Fiction
Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave. Woman hears "explosive" secret from fiance and heads to family vineyard. Explosive.
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. Woman returns to New Jersey home in 1987 to commemorate 1952. "Blume imagines and weaves together...generations of families...disasters...vivid portrait...Elizabeth Taylor haircuts...A-bomb hysteria...young journalist who makes his name reporting tragedy."
Finders Keepers by Stephen King. No tunes come to mind.
Cash Landing by James Grippando. Broke restauranteur in Miami teams with others to rob an armored car of $7.4 million. No tunes come to mind, but how about this?
Monday, June 08, 2015
Wisconsin Books
NonFiction
Blue Men and River Monsters: folklore of the North edited by John Zimm. Oral history culled from the WPA's work in Wisconsin that run from 1935 to 1937. Watertown was know for it's geese, "Cooked noodles are every day crammed down their throats by their owners, a wooden pestle being used for this purpose."
The Heart of Things: a Midwestern almanac by John Hildebrand. Guy from Northwestern Wisconsin writes about the "humor and drama in everyday life." Page 97 says, "Floating down the North Fork one summer with my daughter in the bow, we spotted what appeared to be a dead fish at the bottom of a rocky pool. It was a sleeping catfish, long as my arm, and as our canoe passed overhead it slowly tail-finned into deeper water. Late this afternoon when I reach the rocky pool, I'm a little disappointed to find the sleeping catfish isn't there."
Little Hawk and Lone Wolf: a memoir by Raymong C. Kaquatosh. Lonely nine-year-old Menominee boy befriends a timber wolf in the '30s. He grows up, goes to war, gets a job, and the wold is still around.
Putting Down Roots: gardening insights from Wisconsin's early settlers by Marcia C Carmichael. Gardening history with lots of pretty pictures from Old World Wisconsin.
Blaze Orange: whitetail deer hunting in Wisconsin by Travis Dewitz. Photo book of hunting up north.
Perimeter: a contemporary portrait of Lake Michigan by Kevin J. Miyazaki. Portraits of people who live and work around the lake with interspersed two-page photos of the water.
Blue Men and River Monsters: folklore of the North edited by John Zimm. Oral history culled from the WPA's work in Wisconsin that run from 1935 to 1937. Watertown was know for it's geese, "Cooked noodles are every day crammed down their throats by their owners, a wooden pestle being used for this purpose."
The Heart of Things: a Midwestern almanac by John Hildebrand. Guy from Northwestern Wisconsin writes about the "humor and drama in everyday life." Page 97 says, "Floating down the North Fork one summer with my daughter in the bow, we spotted what appeared to be a dead fish at the bottom of a rocky pool. It was a sleeping catfish, long as my arm, and as our canoe passed overhead it slowly tail-finned into deeper water. Late this afternoon when I reach the rocky pool, I'm a little disappointed to find the sleeping catfish isn't there."
Little Hawk and Lone Wolf: a memoir by Raymong C. Kaquatosh. Lonely nine-year-old Menominee boy befriends a timber wolf in the '30s. He grows up, goes to war, gets a job, and the wold is still around.
Putting Down Roots: gardening insights from Wisconsin's early settlers by Marcia C Carmichael. Gardening history with lots of pretty pictures from Old World Wisconsin.
Blaze Orange: whitetail deer hunting in Wisconsin by Travis Dewitz. Photo book of hunting up north.
Perimeter: a contemporary portrait of Lake Michigan by Kevin J. Miyazaki. Portraits of people who live and work around the lake with interspersed two-page photos of the water.
Saturday, June 06, 2015
More Nonsensical Commentary
DVD
Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth. There is an actor in here named, get this, Yorick van Wageningen. Michael Mann made this one. I like Mann's films but this computer hacker stuff just seems silly.
Interstellar starring [famous actors]. Someone the other day said they liked this. Did you ever watch the Los Angeles police show Mann did a few years ago? Robbery Homicide Division? That was a good program but only lasted for one season at ten episodes.
Outlander: season one, volume one starring [people]. Sold in two volumes so that you have to pay twice to get a full season. This is unrelated to that awful swords and aliens film series.
Fifty Shades of Grey starring [other people]. Woman meets uber-rich guy who wears ties. Or something. I don't know, I never read those books.
Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley What's the big deal about Cumberbatch? I don't get it.
Wild starring Reese Witherspoon. Woman gets upset and goes hiking. I think that sounds like a decent plan. What I do not agree with is writing an entire book about a huge hike and not printing one stinking picture.
Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth. There is an actor in here named, get this, Yorick van Wageningen. Michael Mann made this one. I like Mann's films but this computer hacker stuff just seems silly.
Interstellar starring [famous actors]. Someone the other day said they liked this. Did you ever watch the Los Angeles police show Mann did a few years ago? Robbery Homicide Division? That was a good program but only lasted for one season at ten episodes.
Outlander: season one, volume one starring [people]. Sold in two volumes so that you have to pay twice to get a full season. This is unrelated to that awful swords and aliens film series.
Fifty Shades of Grey starring [other people]. Woman meets uber-rich guy who wears ties. Or something. I don't know, I never read those books.
Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley What's the big deal about Cumberbatch? I don't get it.
Wild starring Reese Witherspoon. Woman gets upset and goes hiking. I think that sounds like a decent plan. What I do not agree with is writing an entire book about a huge hike and not printing one stinking picture.
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Movies I Missed Ordering
DVD. What can I say? I missed'em.
Unbroken starring Jack O'Connell. You ever seen that David Bowie POW movie, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence? I should try watching that again.
American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. Is the baby prop as awful as commenters said?
Hunger Games Mockingjay, Part One starring Jennifer Lawrence, many others. Girl with arrows shoots arrows at people.
The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies starring Hobbits, Elves, Orcs, one dragon, one Dark Lord. Neil Finn did a tune for one of these things. The premiere was in Wellington. I just looked at a map and Wellington is on a small peninsula. Google Maps says it is a 12.5 hour drive from Dunedin. Oof. That's a long haul. Taking the train is a two day trip.
Unbroken starring Jack O'Connell. You ever seen that David Bowie POW movie, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence? I should try watching that again.
American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. Is the baby prop as awful as commenters said?
Hunger Games Mockingjay, Part One starring Jennifer Lawrence, many others. Girl with arrows shoots arrows at people.
The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies starring Hobbits, Elves, Orcs, one dragon, one Dark Lord. Neil Finn did a tune for one of these things. The premiere was in Wellington. I just looked at a map and Wellington is on a small peninsula. Google Maps says it is a 12.5 hour drive from Dunedin. Oof. That's a long haul. Taking the train is a two day trip.
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Audiobooks
Audiobooks on CD and Stuck in Plastic Travel Cases
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. 7 CDs at 7 hours. Characters do something and other things happen.
Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. Doriem Kelly went to Michigan. That's a black mark.
The Grand Finale by Janet Evanovich. 5 CDs at 5 hours. More people doing things.
Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews. 12 CDs at 15 hours. No disc count or time listed on the cover. I found that info in the catalog. I also found a brief plot description of "in an attempt to find themselves, three friends vacation at a beach house." Yeah, good luck with that.
Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. 11 CDs at 13 hours. The Lusitania is most famous, of course, for being the passenger cruiser with an awful name.
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Directive by Eric Van Lustbader. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Spies spy.
Large Print
Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton. Cover image has a woman covering her eyes. Really? That's your best effor?
NonFiction
Entrepreneurship: create your own business with 25 projects by Alex Kahan. This is a kids book. I'll reclass this dude for the children's collection.
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. 7 CDs at 7 hours. Characters do something and other things happen.
Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly. 6 CDs at 6.5 hours. Doriem Kelly went to Michigan. That's a black mark.
The Grand Finale by Janet Evanovich. 5 CDs at 5 hours. More people doing things.
Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews. 12 CDs at 15 hours. No disc count or time listed on the cover. I found that info in the catalog. I also found a brief plot description of "in an attempt to find themselves, three friends vacation at a beach house." Yeah, good luck with that.
Dead Wake: the last crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. 11 CDs at 13 hours. The Lusitania is most famous, of course, for being the passenger cruiser with an awful name.
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Directive by Eric Van Lustbader. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Spies spy.
Large Print
Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton. Cover image has a woman covering her eyes. Really? That's your best effor?
NonFiction
Entrepreneurship: create your own business with 25 projects by Alex Kahan. This is a kids book. I'll reclass this dude for the children's collection.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Good News, Another John Farrow Novel.
