by ta | Aug 12, 2008 | Fiction
After Dark follows the intersecting paths of a handful of characters over the course of one night in Tokyo. Supermodel, Eri Asai, is alone in a room sleeping. Her sister Mari, a young college student, has decided to spend the night in the city, where she happens to...
by ta | Aug 8, 2008 | Fiction
We were fortunate enough to have author Andre Dubus at the library last Thursday. In addition to reading from his latest novel, The Garden of Last Days, he talked about the writing process. He mentioned that he loves to read poetry and we thought you might be...
by ta | Aug 5, 2008 | Fiction
Thanks to Booklogged at A Reader’s Journal for the following link: Colleen Gleason When Twilight Burns Book Release Webcast August 5, 2008 – 8:30 P.M. Eastern Time Enter Here Join Colleen Gleason, author of the acclaimed Gardella Vampire Chronicles, as she...
by ta | Aug 4, 2008 | Fantasy, Fiction
As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard...
by ta | Aug 4, 2008 | Fiction
It has been over twenty years since Toni Morrison wrote her groundbreaking novel Beloved. With a long awaited novel The Mercy, coming out in November and billed as a “companion piece to Beloved,” Morrison has a lot to celebrate. But, a simple commemoration...
by ta | Jul 28, 2008 | Fiction
Mystery writer Howard Engel woke up one morning terrified to find that he couldn’t read the words in the newspaper. In his new memoir, Engel describes living with a rare condition called word blindness, which leaves him able to write, but unable to read. Could...
