Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.
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Friday, June 08, 2018
Joyce Carol Pearson
Fiction
Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.
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Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2018
One Novel
Fiction
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Backman is Swedish and posed for his author photo in blue jeans and a faded blue shirt against a blue background. It's a blueberry photo. The cover is all blue as well.
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Backman is Swedish and posed for his author photo in blue jeans and a faded blue shirt against a blue background. It's a blueberry photo. The cover is all blue as well.
Monday, June 04, 2018
Two Guys Write A Novel
Fiction
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. Two rich guys write a thriller. Page 217 says, "The vice president stops at the doorway." Hey, shouldn't that be capitalized as Vice President? A couple sentences later the VP calls the Chief of Staff an "unelected flunky".
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. Two rich guys write a thriller. Page 217 says, "The vice president stops at the doorway." Hey, shouldn't that be capitalized as Vice President? A couple sentences later the VP calls the Chief of Staff an "unelected flunky".
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
NonFic DVD
DVD
Vel Phillips: dream big dreams by Wisconsin Public Television. Civil rights pioneer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Door County: Wisconsin hometown stories by Wisconsin Public Television. History of Door County with stories by residents.
Vel Phillips: dream big dreams by Wisconsin Public Television. Civil rights pioneer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Door County: Wisconsin hometown stories by Wisconsin Public Television. History of Door County with stories by residents.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Wisconsin Books and Super Heroes
DVD
Justice League starring [people with lots of muscles]. Batman and others team up to fight a bad guy in slow motion.
NonFiction
Old Farm Country Cookbook by Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly. Chapter 15 is about rutabagas. In 1946 Apps family harvested 365 bushels of rutabagas. His dad had them selling vegetables door to door. The first trip was to Plainfield. You've heard of Plainfield right? The home of Ed Gein?
Living A Country Year by Jerry Apps. Re-print of stories when Apps grew up on the family dairy farm.
The Wisconsin Capitol: stories of a monument and its people by Michael Edmonds. History and pictures.
Once A Professor: a memoir of teaching in turbulent times by Jerry Apps. Because we apparently don't have enough books by Apps. He taught 38 years at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin State Parks: extraordinary stories of geology and natural history by Scott Spoolman. Neat looking book with lots of photos.
Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez writes long sentences so I won't write one down as an excerpt. "But, Mr. Library Person, aren't you doing a lot of typing right now?" Yes, I am. But, that is still easier than typing from a book. I am no touch tyupucst.
Roughneck Grace: [long subtitle] by Michael Perry. Collection of essays and newspaper columns from Perry's weekly column for the Wisconsin State Journal.
Danger Man Working: writing from the heart, the gut, and the poison ivy patch by Michael Perry. A collection of assignment writing that previously appeared in Backpacking, Outdoors, Men's Health and a couple other places.
Audiobooks on CD
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Some sort of story about people doing things with other people.
Justice League starring [people with lots of muscles]. Batman and others team up to fight a bad guy in slow motion.
NonFiction
Old Farm Country Cookbook by Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly. Chapter 15 is about rutabagas. In 1946 Apps family harvested 365 bushels of rutabagas. His dad had them selling vegetables door to door. The first trip was to Plainfield. You've heard of Plainfield right? The home of Ed Gein?
Living A Country Year by Jerry Apps. Re-print of stories when Apps grew up on the family dairy farm.
The Wisconsin Capitol: stories of a monument and its people by Michael Edmonds. History and pictures.
Once A Professor: a memoir of teaching in turbulent times by Jerry Apps. Because we apparently don't have enough books by Apps. He taught 38 years at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin State Parks: extraordinary stories of geology and natural history by Scott Spoolman. Neat looking book with lots of photos.
Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez writes long sentences so I won't write one down as an excerpt. "But, Mr. Library Person, aren't you doing a lot of typing right now?" Yes, I am. But, that is still easier than typing from a book. I am no touch tyupucst.
Roughneck Grace: [long subtitle] by Michael Perry. Collection of essays and newspaper columns from Perry's weekly column for the Wisconsin State Journal.
Danger Man Working: writing from the heart, the gut, and the poison ivy patch by Michael Perry. A collection of assignment writing that previously appeared in Backpacking, Outdoors, Men's Health and a couple other places.
Audiobooks on CD
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Some sort of story about people doing things with other people.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Two
Fiction
The Outsider by Stephen King. Suspect in murder of an 11-year-old is a well regarded local teacher. DNA evidence is there but the alibi in incontrovertible. This is a short King novel. Only 560 pages long.
Beach House Reunion Mary Alice Monroe. Monroe lives in South Carolina. Her author photo says she is fairly young. Either she started writing very young or I am confusing her with someone else. suppose I could be thinking of Alice Munro. Munro was born in 1931, is Canadian, and was awarded a Nobel.
The Outsider by Stephen King. Suspect in murder of an 11-year-old is a well regarded local teacher. DNA evidence is there but the alibi in incontrovertible. This is a short King novel. Only 560 pages long.
Beach House Reunion Mary Alice Monroe. Monroe lives in South Carolina. Her author photo says she is fairly young. Either she started writing very young or I am confusing her with someone else. suppose I could be thinking of Alice Munro. Munro was born in 1931, is Canadian, and was awarded a Nobel.
Monday, May 21, 2018
The 49th Haunted Blonde
NonFiction
Fascism: a warning by Madeline Albright. Page 127 says, "Chavez never lost his ability to charm, but equally often he chose to repel."
Fiction
Jane Seymour: the haunted Queen by Alison Weir. Page 412 says, "Jane was relieved to receive a summons to Henry's presence chamber."
How It Happened by Michael Koryta. I've never read a Koryta novel. I've been busy. Page 264 says, "He shouldered his way past Barrett and walked to his truck."
Ice Blonde by Elaine Viets. Page 49 says, "Jace looked surprised."
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker. Page 103 says, "I noticed the odor of burning acid then."
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Fascism: a warning by Madeline Albright. Page 127 says, "Chavez never lost his ability to charm, but equally often he chose to repel."