Fiction
The Storm Murders by John Farrow. Recently retired Montreal Sergeant-Detective Emile Cinq-Mars is called to a consult on double murder case. Fourth entry in a great series.
I read City of Ice when it came out in 1999 and thought it was great. Ice Lake was also good. I have no idea about River City because there was no darn U.S. release. I've not hunted long to find a used copy, the one I did see was quoted at $2,796.72. That seems a bit high.
The Storm Murders by John Farrow. Recently retired Montreal Sergeant-Detective Emile Cinq-Mars is called to a consult on double murder case. Fourth entry in a great series.
I read City of Ice when it came out in 1999 and thought it was great. Ice Lake was also good. I have no idea about River City because there was no darn U.S. release. I've not hunted long to find a used copy, the one I did see was quoted at $2,796.72. That seems a bit high.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
More Fiction, Volume Two
Fiction
Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer. Is this the daughter-mom duo? Let me check...yes, it is. The dual bio on back says van Leer is in college. I wonder if they timed the release so that she could do promotion during summer. Then again, they'd be doing promotion well before hand to prep the release, right? I ask because I don't actually know.
Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy. This one sounds familiar. Let me check...nope, I was mistaken. This is about hidden maps used for the Underground Railroad. Yes, as a child I did wonder how they built all those underground train tunnels, and where the engine smoke went to.
Patriot Threat by Steve Berry. I wonder where Berry lives. Let me check...the book does not say, I will not look it up. Ex-spy chases after stolen documents in Europe.
Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf. Haruf sets another novel in small town Eastern Colorado. Haruf died in 2014. Did someone finish this for him? Let me see...it doesn't say. I presume he finished the book before he died.
Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker. Does this have one of those black-and-white author portraits that Barker's husband does? Let me see...Nope, it's a color photo and says "Courtesy of the author." Dang, I must have seen that B&W photo on an old book because there were lawsuit issues between those two in 2012.
What Burns Away by Melissa Falcon Field. I'm not sure what this is about. Sounds like some deeply depressed woman is self-destructive. I wonder where Field is from. Let's see...Huh. She lives in Madison. It also says she spends her summer in Maine. I went to Maine once.
NonFiction
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. I always mix up McCullough with James M. McPherson. McPherson is 3 years younger at 78-years-old. Where does McClullough live? I do not know, let's see...McCullough lives in an underwater lair under the coast of Jamaica and he directs his minions using a radio transmitter hidden within a buoy.
Off the Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer. Is this the daughter-mom duo? Let me check...yes, it is. The dual bio on back says van Leer is in college. I wonder if they timed the release so that she could do promotion during summer. Then again, they'd be doing promotion well before hand to prep the release, right? I ask because I don't actually know.
Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy. This one sounds familiar. Let me check...nope, I was mistaken. This is about hidden maps used for the Underground Railroad. Yes, as a child I did wonder how they built all those underground train tunnels, and where the engine smoke went to.
Patriot Threat by Steve Berry. I wonder where Berry lives. Let me check...the book does not say, I will not look it up. Ex-spy chases after stolen documents in Europe.
Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf. Haruf sets another novel in small town Eastern Colorado. Haruf died in 2014. Did someone finish this for him? Let me see...it doesn't say. I presume he finished the book before he died.
Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker. Does this have one of those black-and-white author portraits that Barker's husband does? Let me see...Nope, it's a color photo and says "Courtesy of the author." Dang, I must have seen that B&W photo on an old book because there were lawsuit issues between those two in 2012.
What Burns Away by Melissa Falcon Field. I'm not sure what this is about. Sounds like some deeply depressed woman is self-destructive. I wonder where Field is from. Let's see...Huh. She lives in Madison. It also says she spends her summer in Maine. I went to Maine once.
NonFiction
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. I always mix up McCullough with James M. McPherson. McPherson is 3 years younger at 78-years-old. Where does McClullough live? I do not know, let's see...McCullough lives in an underwater lair under the coast of Jamaica and he directs his minions using a radio transmitter hidden within a buoy.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
More Fiction, Volume One
Fiction
Seveneves by Neal Stevenson. Some sort of SciFi thing. I've not read his other books.
