by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 1, 2011 | Fiction
Publisher’s Summary: “As the first girl to be born into the Nachimanda family in over thirty-five years, the beautiful Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Spirited and strong-willed, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 30, 2011 | Fiction, Mystery, Staff Picks
Publisher’s Summary: “An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel....
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 28, 2011 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations, Summer Reading
Publisher’s Summary: “For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. Their beachfront property, won on a barroom bet after the war, sits on three acres of sand and...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 26, 2011 | Book Trailer
[youtube=”http://youtu.be/h2L7s7ZDJDQ”] Publisher’s Summary: “In England’s young silent-film industry, the megalomaniacal Randolph Fflytte is king. Nevertheless, at the request of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell is dispatched to investigate rumors...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 24, 2011 | The Literary World
For book lovers, this is voyeurism at its best: a chance to peak into the home libraries of 20 celebrities, including Diane Keaton (whose library is featured above). If only we could read a few of those spines! Click here to see the 19 other libraries that made the...
