by Peabody Institute Library | Nov 2, 2010 | The Literary World
In the number five spot, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote’s long suffering companion. Per Flavorwire: “Sidekick to: Don Quixote Backstory: Don Quixote, an older man who, after reading one to many fairytales, decides to go out on a quest of his own. He shortly...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 28, 2010 | Fiction, Horror
Judas Coyne, lead singer for a metal band, has been living in semi-retirement on a farm in New York with his young goth girlfriend Georgia. Coyne has a collection of occult and morbid items, so when his assistant asks him if he’d like to buy a dead man’s...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 27, 2010 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
We were so lucky to have Daphne Kalotay visit the library at the beginning of the month. She was a wonderful speaker. We couldn’t resist another joint review for Russian Winter. The beautiful cover is what first catches your eye of Daphne Katolay’s ...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 18, 2010 | Book Trailer, Non-fiction
Here’s a book trailer for all you dog lovers out there: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ_XK00Eqj4] Steven Kotler was forty years old and facing an existential crisis—which made him not too different from just about every other middle-aged guy in Los...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 14, 2010 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
Juliet is the debut novel by Anne Fortier and what a grand debut it is. For those of you who are Romeo and Juliet purists, a word of warning; while there are many similarities, there are also just as many differences such as instead of the story being set in Verona it...