Worm by Anthony Neil Smith. Newcomer to the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota runs into trouble. Of course he runs into trouble, it's a Smith novel.
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille. I think it would be funny if someone screwed up the title as Radian Angle and it went to print that way.
Double Down by Fern Michaels. One of her Sisterhood books. The same author photo with Michaels on a couch with her dogs. Michaels philanthropy is impressive.
Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. Another Cussler novel, another cover with flames and boats.
The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry. Farmer has a cow bearing bearing the image of Jesus. Laughter ensues.
I, Ripper by Stephen Hunter. Hunter writes about Jack The Ripper. I guess he won't add in his usual Remington .308 sniper rifle with it's 168 grain boat tail sniper hard as nails sniper GRRRRR! stuff.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. This needs a "New" sticker. Hey! Novik is married to the great Charles Ardai, founder of Hard Case Crime!
NonFiction
Find the Good: unexpected life lessons from a small-town obituary writer by Heather Lende. Page 47 says, "He decalred he wasn't going to hassle with any so-called inflatable suspenders."
Seveneves by Neal Stevenson. Some sort of SciFi thing. I've not read his other books.
Worm by Anthony Neil Smith. Newcomer to the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota runs into trouble. Of course he runs into trouble, it's a Smith novel.
Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille. I think it would be funny if someone screwed up the title as Radian Angle and it went to print that way.
Double Down by Fern Michaels. One of her Sisterhood books. The same author photo with Michaels on a couch with her dogs. Michaels philanthropy is impressive.
Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. Another Cussler novel, another cover with flames and boats.
The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry. Farmer has a cow bearing bearing the image of Jesus. Laughter ensues.
I, Ripper by Stephen Hunter. Hunter writes about Jack The Ripper. I guess he won't add in his usual Remington .308 sniper rifle with it's 168 grain boat tail sniper hard as nails sniper GRRRRR! stuff.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. This needs a "New" sticker. Hey! Novik is married to the great Charles Ardai, founder of Hard Case Crime!
NonFiction
Find the Good: unexpected life lessons from a small-town obituary writer by Heather Lende. Page 47 says, "He decalred he wasn't going to hassle with any so-called inflatable suspenders."
Artful Canary Cats
Mysteries
Li'l Tom and the Pussyfoot Foot Detective Bureau: the case of the Parrots Desparecidos by Angela Crider Neary. Some sort of cat mystery, alligator presence is undetermined. I used to check out her blog that had photos of spots in the Bay Area. I cannot find that site but she has some on Facebook.
Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths. Norfolk England with a dead guy in a WWII era fighter plane.
Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs. Childs has three mystery series. Huh. She must have fans pestering her for more books because that's a lot of books to write.
Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown. I refuse to list a cat as co-author. This cover has a silhouetted cat holding a cheer pom-pom. I kinda recall doing a silhouette art project in elementary school.
I Need A Coffee by Give Me A Minute.
Canary by Duane Swierczynski. I've always enjoyed Swizziricivxz's books. An Honors Student is forced into being confidential informant for the police and she runs into trouble. Everyone in Swizxixiccxz novels run into trouble.
NonFiction
Bound: over 20 artful handmade books by Erica Ekrem. And yet this is a paperback. Page 85 says, "Draw the needle out through sewing station 5."
Li'l Tom and the Pussyfoot Foot Detective Bureau: the case of the Parrots Desparecidos by Angela Crider Neary. Some sort of cat mystery, alligator presence is undetermined. I used to check out her blog that had photos of spots in the Bay Area. I cannot find that site but she has some on Facebook.
Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths. Norfolk England with a dead guy in a WWII era fighter plane.
Ming Tea Murder by Laura Childs. Childs has three mystery series. Huh. She must have fans pestering her for more books because that's a lot of books to write.
Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown. I refuse to list a cat as co-author. This cover has a silhouetted cat holding a cheer pom-pom. I kinda recall doing a silhouette art project in elementary school.
I Need A Coffee by Give Me A Minute.
Canary by Duane Swierczynski. I've always enjoyed Swizziricivxz's books. An Honors Student is forced into being confidential informant for the police and she runs into trouble. Everyone in Swizxixiccxz novels run into trouble.
NonFiction
Bound: over 20 artful handmade books by Erica Ekrem. And yet this is a paperback. Page 85 says, "Draw the needle out through sewing station 5."
