by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 15, 2010 | Fiction, Fiction/Mystery, Romance
You’d think when A book starts with a lovely relaxing vacation in Ireland, Eve and Roarke are in for a bit of a respite from some of their misadventures. No. Of course not. Beginning with a crossbow killing of chauffeur, and proceeding to a string of many more...
by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 9, 2010 | Fiction
Winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, Mario Vargas Llosa delivered his Nobel lecture this past Tuesday. The Guardian reported that: Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa delivered a resounding tribute to fiction’s power to inspire readers to greater ambition, to...
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 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...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 7, 2010 | Fiction
Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón authors of the 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation have teamed up to write a graphic novel version of the Diary of Anne Frank authorized by the Anne Frank House. This wonderful video shows the authors talking about their collaboration on the...