Fiction
Jane Seymour: the haunted Queen by Alison Weir. Page 412 says, "Jane was relieved to receive a summons to Henry's presence chamber."
How It Happened by Michael Koryta. I've never read a Koryta novel. I've been busy. Page 264 says, "He shouldered his way past Barrett and walked to his truck."
Ice Blonde by Elaine Viets. Page 49 says, "Jace looked surprised."
The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker. Page 103 says, "I noticed the odor of burning acid then."
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Patterson, Parker, Steel
Fiction
The Cast by Danielle Steel.
Princess by Rees Jones and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated.
Large Print
The Cast by Danielle Steel.
Princess by Rees Jones and James Patterson Literary Industries Amalgamated.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
One Book
NonFiction
The Road to Dawm: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War by Jared A. Brock. Henson was 4-years-old when he escaped slavery with his wife and four children and carried two of the children on the 600 mile walk. After escaping he worked for abolition and helped free others, including his brother. Dang. That is impressive.
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The Road to Dawm: Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War by Jared A. Brock. Henson was 4-years-old when he escaped slavery with his wife and four children and carried two of the children on the 600 mile walk. After escaping he worked for abolition and helped free others, including his brother. Dang. That is impressive.
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
A CD. A Book.
Musical Instruments Are Played by Australians. Those Sounds Are Recorded. The Recordings Are Pressed Into Plastic Discs. The Library Buys One of Those Discs to Lend to the Public.
Gumboot Soup by The King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Weird Australians play weird, modern psychedelic tunes.
OK, that one is not so psychedelic. How about this one:
Fiction
Knuckledragger by Rusty Barnes. Getting this novel cataloged took a loooooong, looooooong time. A crime novel with a loan shark's money collector getting in trouble with his boss. If you like this book we also have a previous Barnes novel, Ridgerunner. Ridgerunner is a good read.
Gumboot Soup by The King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Weird Australians play weird, modern psychedelic tunes.
OK, that one is not so psychedelic. How about this one:
Fiction
Knuckledragger by Rusty Barnes. Getting this novel cataloged took a loooooong, looooooong time. A crime novel with a loan shark's money collector getting in trouble with his boss. If you like this book we also have a previous Barnes novel, Ridgerunner. Ridgerunner is a good read.
Monday, May 07, 2018
59 Plastic Discs.
Music on CD
Little Windows by Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones. English singer sings songs alongside an American singer who sings songs.
Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show. American singers sing songs of Americana and Bluegrass.
I Like Fun by They Might Be Giants. Duo sings duo songs by dually dueling over Dio's domination.
Audiobooks on CD
Operator Down by Brad Taylor. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Shoot-em-up with political intrigue in Israel and Africa.
Unbound by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. I'm not sure what this is about but Tony Roberts reads the book and that guy is cool.
The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George. 23 hours on 18 CDs. A time out? No electronics for a day? $1 fine? Can you tell I'm used to disciplining children?
The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. 11.5 hours on 9 CDs. Something about the ocean of something. I've not been near an ocean since 2000 when I was in San Diego. I was by the Gulf of Mexico in 2012.
Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. LAPD detective detects devious dudes doing dirty deeds.
Little Windows by Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones. English singer sings songs alongside an American singer who sings songs.
Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show. American singers sing songs of Americana and Bluegrass.
I Like Fun by They Might Be Giants. Duo sings duo songs by dually dueling over Dio's domination.
Audiobooks on CD
Operator Down by Brad Taylor. 14.5 hours on 12 CDs. Shoot-em-up with political intrigue in Israel and Africa.
Unbound by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. I'm not sure what this is about but Tony Roberts reads the book and that guy is cool.
The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George. 23 hours on 18 CDs. A time out? No electronics for a day? $1 fine? Can you tell I'm used to disciplining children?
The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. 11.5 hours on 9 CDs. Something about the ocean of something. I've not been near an ocean since 2000 when I was in San Diego. I was by the Gulf of Mexico in 2012.
Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman. 12.5 hours on 10 CDs. LAPD detective detects devious dudes doing dirty deeds.
Thursday, May 03, 2018
Monday, April 30, 2018
Breasts for Unwanted Elizas
NonFiction
Breasts: the owner's manual by Dr. Kristi Funk Surgeon writes book about cancer and breasts. Page 159 says," benign phyllodes tumor".
Fiction
The Home fro Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman. Writer from Toronto writes a novel. Page 218 says, "'Please, not yet.'"
The Elizas by Sara Shepard. Writer famous for her YA novels lives in Pittsburgh. Page 102 says, "Mostly just took pills, drank, and... went to... different schools... and... exchanged a loaded... therapist... for... six-foot wings."
Breasts: the owner's manual by Dr. Kristi Funk Surgeon writes book about cancer and breasts. Page 159 says," benign phyllodes tumor".
Fiction
The Home fro Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman. Writer from Toronto writes a novel. Page 218 says, "'Please, not yet.'"
The Elizas by Sara Shepard. Writer famous for her YA novels lives in Pittsburgh. Page 102 says, "Mostly just took pills, drank, and... went to... different schools... and... exchanged a loaded... therapist... for... six-foot wings."
Thursday, April 26, 2018
FOUR!
FICTION!
COLOR ME MURDER BY KRISTA DAVIS! "FIRST NOVEL IN THE PEN & INK MYSTERY SERIES"!
AUDIOBOOK ON CD!
ARTEMIS BY ANDY WEIR! CRIME NOVEL SET ON THE MOON!
PAPERBACKS!
SOMEONE TO CARE BY MARY BALOGH! A WIDOWED COUNTESS AND A WIDOWER MARQUESS FALL FOR EACH OTHER!
AN APPETITE FOR MURDER BY LUCY BURDETTE! ANOTHER COZY MYSTERY WITH FOOD AND A CAT!
ARRGGLE-GARGLE-BARGLE!
COLOR ME MURDER BY KRISTA DAVIS! "FIRST NOVEL IN THE PEN & INK MYSTERY SERIES"!
AUDIOBOOK ON CD!