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
54 Discs of Talk
Audiobooks on CD
The Bridge by Robert Knott. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. Robert B. Parker's characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch do something. I'm not sure what they do because the description on the cover is really vague.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. 9CDs at 11.5 hours. Some guys named Milo and Alex solve crimes.
Natural Born Heroes: how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance by Christopher McDougall. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Story about a resistance group on wartime Crete.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. A horse drawn fire wagon does something.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Sisters grow up, sisters fight, sisters reconcile.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Reminds me of this:
The Bridge by Robert Knott. 6 CDs at 7.5 hours. Robert B. Parker's characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch do something. I'm not sure what they do because the description on the cover is really vague.
Motive by Jonathan Kellerman. 9CDs at 11.5 hours. Some guys named Milo and Alex solve crimes.
Natural Born Heroes: how a daring band of misfits mastered the lost secrets of strength and endurance by Christopher McDougall. 11 CDs at 14 hours. Story about a resistance group on wartime Crete.
The Assassin by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. A horse drawn fire wagon does something.
Last One Home by Debbie Macomber. 9 CDs at 10.5 hours. Sisters grow up, sisters fight, sisters reconcile.
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. 10 CDs at 12 hours. Reminds me of this:
Thursday, May 14, 2015
International Edition
Norwegian Dude
Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petrterson. Short stories in a tiny book that is 61mm high. Page 57 says, "No one called him Fatso to his face."
Australian Woman
Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith. Two very different twins and one of them has bad accident. Uninjured twin wonders how he will get along without his brother. Page 242 says "And they're both full."
New Jersey Lady
Seeing Like A Rover: how robots, teams, and images craft knowledge of Mars by Janet Vertesi. Dustcover says: Every photo from Mars is "processed, manipulated, and interpreted - and that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should be taking photographs of in the first place.
Turkish Gal
Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak. 12-year-old is an animal tamer in 1540 Istanbul. He apprentices with an architect. I think this one sounds interesting, but Page 424 says, "The entourage entered a cobbler's workshop."
Huh. Shafak's note says she wrote the novel in English and it was first published in Turkey. Was it published in English or Turkish? If in Turkish did Shafak do the translation?
California Woman
Butternut Summer by Mary McNear. Girl home from college works for her mom and gets new boyfriend. Page 412 says "Minneapolis...bank...is...like an albatross.:
Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petrterson. Short stories in a tiny book that is 61mm high. Page 57 says, "No one called him Fatso to his face."
Australian Woman
Whiskey and Charlie by Annabel Smith. Two very different twins and one of them has bad accident. Uninjured twin wonders how he will get along without his brother. Page 242 says "And they're both full."
New Jersey Lady
Seeing Like A Rover: how robots, teams, and images craft knowledge of Mars by Janet Vertesi. Dustcover says: Every photo from Mars is "processed, manipulated, and interpreted - and that comes after team members negotiate with each other about what they should be taking photographs of in the first place.
Turkish Gal
Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak. 12-year-old is an animal tamer in 1540 Istanbul. He apprentices with an architect. I think this one sounds interesting, but Page 424 says, "The entourage entered a cobbler's workshop."
Huh. Shafak's note says she wrote the novel in English and it was first published in Turkey. Was it published in English or Turkish? If in Turkish did Shafak do the translation?
California Woman
Butternut Summer by Mary McNear. Girl home from college works for her mom and gets new boyfriend. Page 412 says "Minneapolis...bank...is...like an albatross.:
Friday, May 08, 2015
Local Color
Local Color
Farmer's Market
Commons Park - across the street from the library - hosted the first Farmer's Market of the year on Wednesday. I took some photos with my fancy computer box telephone.
Dunedin, you might have candied popcorn down there. Kettle corn is popcorn with a sugar coating. There was a guy - he was absent Wed. - who brings a trailer with a large copper cooking kettle and he'll mix in the sugar as the popcorn popped up.
There are always several cheese vendors.
Puzzle Table
Staff put this table in our magazine room and I declare that it was a good idea.
Donation check
Lake Mills Market sponsors a "Round Up" program every other month. The Round-Up allows customers to round their final bill up to the next dollar and that amount of change goes to a local organization. The Round Up earned $4,504.01 for the library's Summer Reading Program.
