by envisionmg | Jul 16, 2018 | Discovery List, Reading Lists
About Man In An Orange Shirt: “From novelist Patrick Gale, this is a tender, powerful film sure to spark conversation about outdated attitudes and equal rights. Two love stories set 60 years apart are linked by a secret that echoes through generations, from a...
by envisionmg | Jul 13, 2018 | History
A small sample of the many new history book titles arriving at the library soon Bonanza King: John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West by Gregory Crouch Born in 1831, John W. Mackay was a penniless Irish immigrant who came of age in...
by envisionmg | Jul 11, 2018 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews
Born with the power to kill or resurrect at her slightest touch, Maisie Cothay has spent her childhood sequestered in her family’s manor at the edge of a mysterious forest. Maisie’s father has warned her not to venture into the wood lest she vanish like her female...
by envisionmg | Jul 9, 2018 | Fiction, Michelle Recommends
My first inclination was to have !!! stand-in for my thoughts on this book. Exclamation marks are about as coherent as I’m likely to get when it comes to Helen Oyeyemi’s work. (Have you read her? If not, I’ll gladly wait here while you place a hold...
by envisionmg | Jul 5, 2018 | Patron Recommendations
July brings four new core roleplaying game books to the Peabody Institute of Danvers. The Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook, a vital resource for running a Call of Cthulhu 7th edition campaign. Our Starfinder collection is rounded out with the Starfinder Alien Archive,...
