by envisionmg | Apr 15, 2016 | Fiction, Jim Reviews
If you read enough history sooner or later someone asks you: “What would happen if a Roman army were to go up against [insert anachronistic warrior culture here]?” I’ve gotten Romans vs Vikings, Romans vs Samurais, and Romans vs Incas. I always hate...
by envisionmg | Apr 13, 2016 | Non-fiction, Reading Intersections
Bakewell’s new book on Sartre, Beauvoir, and Company blinked onto my radar several months ago and stayed there, but it wasn’t until I read The Bookseller’s interview with the author, and then a Beauvoir-centric excerpt, that the book went from under...
by envisionmg | Apr 11, 2016 | Fantasy, Jim Reviews
Brodsky’s Immortals is the first book in her Olympus Bound series, a fantasy of Greek gods and goddesses in present day New York City. It’s a great concept. As people gradually stopped believing in the gods of Olympus they started to weaken. Finally,...
by envisionmg | Apr 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Here is a small sample of the books you will find on display here at the library. All of these are done by members of our staff who put a lot of time and thought into them. The Pyramid Charlotte has given the Pyramid display inside the main entrance a Red Sox theme to...
by envisionmg | Apr 4, 2016 | Poetry Collections, Reading Lists
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve put together a reading list based on the works and lives of New England poets. It’s by no means an exhaustive list; the majority of the poets included here are practically household names (I’m looking at you,...