The lighting in this kinda makes it look like I and Mitch, store owner to the far right, are photoshopped in.
Little Free Library
Someone on north Main Street put up a Little Free Library. I guess this one is not an official Little Free Library since it is not on the organization's map. But, that map is missing at least one other one that was installed a couple years ago.
Farmer's Market
Commons Park - across the street from the library - hosted the first Farmer's Market of the year on Wednesday. I took some photos with my fancy computer box telephone.
Dunedin, you might have candied popcorn down there. Kettle corn is popcorn with a sugar coating. There was a guy - he was absent Wed. - who brings a trailer with a large copper cooking kettle and he'll mix in the sugar as the popcorn popped up.
There are always several cheese vendors.
Puzzle Table
Staff put this table in our magazine room and I declare that it was a good idea.
Donation check
Lake Mills Market sponsors a "Round Up" program every other month. The Round-Up allows customers to round their final bill up to the next dollar and that amount of change goes to a local organization. The Round Up earned $4,504.01 for the library's Summer Reading Program.
The lighting in this kinda makes it look like I and Mitch, store owner to the far right, are photoshopped in.
Little Free Library
Someone on north Main Street put up a Little Free Library. I guess this one is not an official Little Free Library since it is not on the organization's map. But, that map is missing at least one other one that was installed a couple years ago.
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Fifteen Novels
Fiction
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. I've not read one of her books.
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick. No relation to Amanda Huggankiss.
Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell. Cover is blue and yellow. I approve.
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy. Flournoy worked at the D.C. public library. According to the book bio. I don't know personally know her so I'll have to trust the bio.
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. I don't know her either.
Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose. Or her.
The Liar by Nora Roberts. Or her.
Memory Man by David Baldacci. Him either.
Bone Tree by Greg Iles. Never met him.
Early Warning by Jane Smiley. I don't even know what she looks like.
Perfect Match by Fern Michaels. For all I know she lives in a bunker under the Sonoran Desert.
Beauty's Kingdom by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure). Not her, either.
Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg. Nope.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottline. Hey! I think I- nope, never met her.
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison. I've not read one of her books.
Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick. No relation to Amanda Huggankiss.
Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell. Cover is blue and yellow. I approve.
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy. Flournoy worked at the D.C. public library. According to the book bio. I don't know personally know her so I'll have to trust the bio.
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight. I don't know her either.
Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose. Or her.
The Liar by Nora Roberts. Or her.
Memory Man by David Baldacci. Him either.
Bone Tree by Greg Iles. Never met him.
Early Warning by Jane Smiley. I don't even know what she looks like.
Perfect Match by Fern Michaels. For all I know she lives in a bunker under the Sonoran Desert.
Beauty's Kingdom by Anne Rice (writing as A.N. Roquelaure). Not her, either.
Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg. Nope.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottline. Hey! I think I- nope, never met her.
NonFic and Mystery
Adult NonFiction
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald. This was a best seller in England. Woman's father dies and she tries to train a Goshawk. No photos.
A Curious Mind: the secret to a bigger life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman. "Bigger life"? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Movie producer chats with "interesting and accomplished strangers."
Missoula: rape and the justice system in a college town by Jon Krakauer. So, basically, a lot of towns and universities do a crap job of investigating and prosecuting rapes, and the victim gets slimed by public opinion. Krakauer shows this by writing about victims in Missoula, MT.
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by David Fisher. "A fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know."
Mystery Writers of America Cookbook edited by Kate White. Really? Hey, let's check for my favorites...
Mysteries
Postman Always Purls Twice by Anne Canadeo. One of those cozies with cats and knitting.
Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton. I like the cover. Page 109 says, "Bess was...turned...entirely...but...idle gossip...revive...recall...children."
Falling in Love by Donna Leon. Latest in the series with an Italian policeman. Page 88 says, "Whipped...again...they appeared...speaking...in a children's game...he ignored."
Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert. Wittig? Is that German? I should look it up. According to the bio Albert writes another series with her husband. Also, according to the bio, Albert should be Dr. Albert. Professor Albert? Well, maybe Professor is only used if the person is emeritus. I should look that up, too.
Gathering Prey by John Sandford. According to this bio Sandford moved to New Mexico.