ARTEMIS BY ANDY WEIR! CRIME NOVEL SET ON THE MOON!
PAPERBACKS!
SOMEONE TO CARE BY MARY BALOGH! A WIDOWED COUNTESS AND A WIDOWER MARQUESS FALL FOR EACH OTHER!
AN APPETITE FOR MURDER BY LUCY BURDETTE! ANOTHER COZY MYSTERY WITH FOOD AND A CAT!
ARRGGLE-GARGLE-BARGLE!
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Fiction
Monday, April 23, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Audio Books. ON CD! TAKE THAT 12-YEAR-OLD WHO SAID CDS ARE OLD!
Audio Books on CD
When They Call You A Terrorist: a black lives matter memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullers and Asha Bandele. 5CDs at 6 hours. I guarantee these women have to spell their names to everyone. I know the feeling.
Don't Call Me Princess: girls, women, sex, and life by Peggy Orenstein. I'm not sure who Orenstein is but she seems to sell a lot of books.
Food: what the heck should I eat? by Mark Hyman, MD. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Food advice.
After Anna by Lisa Scottline. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Scottoline lives in Pennsylvania. To me central Pennsylvania seems like a mystery location, a "here be monsters" land of the unknown. I suppose other people think the same for Wisconsin.
Customer Service Training 101 by Renee Evenson. 6 CDs at 6.6 hours. I figured this would circ'.
When They Call You A Terrorist: a black lives matter memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullers and Asha Bandele. 5CDs at 6 hours. I guarantee these women have to spell their names to everyone. I know the feeling.
Don't Call Me Princess: girls, women, sex, and life by Peggy Orenstein. I'm not sure who Orenstein is but she seems to sell a lot of books.
Food: what the heck should I eat? by Mark Hyman, MD. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Food advice.
After Anna by Lisa Scottline. 9 CDs at 11 hours. Scottoline lives in Pennsylvania. To me central Pennsylvania seems like a mystery location, a "here be monsters" land of the unknown. I suppose other people think the same for Wisconsin.
Customer Service Training 101 by Renee Evenson. 6 CDs at 6.6 hours. I figured this would circ'.
Friday, April 13, 2018
Large Audio
Large Print
Audiobooks on CD
Educated by Tara Westover. Girl from a survivalist family enters her first classroom as a seventeen-year-ol. She studied at home to take the ACT and attend college and eventually graduated from Harvard and Cambridge.
The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Chills and thrills that pay Deaver's bills.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. This is supposed to be excellent. McNamara researched the serial rapist and killer who was active from 1976 to 1986.
Fiction
Go Ask Fannie by Elisabeth Hyde. A bunch of flowers and a farm house on the cover. She wrote The Abortionist's Daughter which was very popular.
Audiobooks on CD
Educated by Tara Westover. Girl from a survivalist family enters her first classroom as a seventeen-year-ol. She studied at home to take the ACT and attend college and eventually graduated from Harvard and Cambridge.
The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Chills and thrills that pay Deaver's bills.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. This is supposed to be excellent. McNamara researched the serial rapist and killer who was active from 1976 to 1986.
Fiction
Go Ask Fannie by Elisabeth Hyde. A bunch of flowers and a farm house on the cover. She wrote The Abortionist's Daughter which was very popular.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The Only Mirror: Garfield Scratch in the Dark
NonFiction
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. The famed true crime writer's last book before her untimely death. Golden State Killer is both a serial rapist and killer suspected of 50+rapes and 10 murders from 1976 to 1986.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack: volume 19 by Jim Davis. Local children LOOOOOVE Garfield books. We have several of these collection.
Easy Soups From Scratch with Quick Breads to Match by Ivy Manning. Fancy pictures of food and recipes so you can make the items. Page 89 says, "Cover the mussels with a wet paper towel and set them aside in the refrigerator while preparing the broth."
Computer Coding With JavaScript Handbook by DK Workbooks. Page 23 says, "[unable to show quote because html-friendly codes from the book will not show in Blogger.]"
Fiction
Shattered Mirror by Iris Johansen. Ms Johansen has the same author photo as the last few books she wrote. This is the 21st book in the Eve Duncan series. 21. That is a lot of novel writing.
The Fallen by David Baldacci. Is this one of those hit man books? Let me check... doesn't look like it. Amos Decker suffered a head injury and now remembers everything. Kinda like Marilu Henner - but without a bonk on the head.
The Only Story by Julian Barnes. I'm not sure if I ever read a book by Barnes. His name is certainly familiar. Let me check... oh, okay, I read A Sense of an Ending.
AudioBooks on CD
Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Small town junior hockey team is really good and playing in a national semi-final. The town puts big pressure on the athletes.
The End of Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher. Romance with American returning to her childhood home in Scotland.
Travel As A Political Act: how to leave your baggage behind by Rick Steves. "Steves considers the new political reality and why travel has never been more relevant.
Death at Nuremberg by WEB Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. Shoot'em up in Europe after WWII.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. The famed true crime writer's last book before her untimely death. Golden State Killer is both a serial rapist and killer suspected of 50+rapes and 10 murders from 1976 to 1986.
Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack: volume 19 by Jim Davis. Local children LOOOOOVE Garfield books. We have several of these collection.
Easy Soups From Scratch with Quick Breads to Match by Ivy Manning. Fancy pictures of food and recipes so you can make the items. Page 89 says, "Cover the mussels with a wet paper towel and set them aside in the refrigerator while preparing the broth."
Computer Coding With JavaScript Handbook by DK Workbooks. Page 23 says, "[unable to show quote because html-friendly codes from the book will not show in Blogger.]"
Fiction
Shattered Mirror by Iris Johansen. Ms Johansen has the same author photo as the last few books she wrote. This is the 21st book in the Eve Duncan series. 21. That is a lot of novel writing.
The Fallen by David Baldacci. Is this one of those hit man books? Let me check... doesn't look like it. Amos Decker suffered a head injury and now remembers everything. Kinda like Marilu Henner - but without a bonk on the head.
The Only Story by Julian Barnes. I'm not sure if I ever read a book by Barnes. His name is certainly familiar. Let me check... oh, okay, I read A Sense of an Ending.
