Northwest. What area does that encompass? I generally just think of Washington state. But, I suppose that could cover Northern California into British Columbia. No scarf in author photo.
Large Print
No scarf.
Audiobooks on CD
Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff. 10CDs at 12 hours. "Tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself."
Monday, January 22, 2018
Fire and Fury and Anthony Neil Smith
NonFiction
Grant by Ron Chernow. New biography on the Army General and two term President. 959 pages. Has a photo section.
Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff. Rushed to print and a best seller. No photo section.
Fiction
Fall From Grace by Danielle Steel. I've written before and I'll write it again: I want to put an "E" at the end of Steel.
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes. Mystery set in 1920 England. Which, of course, means rich people and a country estate.
Dark In Death by J.D. Robb. Page 79 says, " Eve grabbed a glide, then wove her way through people who obviously weren't in any damn hurry."
Hell Bent by Gregg Hurwitz. I've not yet read a Hurwitz novel. I've been busy. Dust cover bio says Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles. Author photo is him leaning on a chain link fence that is as high as his midriff. He's wearing a black t-shirt. Black t-shirts seem like a very "L.A. thing". Not that I would know. I only visited Los Angeles once and that was back in 1993 and was only 2-3 days.
Anthony Neil Smith
Nothing new from Smith. I'm just seeing if he is paying attention. We own his print books, give'em a look.
Grant by Ron Chernow. New biography on the Army General and two term President. 959 pages. Has a photo section.
Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff. Rushed to print and a best seller. No photo section.
Fiction
Fall From Grace by Danielle Steel. I've written before and I'll write it again: I want to put an "E" at the end of Steel.
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes. Mystery set in 1920 England. Which, of course, means rich people and a country estate.
Dark In Death by J.D. Robb. Page 79 says, " Eve grabbed a glide, then wove her way through people who obviously weren't in any damn hurry."
Hell Bent by Gregg Hurwitz. I've not yet read a Hurwitz novel. I've been busy. Dust cover bio says Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles. Author photo is him leaning on a chain link fence that is as high as his midriff. He's wearing a black t-shirt. Black t-shirts seem like a very "L.A. thing". Not that I would know. I only visited Los Angeles once and that was back in 1993 and was only 2-3 days.
Anthony Neil Smith
Nothing new from Smith. I'm just seeing if he is paying attention. We own his print books, give'em a look.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Bruce Campbell! On DVD!
DVD
Ash Vs. Evil Dead starring Bruce Campbell. Second season of the sensational show. We also have season one.
DVD and BluRay
American Assassin starring Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton. Bang. Bang-bang. Pow! [Explosion!] Slashing-knifing. Boom! Bang!
Detroit starring FN-2187. FN-2187 pretends to be a Detroit Police Officer before and during the riots.
Logan Lucky starring Kylo Ren and James Bond. Kylo Ren and his brother recruit James Bond to help them rob a NASCAR race.
Valerian starring Dane DeHaan amd Cara Delevingne. Actors with names that are difficult for me to spell make faces in front of a green screen and pretend to see monsters.
Dunkirk starring [English]. English people organize an emergency evacuation of France. After centuries of fighting in France you'd think the English would have had it figured out by 1939.
Hitman's Bodyguard starring Mace Windu and a Canadian. Canadian has to escort a murderer for hire to court.
IT starring A clown lives a misunderstood life.
Ash Vs. Evil Dead starring Bruce Campbell. Second season of the sensational show. We also have season one.
DVD and BluRay
American Assassin starring Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton. Bang. Bang-bang. Pow! [Explosion!] Slashing-knifing. Boom! Bang!
Detroit starring FN-2187. FN-2187 pretends to be a Detroit Police Officer before and during the riots.
Logan Lucky starring Kylo Ren and James Bond. Kylo Ren and his brother recruit James Bond to help them rob a NASCAR race.
Valerian starring Dane DeHaan amd Cara Delevingne. Actors with names that are difficult for me to spell make faces in front of a green screen and pretend to see monsters.
