by envisionmg | Nov 22, 2021 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Chelsey’s comment: I just finished Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and highly recommend it! “Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t...
by envisionmg | Nov 18, 2021 | Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
This House is Haunted by John Boyne “This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by...
by envisionmg | Nov 8, 2021 | Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid “Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job,...
by envisionmg | Feb 22, 2021 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Working at the library today, this book I was checking out for someone caught my eye. I knew nothing about it, but, reading the summary, it looked interesting. Checked Amazon and it apparently was a New York Times bestseller and won several awards when it came out in...
by envisionmg | Feb 8, 2021 | Mystery, Staff Picks
Three of our more popular mystery authors are Louise Penny, Donna Leon, and Ann Cleeves, whose books are set in Quebec, Venice, and England respectively. Always on the lookout for new (to me) mystery series with international settings, here’s one I’m enjoying...
by envisionmg | Oct 30, 2020 | Rachel Recommends, Staff Picks
Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz “I Know Your Secret . . . Boarding school junior Stacey Brown has nightmares too real to ignore. Her nightmares come true. This time they’re about Drea, her best friend who’s become the target of one...