AudioBooks on CD
Beartown by Fredrik Backman. Small town junior hockey team is really good and playing in a national semi-final. The town puts big pressure on the athletes.
The End of Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher. Romance with American returning to her childhood home in Scotland.
Travel As A Political Act: how to leave your baggage behind by Rick Steves. "Steves considers the new political reality and why travel has never been more relevant.
Death at Nuremberg by WEB Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. Shoot'em up in Europe after WWII.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
4/10 Releases, Double Abbotts, and Other Things.
Fictional Fictionizing Releasing Today
The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter and JT Ellison. JT Ellison sounds familiar but I think I am confusing her name with that of an actor. Ellison lives in Nashville. A library customer spoke about his recent trip to Nashville and how much he enjoyed the live music venues.
Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry. New series featuring the son of Perry's Pitt characters.
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. Yet another book by Woods. Or maybe by "Woods" because I suspect a ghost writer.
The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver has a beard and a massive backlist; I count 48 titles including books he edited.
Abbotts
Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin. Comic book crime novel by Abbott and Gaylin. Sheriff Normandy Gold investigates the murder of her sister.
I Bring Sorrow: and other stories of transgression by Patricia Abbott. Other Abbott's most recent short story collection.
Other Fictional Fictions for Fictional Fictionizers
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline. Scottoline is a Big Deal Author. Tragedy and murder when a woman's long lost daughter returns, is murdered, and the woman's husband is suspected.
The Last Stand by Mickey Spillane. The last completed novel by Mickey Spillane. Spillane's literary estate has been managed by Max Alan Collins who held this novel back until Spillane's 100th birthday. And hey, look, it's not a Mike Hammer novel. That is kinda cool.
Spider-Man/Deadpool by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness. Spider-man and Deadpool punch and kick bad guys.
Deadpool by Posehn and Duggan: the complete collection: volume 2 by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. Deadpool punches, kicks, shoots, and stabs people.
Marvelous Misadventures of Ingrid Winter by JS Drangsholt.
The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter and JT Ellison. JT Ellison sounds familiar but I think I am confusing her name with that of an actor. Ellison lives in Nashville. A library customer spoke about his recent trip to Nashville and how much he enjoyed the live music venues.
Twenty-One Days by Anne Perry. New series featuring the son of Perry's Pitt characters.
Shoot First by Stuart Woods. Yet another book by Woods. Or maybe by "Woods" because I suspect a ghost writer.
The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver. Deaver has a beard and a massive backlist; I count 48 titles including books he edited.
Abbotts
Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin. Comic book crime novel by Abbott and Gaylin. Sheriff Normandy Gold investigates the murder of her sister.
I Bring Sorrow: and other stories of transgression by Patricia Abbott. Other Abbott's most recent short story collection.
Other Fictional Fictions for Fictional Fictionizers
After Anna by Lisa Scottoline. Scottoline is a Big Deal Author. Tragedy and murder when a woman's long lost daughter returns, is murdered, and the woman's husband is suspected.
The Last Stand by Mickey Spillane. The last completed novel by Mickey Spillane. Spillane's literary estate has been managed by Max Alan Collins who held this novel back until Spillane's 100th birthday. And hey, look, it's not a Mike Hammer novel. That is kinda cool.
Spider-Man/Deadpool by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness. Spider-man and Deadpool punch and kick bad guys.
Deadpool by Posehn and Duggan: the complete collection: volume 2 by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. Deadpool punches, kicks, shoots, and stabs people.
Marvelous Misadventures of Ingrid Winter by JS Drangsholt.
Friday, April 06, 2018
Things I Misssed: Cadavers, Rape, Texting
Fiction
Circe by Madeline Miller. A telling of the life of Circe from The Odyssey. Miller lives in Narberth, PA. I have no idea where Narberth is and I refuse to look it up.
All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson. Swanson lives in some town in Massachusetts.
NonFiction
A False Report: a true story of rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong. Woman reports a rape. Woman prosecuted for making false report. Years later a serial rapist is discovered. Serial rapist is guy who raped woman who was prosecuted.
Text Me When Yo Get Home: the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship by Kayleen Schaefer. This book has good reviews, unlike this blog.
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: a true story of injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington. Forensic Pathologist for Alabama was incompetent.
Enough As She Is: [real long subtitle] by Rachel Simmons. Child raising advice. Simmons lives in Massachusetts. I have trouble typing Massachuseetsss.
Circe by Madeline Miller. A telling of the life of Circe from The Odyssey. Miller lives in Narberth, PA. I have no idea where Narberth is and I refuse to look it up.
All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson. Swanson lives in some town in Massachusetts.
NonFiction
A False Report: a true story of rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong. Woman reports a rape. Woman prosecuted for making false report. Years later a serial rapist is discovered. Serial rapist is guy who raped woman who was prosecuted.
Text Me When Yo Get Home: the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship by Kayleen Schaefer. This book has good reviews, unlike this blog.
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: a true story of injustice in the American South by Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington. Forensic Pathologist for Alabama was incompetent.
Enough As She Is: [real long subtitle] by Rachel Simmons. Child raising advice. Simmons lives in Massachusetts. I have trouble typing Massachuseetsss.
NonFiction: Food, War, Poetry, Money
NonFiction
Secrets of the Human Body by Chris Van Tulleken, Xand Van Tulleken, and Andrew Cohen. British doctor guys write about the human body.
Partially Excited States by Charles Hood. Hood won the Felix Pollak Prize and writes poems about stuff. Hood's poems are split into three sections, the third section is entitled Escape Velocity and that reminded me of this Johnny Marr tune.
Don't Call Me Princess: essays on girls, women, sex, and life by Peggy Orenstein. According to the dust cover Orenstein lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, and a hairy dog. Page 109 says, "My dad, who was a lawyer, once defended a back-alley abortionist in a criminal case."
Eat The Apple: a memoir by Matt Young. Drunk teenager wrecks his car, joins the Marines, takes three working vacation with guns to Iraq. No photos but there are some simple drawings.