Dunkirk starring [English]. English people organize an emergency evacuation of France. After centuries of fighting in France you'd think the English would have had it figured out by 1939.
Hitman's Bodyguard starring Mace Windu and a Canadian. Canadian has to escort a murderer for hire to court.
IT starring A clown lives a misunderstood life.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Four Books
Fiction
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell. I've not read a Cornwell book in a while. A novel about William Shakespeare's brother, Richard. I bet there are sword fights.
Take by Christopher Reich. Doesn't Reich do corporate and financial intrigue novels? According to the dust cover he lives in Encinitas. I wonder how his house faired in the recent fires.
City of Endless Night by Preston and Child. Cover image is tinged blue. The author photo is the two dudes posing in black shirts against a black background.
The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin. No idea what this is. I'll look... Woman leaves for 1914 Los Angeles, becomes successful screenwriter, makes pals with Marion Pickford, both have love affair troubles.
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell. I've not read a Cornwell book in a while. A novel about William Shakespeare's brother, Richard. I bet there are sword fights.
Take by Christopher Reich. Doesn't Reich do corporate and financial intrigue novels? According to the dust cover he lives in Encinitas. I wonder how his house faired in the recent fires.
City of Endless Night by Preston and Child. Cover image is tinged blue. The author photo is the two dudes posing in black shirts against a black background.
The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin. No idea what this is. I'll look... Woman leaves for 1914 Los Angeles, becomes successful screenwriter, makes pals with Marion Pickford, both have love affair troubles.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Fiction!
Fiction!
Operator Down by Brad Thor. Fiction with shootouts!
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Fiction with love triangle!
Obama Inheritance: fifteen stories of conspiracy noir edited by Gary Phillips. Fiction that includes a story by Anthony Neil Smith!
The English Wife by Lauren Willig. Fiction by woman who writes lots of novels!
It by Stephen King. Fiction to replace our worn out copy of Fiction!
Operator Down by Brad Thor. Fiction with shootouts!
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Fiction with love triangle!
Obama Inheritance: fifteen stories of conspiracy noir edited by Gary Phillips. Fiction that includes a story by Anthony Neil Smith!
The English Wife by Lauren Willig. Fiction by woman who writes lots of novels!
It by Stephen King. Fiction to replace our worn out copy of Fiction!
Noise, Flashing Lights, Printed Words
A Musical Experience is Presented For Your Ears Through the Skill of Musicians and the Magic of Electrons
Twin Peaks: Music from the limited event series. Musicians play a variety of songs to enhance your cinematic experience of a TV show.
DVD
Preacher: season two starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun. I watched season one of this show and it was pretty good.
The Dark Tower starring Idris ELba and Matthew McConaughey. Gunman hunts the devil. I think.
Large Print
Twin Peaks: Music from the limited event series. Musicians play a variety of songs to enhance your cinematic experience of a TV show.
DVD
Preacher: season two starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun. I watched season one of this show and it was pretty good.
The Dark Tower starring Idris ELba and Matthew McConaughey. Gunman hunts the devil. I think.
Large Print
Freshly Dropped On the Floor
NonFiction
I personally attest that all but two of these nonfiction items were professionally dropped on the floor by a Professional Librarian professionally trained in book dropping.
Hail to the Chin: further confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell. Mr. Campbell tells tales of treachery and terror in low-budget movie making.
Sisters First: stories from our wild and wonderful life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Former Bushes tell tales of treachery and terror in the White House.
The Odyssey of Echo Company: the 1968 Tet Offensive and the epic battle to survive the Vietnam War by Doug Stanton. Mr. Stanton tells tales of treachery and terror in Vietnam.
We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Mr. Coates tells of treachery and terror in modern politics.
Montaigne in Barn Boots: an amateur ambles through philosophy by Michael Perry. Mr. Perry tells tales of treachery and terror with chickens.
A World Ablaze: the rise of Martin Luther and the birth of the reformation by Craig Harline. Mr. Harline tells tales of treachery and terror in medieval Germany.
