Book reviews by library staff and guest contributors
Chelsea Handler is growing up and I appreciate this. It took Jane Fonda getting mad at her for being obnoxious at a dinner party and calling her out on it to wake her up.
Last year I discover James Byrne's Dez Limerick action thrillers and read all three in quick succession (see review of book
Anyone could tell you that the axolotl is having a moment to shine. These unique creatures are popular, and the publishing world is paying attention!
We all could use a little more peace, justice, and understanding in today's world.
Sometimes I read a book and it just makes me smile. Touch the Sky by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic is one of those books!
Vern loves the swings at the playground, he sits on the swing, lies stomach first on the swing, and spins and spins and spins, but he does not soar on a swing. Why not? Because he can't pump. The other kids tease him, but he just can't get his legs to do it. One day Gretchen comes by. She asks Vern if he wants to learn.
Vern doesn't actually know Gretchen. He says he only knows her because of her mom.
The marketing for this title has it pitched as Crazy Rich Asians meets
This story nearly made me want to cry - and then it made me hungry.
But thanks to Taylor Jenkins Reid, I felt like one for a short while. I'm not a pilot or an aeronautical engineer. My eyesight is poor.
I've loved Sarah MacLean's historical romances, so I was eager, and a little nervous, to read her change-of-pace contemporary novel, These Summer Storms.
The soundtrack of America encompasses heartbreak, joy, revolution, and survival.
Every month Madison Public Library hosts a variety of book discussions and each of them warmly welcomes newcomers.
Stuart Turton once again blends genres in his latest novel with amazing results. The blend here is a near-future, post-apocalyptic setting with a murder mystery.
Did you know that books can be so much more than just stories to read? I love when a book also encourages me to play, too!
Every month there are new titles purchased for the Too Good to Miss collections at our libraries. If you're not familiar with TGTM (as we call it here in
Brooke Shields does not have to take on aging in the modern world, but I am grateful she's doing it.
Want a taste of what it's like to be famous?
The tiniest of words can create the BIGGEST of feelings – or at least that’s true in Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love by Joseph Coelho.
Summer reading is in full swing, and the publishing calendar is seemingly on cruise control. Not surprisingly, thrillers are abundant on the bestseller
Wallbrook's debut mystery introduces junior professor Daphne Ouverture.