Achtung Baby: an American mom on the art of raising self-reliant children by Sara Zaske. Page 105 says, "American kids don't have as many opportunities to conquer a dragon - at least outside of a video game - because our kids spend much more time indoors than their German peers do."
Your Score: an insider's secrets to understanding, controlling and protecting your credit score by Anthony Davenport with Matthew Rudy. I figured this would circ.
You Need A Budget by Jesse Mecham. This has a real long subtitle.
Paying For College Without Going Broke, 2018 edition by Kalman A. Chany. Page 173 says, "You have to ask questions 95-102 only if you are an independent student."
Dinner: changing the game by Melissa Clark. This had a fantastic review. Page 223 says, "In a large bowl, toss the kale with the olive oil and fine sea salt to taste."
The Best of America's Test Kitchen by the editors at America's Test Kitchen. Recipes to make food.
Built: the hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal. I bought this because it looked neat. Ms. Agrawal grew up in the States and India and lives in London.
Secrets of the Human Body by Chris Van Tulleken, Xand Van Tulleken, and Andrew Cohen. British doctor guys write about the human body.
Partially Excited States by Charles Hood. Hood won the Felix Pollak Prize and writes poems about stuff. Hood's poems are split into three sections, the third section is entitled Escape Velocity and that reminded me of this Johnny Marr tune.
Don't Call Me Princess: essays on girls, women, sex, and life by Peggy Orenstein. According to the dust cover Orenstein lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, and a hairy dog. Page 109 says, "My dad, who was a lawyer, once defended a back-alley abortionist in a criminal case."
Eat The Apple: a memoir by Matt Young. Drunk teenager wrecks his car, joins the Marines, takes three working vacation with guns to Iraq. No photos but there are some simple drawings.
Achtung Baby: an American mom on the art of raising self-reliant children by Sara Zaske. Page 105 says, "American kids don't have as many opportunities to conquer a dragon - at least outside of a video game - because our kids spend much more time indoors than their German peers do."
Your Score: an insider's secrets to understanding, controlling and protecting your credit score by Anthony Davenport with Matthew Rudy. I figured this would circ.
You Need A Budget by Jesse Mecham. This has a real long subtitle.
Paying For College Without Going Broke, 2018 edition by Kalman A. Chany. Page 173 says, "You have to ask questions 95-102 only if you are an independent student."
Dinner: changing the game by Melissa Clark. This had a fantastic review. Page 223 says, "In a large bowl, toss the kale with the olive oil and fine sea salt to taste."
The Best of America's Test Kitchen by the editors at America's Test Kitchen. Recipes to make food.
Built: the hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal. I bought this because it looked neat. Ms. Agrawal grew up in the States and India and lives in London.
Thursday, April 05, 2018
Even More Fiction
Fiction
Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes. Writer in Tuscany has three American retirees move in next door.Writer is inspired.
The Road Home by Beverly Lewis. Another Amish romance but the cover has the woman fastening up the shirt of a young boy instead of the usual cover image of a model with her hair covered in the Amish style.
Varina by Charles Frazier. Frazier's Cold Mountain was a huge hit. I did not realize that came our over 20 years ago in 1997. I never read the book either. I started to watch the film and never finished. This novel is about Jefferson Davis's younger wife, Varina.
The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman. Ms. Shipman is actually Mr. Rouse. Shipman was Rouses's grandmother. Rouse lives in Michigan and California. Does he fly or drive back and forth? I don't know.
I'll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa De Los Santos. De Los Santos has a PdD in literature and lives in Delaware. There are a few PhD writers I can think of. Victor Gischler. Anthony Neil Smith. Bill Crider. Megan Abbott. Robert B Parker.
The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith. "A heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set in amid the turmoil of WWII."
Hold Back the Dark by Kay Hooper. Hooper writes a lot of novels. Let us see how many are listed on the inside cover. 8. That seems low.
Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman. Carpooling mom has her life intertwining with the other families after a philandering wife is found out.
Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes. Writer in Tuscany has three American retirees move in next door.Writer is inspired.
The Road Home by Beverly Lewis. Another Amish romance but the cover has the woman fastening up the shirt of a young boy instead of the usual cover image of a model with her hair covered in the Amish style.
Varina by Charles Frazier. Frazier's Cold Mountain was a huge hit. I did not realize that came our over 20 years ago in 1997. I never read the book either. I started to watch the film and never finished. This novel is about Jefferson Davis's younger wife, Varina.
The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman. Ms. Shipman is actually Mr. Rouse. Shipman was Rouses's grandmother. Rouse lives in Michigan and California. Does he fly or drive back and forth? I don't know.
I'll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa De Los Santos. De Los Santos has a PdD in literature and lives in Delaware. There are a few PhD writers I can think of. Victor Gischler. Anthony Neil Smith. Bill Crider. Megan Abbott. Robert B Parker.
The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith. "A heartwarming tale of hope and friendship set in amid the turmoil of WWII."
Hold Back the Dark by Kay Hooper. Hooper writes a lot of novels. Let us see how many are listed on the inside cover. 8. That seems low.
Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman. Carpooling mom has her life intertwining with the other families after a philandering wife is found out.
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Made Up Stories With Made Up Plots
Fiction With Fake Descriptions
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano. Sicilian woman comes to control her own mafia gang.
The Overstory by Richard Powers. A fictionalized look inside the website overstock.com where a warehouse employee moves up into software development while falling in love with a buyer.
The Italian Party by Christina Lynch. An exciting tale of political intrigue as a group of Italian immigrants in Encinitas, CA fight against developers trying to take away the immigrants new parrot farm.
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer. Penny was orphaned at four-years-old. She was taken in by Mistress Kweller who raised her to be the ultimate spy - a woman who sells her feminine wiles and violent urges to the highest bidder.
I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark. A collection of short stories about your dog whenever you eat dinner.
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman. A wacky journey through the catacombs of Paris with Louise the plumber as he assists his lovelorn sister in pursuing her missing husband.
