by ta | May 14, 2010 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations
A patron recommended this book as an antidote to all the violence on television. She loved the humor in the book and if you are looking for a good laugh you might too! The first novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club...
by ta | May 13, 2010 | Fiction
Thanks to all of you who attended the first ever Novelty: Danvers Literary Festival. The authors were funny, engaging and very generous with their time. Moderator, Leane Ellis did a great job introducing the panelists and asked insightful questions. Many of the...
by ta | Apr 27, 2010 | Fiction
Did you know we have e-newsletters and online book clubs? Did you know that you could get an email with the New York Times Bestseller lists sent directly to your email each week? You can easily link to the library’s catalog and request books or place holds on...
by ta | Apr 21, 2010 | Fiction, Mystery, Staff Picks
In the summer of 1921, English society is fascinated by the spiritual world – perhaps no one more than the great mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of thirteen eager guests at a weekend party and seance in a stately Devon manor house steeped in history...
by ta | Apr 14, 2010 | Book Awards, Fiction
A very special congratulations to Paul Harding for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Mr. Harding gave a reading at the library shortly after Tinkers was published. He was a great speaker and was very generous with his time. Non-fiction Poetry History...
by ta | Apr 14, 2010 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
One of our staff members read and loved Dennis Lehane’s latest novel of historical fiction. It sounds like a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Boston. Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, bestselling author Dennis Lehane’s...