What the Qur'an Meant and Why it Matters by Garry Wills. Mr. Wills tells tales of treachery and terror in the aftermath of winning a Pulitzer.
How the Right Lost it's Mind by Charles J. Sykes. Mr. Sykes tells tales of treachery and terror in the Milwaukee radio market.
The Man From the Train: the solving of a century-old serial killer mystery by Bill James. Mr. James tells tales of treachery and terror about when he gets mistaken for the Bill James that writes mysteries.
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union. Ms. Union tells tales of treachery and terror about how some libraries classify this book with the short stories section of NonFic.
Nomadland: surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. Ms. Bruder tells tales of treachery and terror as homeless retirees go from temp job to temp job.
Smitten Kitchen Every Day: triumphant and unfussy new favorites by Deb Perelman. Ms. Perelman tells tales of treachery and terror of having to explain she is not related to Ron Perlman.
The Make-Ahead Kitchen by Annalise Thomas. Ms. Thomas tells tales of treachery and terror when dealing about raw chicken meat.
Life In A Northern Town: cooking, eating and other adventures along the Lake Superior by Mary Dougherty. Ms. Dougherty tells tales of treachery and terror about trying to navigate summertime traffic in Bayfield, WI.
I personally attest that all but two of these nonfiction items were professionally dropped on the floor by a Professional Librarian professionally trained in book dropping.
Hail to the Chin: further confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell. Mr. Campbell tells tales of treachery and terror in low-budget movie making.
Sisters First: stories from our wild and wonderful life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Former Bushes tell tales of treachery and terror in the White House.
The Odyssey of Echo Company: the 1968 Tet Offensive and the epic battle to survive the Vietnam War by Doug Stanton. Mr. Stanton tells tales of treachery and terror in Vietnam.
We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Mr. Coates tells of treachery and terror in modern politics.
Montaigne in Barn Boots: an amateur ambles through philosophy by Michael Perry. Mr. Perry tells tales of treachery and terror with chickens.
A World Ablaze: the rise of Martin Luther and the birth of the reformation by Craig Harline. Mr. Harline tells tales of treachery and terror in medieval Germany.
What the Qur'an Meant and Why it Matters by Garry Wills. Mr. Wills tells tales of treachery and terror in the aftermath of winning a Pulitzer.
How the Right Lost it's Mind by Charles J. Sykes. Mr. Sykes tells tales of treachery and terror in the Milwaukee radio market.
The Man From the Train: the solving of a century-old serial killer mystery by Bill James. Mr. James tells tales of treachery and terror about when he gets mistaken for the Bill James that writes mysteries.
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union. Ms. Union tells tales of treachery and terror about how some libraries classify this book with the short stories section of NonFic.
Nomadland: surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. Ms. Bruder tells tales of treachery and terror as homeless retirees go from temp job to temp job.
Smitten Kitchen Every Day: triumphant and unfussy new favorites by Deb Perelman. Ms. Perelman tells tales of treachery and terror of having to explain she is not related to Ron Perlman.
The Make-Ahead Kitchen by Annalise Thomas. Ms. Thomas tells tales of treachery and terror when dealing about raw chicken meat.
Life In A Northern Town: cooking, eating and other adventures along the Lake Superior by Mary Dougherty. Ms. Dougherty tells tales of treachery and terror about trying to navigate summertime traffic in Bayfield, WI.
Monday, January 08, 2018
Books and Photos. Photos and Books.
Fiction
Robicheaux by James Lee Burke. Another mystery novel featuring Dave Robicheaux in Lousiana. Does Burke's daughter teach full-time? Because she publishes regularly and that's a full-time job already.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. I wonder if this is a pen name. The author bio never uses a gender pronoun and the bio is skimpy. I guess I could go to the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram links. But, I don't want to.