The Knowledge: a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes. Richard Jury knows things. He knows the ABV of his favorite ale. He knows how many steps from his front door to the curry shop. He knows the correct number of bristles in a hair brush. But, Richard does not know why his dog smells so bad after having just had a bath.
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. Ethan was raised by a groundskeeper father and joined the trade. He now maintains the courses at Wimbledon where he tries to catch the eye of the beautiful Eva, an upcoming tennis player from Lithuania.
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano. Sicilian woman comes to control her own mafia gang.
The Overstory by Richard Powers. A fictionalized look inside the website overstock.com where a warehouse employee moves up into software development while falling in love with a buyer.
The Italian Party by Christina Lynch. An exciting tale of political intrigue as a group of Italian immigrants in Encinitas, CA fight against developers trying to take away the immigrants new parrot farm.
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer. Penny was orphaned at four-years-old. She was taken in by Mistress Kweller who raised her to be the ultimate spy - a woman who sells her feminine wiles and violent urges to the highest bidder.
I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark. A collection of short stories about your dog whenever you eat dinner.
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman. A wacky journey through the catacombs of Paris with Louise the plumber as he assists his lovelorn sister in pursuing her missing husband.
The Knowledge: a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes. Richard Jury knows things. He knows the ABV of his favorite ale. He knows how many steps from his front door to the curry shop. He knows the correct number of bristles in a hair brush. But, Richard does not know why his dog smells so bad after having just had a bath.
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. Ethan was raised by a groundskeeper father and joined the trade. He now maintains the courses at Wimbledon where he tries to catch the eye of the beautiful Eva, an upcoming tennis player from Lithuania.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
3 Novels, 2 Albums, 1 Photo
Fiction
To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear. I know nothing about Jacqueline Winspear except that she writes a lot of Maisie Dobbs novels. Let's check out the author bio on the flyleaf... She lives in California and "is the... Most Loved... national... Alex... for... the United Kingdom." Well, that is odd.
Jack Rabbit Smile by Joe R. Lansdale. Another Hap and Leonard novel. Everyone cheer! Hurrah! Lansdale's biography says, "Joe... has... British... family in... Texas." Well, I know that isn't true. How silly.
Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels. Prolific author Michaels keeps her fans happy. Her biography says Michaels is, "has built... four dogs and a... ghost." Huh? How strange.
Music is Performed. Music is Recorded. Music is Embedded Into Plastic Discs.
American Utopia by David Byrne. American singer sings songs of people and feelings.
30th Anniversary Collection by The Hollies. British singers sing songs about King Mid
as and Carrie Anne breathing air at the bus stop to the carousel that must stop. Stop. Stop!
Photo
To Die But Once by Jacqueline Winspear. I know nothing about Jacqueline Winspear except that she writes a lot of Maisie Dobbs novels. Let's check out the author bio on the flyleaf... She lives in California and "is the... Most Loved... national... Alex... for... the United Kingdom." Well, that is odd.
Jack Rabbit Smile by Joe R. Lansdale. Another Hap and Leonard novel. Everyone cheer! Hurrah! Lansdale's biography says, "Joe... has... British... family in... Texas." Well, I know that isn't true. How silly.
Truth or Dare by Fern Michaels. Prolific author Michaels keeps her fans happy. Her biography says Michaels is, "has built... four dogs and a... ghost." Huh? How strange.
Music is Performed. Music is Recorded. Music is Embedded Into Plastic Discs.
American Utopia by David Byrne. American singer sings songs of people and feelings.
30th Anniversary Collection by The Hollies. British singers sing songs about King Mid
as and Carrie Anne breathing air at the bus stop to the carousel that must stop. Stop. Stop!
Photo
Friday, March 23, 2018
Archer!
DVD
Archer Dreamland: the complete season eight starring [voice actors]. Archer is in a coma from season seven and imagines himself in post-war Los Angeles.
Fiction
How To Be Safe by Tom McAllister. Whoops, never mind. This does not release until April 3. Oh well, once it becomes available you can read about the aftermath of a school shooting.
Archer Dreamland: the complete season eight starring [voice actors]. Archer is in a coma from season seven and imagines himself in post-war Los Angeles.
Fiction
How To Be Safe by Tom McAllister. Whoops, never mind. This does not release until April 3. Oh well, once it becomes available you can read about the aftermath of a school shooting.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Big Batch of Books
So Many Books I Took Photos
Stacked and ready to go.
Alternate Side asked to pose with the other green books.
I introduced them to the other New Books.
Final orientation is check-in and reader assignments.
The Rising Sea asked for a photo with Library staff before taking it's assigned reader.
Stacked and ready to go.
Alternate Side asked to pose with the other green books.
I introduced them to the other New Books.
Final orientation is check-in and reader assignments.
The Rising Sea asked for a photo with Library staff before taking it's assigned reader.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Mysteries. Large Print. Women in Red.
DVD
The Handmaid's Tale: season one starring Elizabeth Moss. The future is not very hopeful.
Large Print
Mystery
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon. Inside cover has a map of Venice. I like maps.
Caribbean Rim by randy Wayne White. The 25th Doc Ford novel. That is a lot of books. Author lives on Sanibel Island and I won't look that place up online.
Duel to the Death by J.A. Jance. Some sort of scary spy killer thing. I think. The dust cover description lost me after the first paragraph. This has a release date of March 20 so you'll have to wait.
Red Alert by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Oh, this book has a March 26 release date. You'll have to wait on this one too.
Fade To Black by David Rosenfelt. Is Rosenfelt the guy with 20 dogs? No. He is the guy with 25 dogs. I'm not kidding, he has that many beasts at home.
The Handmaid's Tale: season one starring Elizabeth Moss. The future is not very hopeful.
Large Print
Mystery
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon. Inside cover has a map of Venice. I like maps.
Caribbean Rim by randy Wayne White. The 25th Doc Ford novel. That is a lot of books. Author lives on Sanibel Island and I won't look that place up online.
Duel to the Death by J.A. Jance. Some sort of scary spy killer thing. I think. The dust cover description lost me after the first paragraph. This has a release date of March 20 so you'll have to wait.