Death Wears a Beauty Mask: and other stories by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark has been publishing since 1956. These stories span from 1958 to 2015. Mary Higgins Clark has never received the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald. This was a best seller in England. Woman's father dies and she tries to train a Goshawk. No photos.
A Curious Mind: the secret to a bigger life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman. "Bigger life"? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Movie producer chats with "interesting and accomplished strangers."
Missoula: rape and the justice system in a college town by Jon Krakauer. So, basically, a lot of towns and universities do a crap job of investigating and prosecuting rapes, and the victim gets slimed by public opinion. Krakauer shows this by writing about victims in Missoula, MT.
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies by David Fisher. "A fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know."
Mystery Writers of America Cookbook edited by Kate White. Really? Hey, let's check for my favorites...
- Bill Crider? No.
- Victor Gischler? No.
- Anthony Neil Smith? No.
- Phillip Kerr? No.
- Stuart Neville? No.
- Megan Abbott? No.
- Mickey Spillane? No.
- Max Allan Collins? Yes.
- Jens Lapidus? No.
- Lee Goldberg? No.
- David Levien? No.
- Ed McBain? No.
- Lawrence Block? Nope.
- Steve Hockensmith? Nada.
- Lemony Snicket? Nix.
Mysteries
Postman Always Purls Twice by Anne Canadeo. One of those cozies with cats and knitting.
Aunt Dimity and the Summer King by Nancy Atherton. I like the cover. Page 109 says, "Bess was...turned...entirely...but...idle gossip...revive...recall...children."
Falling in Love by Donna Leon. Latest in the series with an Italian policeman. Page 88 says, "Whipped...again...they appeared...speaking...in a children's game...he ignored."
Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert. Wittig? Is that German? I should look it up. According to the bio Albert writes another series with her husband. Also, according to the bio, Albert should be Dr. Albert. Professor Albert? Well, maybe Professor is only used if the person is emeritus. I should look that up, too.
Gathering Prey by John Sandford. According to this bio Sandford moved to New Mexico.
Death Wears a Beauty Mask: and other stories by Mary Higgins Clark. Clark has been publishing since 1956. These stories span from 1958 to 2015. Mary Higgins Clark has never received the Mary Higgins Clark Award.
Monday, May 04, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Nine Days Since the Last Post
And nothing new to write about.
Photos from our Altered Books Program.
Participants really liked this two night program.
Photos from our Altered Books Program.
Participants really liked this two night program.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Run For Your Lives, Gischler Has Returned.
Fiction
Sally of the Wasteland by Victor Gsichler and Tazio Bettin. Post-apocalyptic action and humor. Through the wonders of the internet I learned last week that Gischler had a warrant issued for his arrest. He was charged with not paying a traffic ticket. Gischler paid the ticket and has an online payment record. Okay, that can happen. What was surprising is when four, maybe more, people commented that they or a relative had the same thing happen and they were arrested and stuck in jail. Dang, that is not good.
Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo. 1963 Cuba and a woman tells about her time during the Third War of Independence from Spain.
Sally of the Wasteland by Victor Gsichler and Tazio Bettin. Post-apocalyptic action and humor. Through the wonders of the internet I learned last week that Gischler had a warrant issued for his arrest. He was charged with not paying a traffic ticket. Gischler paid the ticket and has an online payment record. Okay, that can happen. What was surprising is when four, maybe more, people commented that they or a relative had the same thing happen and they were arrested and stuck in jail. Dang, that is not good.
Distant Marvels by Chantel Acevedo. 1963 Cuba and a woman tells about her time during the Third War of Independence from Spain.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Bunch of Large Print and Audiobooks with Two - That's Right 2! - Quarry Novels
Audiobooks on CD and Large Print
Yes, that picture is very blurry. No, I am not going to take another photo.
Quarry Novels
I've always enjoyed Max Allan Collins's Quarry novels. I'm listening to one of the Mike Hammer novels Mickey Spillane gave to Collins to finish up. I like it.
Yes, that picture is very blurry. No, I am not going to take another photo.
Quarry Novels
I've always enjoyed Max Allan Collins's Quarry novels. I'm listening to one of the Mike Hammer novels Mickey Spillane gave to Collins to finish up. I like it.
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