by Peabody Institute Library | Nov 4, 2010 | The Literary World
The following ten titles top their list: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Faithful Place by Tana French Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Freedom by Jonathan Franzen The Girl...
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...