Red Alert by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. Oh, this book has a March 26 release date. You'll have to wait on this one too.
Fade To Black by David Rosenfelt. Is Rosenfelt the guy with 20 dogs? No. He is the guy with 25 dogs. I'm not kidding, he has that many beasts at home.
Monday, March 12, 2018
David. Laura. Candice. Taylor.
DVD
Wind River starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner. Forests. Mountains. Guy with a rifle. COld weather clothing.
Fiction
By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber. Science fiction novel about people in space.
Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs. Is this a cozy mystery with recipes? It sure looks like it.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox. Oh, okay, the author bio explains why her name is familiar. Fox co-writes some of those James Patterson novels. This story has a Sydney, Australia Police Detective cleared of an abduction but with a name of mud.
Wind River starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner. Forests. Mountains. Guy with a rifle. COld weather clothing.
Fiction
By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber. Science fiction novel about people in space.
Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs. Is this a cozy mystery with recipes? It sure looks like it.
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox. Oh, okay, the author bio explains why her name is familiar. Fox co-writes some of those James Patterson novels. This story has a Sydney, Australia Police Detective cleared of an abduction but with a name of mud.
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Diversionary Discs
Use This Disc of Plastic to Play Musical Notes
By the Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile. Woman sings songs of something or other. Let's find a video.
DVD
American Wrestler: The Wizard starring William Fichtner. What is with that title? I assume that the "Wizard" part is a subtitle. Anyway. Teen moves to California, has trouble fitting in, starts wrestling and wins lots of matches, and people like him.
They Live By Night starring Farley Granger. Famous 1948 crime film about a prison escapee who falls in love but is stuck with his fellow escaped convicts.
Frantz starring [French actors] and [German actors]. After World War One a German widoe finds a Frenchman leaving flowers on her German soldier husband's grave.
Fiction
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer. Novel about body... Alaskan wilderness... on the run... determined... trouble follows... aftermath... quiet... levels of power.
A Rogue of Her Own by Grace Burrowes. Romance paperback with rich people, high society, and such. Give it a try.
By the Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile. Woman sings songs of something or other. Let's find a video.
DVD
American Wrestler: The Wizard starring William Fichtner. What is with that title? I assume that the "Wizard" part is a subtitle. Anyway. Teen moves to California, has trouble fitting in, starts wrestling and wins lots of matches, and people like him.
They Live By Night starring Farley Granger. Famous 1948 crime film about a prison escapee who falls in love but is stuck with his fellow escaped convicts.
Frantz starring [French actors] and [German actors]. After World War One a German widoe finds a Frenchman leaving flowers on her German soldier husband's grave.
Fiction
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer. Novel about body... Alaskan wilderness... on the run... determined... trouble follows... aftermath... quiet... levels of power.
A Rogue of Her Own by Grace Burrowes. Romance paperback with rich people, high society, and such. Give it a try.
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Romance. Mystery. Sci-Fi.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Large Print
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.
Large Print
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?
Large Print
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?
Large Print
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.
Large Print
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.
Large Print
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
Monday, December 18, 2017
Two and Large
Fiction Done By Touch Typing - oops, I looked down
The War Bride's Scrapbook by Caroline Preston. Graphic novel by bride who marries Army engineer. Told in scrapbook form. That's why the book is called "Scrapbook". Of course, it's not really a scrapbook, this is a printed book.
NonFiction
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: the royal marriages that shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury. Victoria tried to match up her 30 grandchildren for royal dynasty. Her grandchildren did not always agree.
Large Print
The touch typing is going okay. I've had to backspace less than 15 times.
The War Bride's Scrapbook by Caroline Preston. Graphic novel by bride who marries Army engineer. Told in scrapbook form. That's why the book is called "Scrapbook". Of course, it's not really a scrapbook, this is a printed book.
NonFiction
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: the royal marriages that shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury. Victoria tried to match up her 30 grandchildren for royal dynasty. Her grandchildren did not always agree.
Large Print
The touch typing is going okay. I've had to backspace less than 15 times.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Thursday, December 07, 2017
Romance, Murder, Mystery, Amish, and Christmas Fiction
Fiction
A Place At Our Table by Amy Clipston. Amish farmer who works as a firefighter is in a romance novel.
The Paris Secret by Karen Swan. Something about an art mystery and rich people.
A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase. A paperback romance and the library barcode is right on top of the author's first name.
The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns. A mystery with poodles - according to the cover.
Year One by Nora Roberts. There is a crow with swept back wings on the cover. That image and the font makes this look like a fantasy novel. Let me check... Yep. Some sort of worldwide plague and "magick" replacing science.
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans. Some sort of Christmas themed romance.
A Place At Our Table by Amy Clipston. Amish farmer who works as a firefighter is in a romance novel.
The Paris Secret by Karen Swan. Something about an art mystery and rich people.
A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase. A paperback romance and the library barcode is right on top of the author's first name.
The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns. A mystery with poodles - according to the cover.
Year One by Nora Roberts. There is a crow with swept back wings on the cover. That image and the font makes this look like a fantasy novel. Let me check... Yep. Some sort of worldwide plague and "magick" replacing science.
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans. Some sort of Christmas themed romance.
Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Been A While, Huh?
NonFiction
Promise me, Dad: a year of hope, hardship and purpose by Joe Biden. A year of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency as his son was dying with a brain tumor.
Fiction
Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini. Another historical novel by the lady from Madison. Lord Byron's only legitimate child is a math genius and works with Charles Babbage.
Hidensee by Gregory Maguire. The font for the main title is very difficult to read on the cover. I suppose that does not much matter for a big name author like Maguire.
Mrs. Osmond by John Banville. A sequel to Henry James's Portrait of a Lady.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty. Chakraborty is easier to spell then I first thought. You just end "borty" on the end of "chakra". Chakraborty is on the Twitter. Let's randomly find a "tweet". Here is one from November 28th: "My nerves and the#StrangersThings2 lab are not doing well together."