Promise Not To Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz. Is Krentz the one posing with her small dogs for her author photo? Let's check... Nope. Krentz is Amanda Quick. I'm not sure which name is her real name. Or, if both names are pen names. There is another woman who uses a few pen names. I can picture her face but cannot remember her name. She writes romances, romantic mysteries, and sets one series in a futuristic Dallas. I think.
Large Print
Photos
Crumbling concrete care requires competent and quick repair. These are the front stairs. Good thing they were already slated for replacement.
A fitting bookmark. A piece of cardboard from a box of .22LR that I found in a book on gun care.
Someone left this in the library.
Robicheaux by James Lee Burke. Another mystery novel featuring Dave Robicheaux in Lousiana. Does Burke's daughter teach full-time? Because she publishes regularly and that's a full-time job already.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. I wonder if this is a pen name. The author bio never uses a gender pronoun and the bio is skimpy. I guess I could go to the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram links. But, I don't want to.
Promise Not To Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz. Is Krentz the one posing with her small dogs for her author photo? Let's check... Nope. Krentz is Amanda Quick. I'm not sure which name is her real name. Or, if both names are pen names. There is another woman who uses a few pen names. I can picture her face but cannot remember her name. She writes romances, romantic mysteries, and sets one series in a futuristic Dallas. I think.
Large Print
Photos
Crumbling concrete care requires competent and quick repair. These are the front stairs. Good thing they were already slated for replacement.
A fitting bookmark. A piece of cardboard from a box of .22LR that I found in a book on gun care.
Someone left this in the library.
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
New Year, New Books, New Photos
Fiction
Green by Sam Graham-Felsen. Is Sam a male of female? I don't know, let's check... it's a dude. Only white kid in middle school ends up being friends with a black kid. White kid slowly learns about his advantages. My write-up makes the novel sound hokey and preachy. The dust cover write-up makes the novel sound interesting.
Death at Nuremberg by WEB Griffin and William E Butterworth, IV. Cover photo has a guy with a shadowed face pointing a P-38 at the camera. To be fair it might be one of those P1 pistols, the post-war version of the P-38.
Unbound by Stuart Woods. Someone checked out a Woods book a week or two ago and mentioned how each novel is paint by numbers simple.
The Wanted by Robert Crais. Crais puts out some darn fine novels. I am behind on reading the books. This story has both Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.
Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict. I have no idea what this is about. Probably one of those "Look inside the world of the rich through the eyes of a long term servant." You know, I first typed term as tern. That could be a neat book; life with the Carnegie's through the eyes of a tern.
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The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce. Cover has someone, presumably a woman, in a green coat. Dust cover says, "1988... run-down suburb... adrift... shop... Ilse... music... wounds... behind... incapable... that... in... their... to... fiction."
Photos
Elevator work
Staff retirement
Snow
Green by Sam Graham-Felsen. Is Sam a male of female? I don't know, let's check... it's a dude. Only white kid in middle school ends up being friends with a black kid. White kid slowly learns about his advantages. My write-up makes the novel sound hokey and preachy. The dust cover write-up makes the novel sound interesting.
Death at Nuremberg by WEB Griffin and William E Butterworth, IV. Cover photo has a guy with a shadowed face pointing a P-38 at the camera. To be fair it might be one of those P1 pistols, the post-war version of the P-38.
Unbound by Stuart Woods. Someone checked out a Woods book a week or two ago and mentioned how each novel is paint by numbers simple.
The Wanted by Robert Crais. Crais puts out some darn fine novels. I am behind on reading the books. This story has both Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.
Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict. I have no idea what this is about. Probably one of those "Look inside the world of the rich through the eyes of a long term servant." You know, I first typed term as tern. That could be a neat book; life with the Carnegie's through the eyes of a tern.
-----EMERGENCY MUSICAL INTERLUDE----
----END EMERGENCY MUSICAL INTERLUDE-----
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce. Cover has someone, presumably a woman, in a green coat. Dust cover says, "1988... run-down suburb... adrift... shop... Ilse... music... wounds... behind... incapable... that... in... their... to... fiction."
Photos
Elevator work
Staff retirement
Snow
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