by envisionmg | Aug 28, 2012 | Staff Picks
“Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek. Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser, Ben...
by envisionmg | Aug 23, 2012 | From the YA Room
From the YA Room is a new Read This! feature that will spotlight titles found in the library’s Young Adult room that have crossover appeal and might just prove to be your next great read. About Code Name Verity: “Oct. 11th, 1943—A British spy plane crashes...
by envisionmg | Aug 21, 2012 | Book Trailer
[youtube=”http://youtu.be/Z8n98P1w0c0″] Publisher’s summary: “Ten years ago, an FBI investigation in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York was about to expose a scandal in the art world that would have...
by envisionmg | Jul 27, 2012 | Anticipated Fiction, Fiction
If you’re feeling nostalgic for coming of age stories about gen-xers, here are two books about twenty-something women trying to find their way at the end of the 20th century. Stuck in the office by day, Odile and Sybil, try to express their creative natures...
by envisionmg | Jul 24, 2012 | Fiction, Fiction/Mystery, Historical Fiction
If you have already read The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game, this book is a must read. If you haven’t read the others, you’ll want to go back and read them first. I wish I had re-read both before starting The Prisoner of Heaven as all three...