Beau Death by Peter Lovesey. Lovesey is difficult to spell. I want to omit that second "e". I like the cover.
In the Midst of Winter by Isabelle Allende. You know who is a big name writer? Allende.
Photos
Promise me, Dad: a year of hope, hardship and purpose by Joe Biden. A year of Joe Biden's Vice Presidency as his son was dying with a brain tumor.
Fiction
Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini. Another historical novel by the lady from Madison. Lord Byron's only legitimate child is a math genius and works with Charles Babbage.
Hidensee by Gregory Maguire. The font for the main title is very difficult to read on the cover. I suppose that does not much matter for a big name author like Maguire.
Mrs. Osmond by John Banville. A sequel to Henry James's Portrait of a Lady.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty. Chakraborty is easier to spell then I first thought. You just end "borty" on the end of "chakra". Chakraborty is on the Twitter. Let's randomly find a "tweet". Here is one from November 28th: "My nerves and the
Beau Death by Peter Lovesey. Lovesey is difficult to spell. I want to omit that second "e". I like the cover.
In the Midst of Winter by Isabelle Allende. You know who is a big name writer? Allende.
Photos
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| The wooden rails are preparation for the outdoor skating rink in Commons Park. |
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| We order extra book copies for the schools. This is 100+ Harry Potter books for the middle school. |
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| Adventures in collection weeding. |
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| Veterans Memorial in Commons Park is well lit at night. |
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| A temporary solution for the hazards of the steep asphalt section by the library's rear entry. The safety posts did not survive the high winds of December 5, 2017. |
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Books and Morrissey
The Magic of Computers Will Translate This Digital Code Into Magnificent Sound Waves
Low in High School by Morrissey. English singer sings in English about spending the day in bed.
Fiction
The Library At The Edge of the World by Felicity HayesMcCoy. Make up your jokes about lost books. This is about a book mobile lady on the West Coast of Ireland. Seems like I recently read about or watched a film about a city in Western Ireland. Let me think... Oh, yeah, it was the Jack Taylor movies. They are set in Galway which is on the west side of the country.
Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. I've read some of Koontz's books but not lately. Koontz really likes dogs.
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. Some sort of Lonely Hearts Meet and Make Friends novel.
Past Perfect by Danielle Steel. I always want to stick an 'E' on the end of Steel.
The People Vs. Alex Cross by James Patterson. The tag on the cover says "Alex Cross goes on trial for murder."
Secrets of Cavendon by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Some romance. I think.
Low in High School by Morrissey. English singer sings in English about spending the day in bed.
Fiction
The Library At The Edge of the World by Felicity HayesMcCoy. Make up your jokes about lost books. This is about a book mobile lady on the West Coast of Ireland. Seems like I recently read about or watched a film about a city in Western Ireland. Let me think... Oh, yeah, it was the Jack Taylor movies. They are set in Galway which is on the west side of the country.
Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. I've read some of Koontz's books but not lately. Koontz really likes dogs.
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. Some sort of Lonely Hearts Meet and Make Friends novel.
Past Perfect by Danielle Steel. I always want to stick an 'E' on the end of Steel.
The People Vs. Alex Cross by James Patterson. The tag on the cover says "Alex Cross goes on trial for murder."
Secrets of Cavendon by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Some romance. I think.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Discs
Singer Sings Into A Microphone and Those Sounds Are Recorded By A Computer and Then Encoded Into A Plastic Disc That You Borrow From the Library
Reputation by Taylor Swift. Big Name Singer sings songs of something or other.
DVD
Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron and John Goodman. Super spy does super stuff. Or something. I'm not sure.
Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron and John Goodman. Same as before except this time in BluRay high defintion.
Reputation by Taylor Swift. Big Name Singer sings songs of something or other.
DVD
Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron and John Goodman. Super spy does super stuff. Or something. I'm not sure.
Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron and John Goodman. Same as before except this time in BluRay high defintion.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
New Fiction with Blathering Comments
Fiction
Ghosts of Christmas Past by Rhys Bowen. Rhys is pronounced rees right? I cannot add in the proper pronunciation markers. Dang, I thought Rhys was a male name. Or, is it kinda like Chris or Pat?
End Game by David Baldacci. Another one of those novels by Baldacci about hired killers. Baldacci started a foundation to promote literacy, that's pretty groovy.
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich. The popular bounty hunter returns. At least I think she is still a bounty hunter. Maybe she became a radio host. Let's check... yep, still a bounty hunter.
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. I don't think I have ever read an Erdrich novel. Let me check her pub list... Nope, not yet, I'll get to it later. Plague of Doves has a great cover though.
American Drifter by Heather Graham and Chad Michael Murray. Graham has a new author photo, that's cool. I wonder how this collaboration worked. Max Allan Collins has written before about his collaborations and I think learning about about those working relationships is interesting.
Artemis by Andy Weir. The Martian was a massive, massive hit as Weir's first novel. I hope he does well with this story. Crime novel set on a lunar colony.
Count to Ten by James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi.
Ghosts of Christmas Past by Rhys Bowen. Rhys is pronounced rees right? I cannot add in the proper pronunciation markers. Dang, I thought Rhys was a male name. Or, is it kinda like Chris or Pat?
End Game by David Baldacci. Another one of those novels by Baldacci about hired killers. Baldacci started a foundation to promote literacy, that's pretty groovy.
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich. The popular bounty hunter returns. At least I think she is still a bounty hunter. Maybe she became a radio host. Let's check... yep, still a bounty hunter.
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich. I don't think I have ever read an Erdrich novel. Let me check her pub list... Nope, not yet, I'll get to it later. Plague of Doves has a great cover though.
American Drifter by Heather Graham and Chad Michael Murray. Graham has a new author photo, that's cool. I wonder how this collaboration worked. Max Allan Collins has written before about his collaborations and I think learning about about those working relationships is interesting.
Artemis by Andy Weir. The Martian was a massive, massive hit as Weir's first novel. I hope he does well with this story. Crime novel set on a lunar colony.
Count to Ten by James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi.
Monday, November 13, 2017
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