All Kinds of Lives August Newsletter
All Kinds of Lives (August 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
All Kinds of Lives May Newsletter
All Kinds of Lives (May 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Max Reviews: Such Sharp Teeth (audiobook) – Rachel Harrison, narrated by Kristen Sieh
What happens when an act of violence done to you turns you into a monster? Rachel Harrison’s Such Sharp Teeth tries to answer that question with a authentic story of unresolved childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress told through a horrific and fantastical werewolf horror story, with a touch of humor and dash of romance. As…
All Kinds of Lives April Newsletter
All Kinds of Lives (April 2023) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Max Reviews: The Heart Principle (audiobook) – Helen Hoang, narrated by Brian Nishii and Natalie Naudus
The Heart Principle is Helen Hoang’s third entry into The Kiss Quotient Series, which gained popularity thanks to TikTok. Personally, I was not a huge fan of The Kiss Quotient and completely skipped The Bride Test, but a friend of mine insisted I try The Heart Principle, and I’m so happy I gave Hoang’s writing…
All Kinds of Lives October Newsletter
All Kinds of Lives (October 2022) by Shilpa Jacobie and Max McConnell
Angelina Recommends an Audiobook: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By: Hallie Rubenhold Narrated by: Louise Brealey Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins “Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London – the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from…
Max Reviews: Rubyfruit Jungle (audiobook) by Rita Mae Brown narrated by Anna Paquin
When I saw the new CD audiobook of Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown hit our shelves, I figured that was my sign to revisit the ageless classic. And I was right! Our shelves are lined with her cozy mysteries, but this 1970s coming of age novel has a special place in my heart. Being…
A Listen List For Your Commute and Walks
Here are some of the staff’s favorite audiobooks. Perfect for your commute, a quiet walk or a workout at the gym. Where possible we’ve linked them to our digital download services Overdrive (aka Libby) or Hoopla but they are often available in other audio formats as well. Check our catalog. Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa…
Michelle Recommends an Audiobook: Forever and a Day – Anthony Horowitz
The real crime here is that Forever and a Day appears to be the only audiobook actor Matthew Goode* has narrated. Though imagined—imagined because I cannot know, of course, if he has or hasn’t been thought of—perhaps an even more egregious crime is that not a single rumor** would lead me to believe Goode is…
Michelle Recommends: The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Series on Audio
Whether or not you’re familiar with Ian Fleming’s original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang story you can still dive right into Frank Cottrell Boyce’s follow-up series, which was given the seal of approval by Fleming’s estate: “’They’re incredibly protective of the car but they quite liked the idea of starting all over with a completely new…
Ebooks & Audiobooks For Your Teen Reader: Fantasy Novels
If your teen reader enjoys fantasy novels with deep, intricate worldbuilding, point them towards Laini Taylor’s Strange the Dreamer (and its sequel Muse of Nightmares). Both titles—in ebook and audiobook formats—are available on Overdrive. About Strange the Dreamer: “The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian,…
Patron Recommendation: Sea of Greed – Clive Cussler (Audio)
“After an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico destroys three oil rigs trying to revive a dying field, Kurt Austin and the NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) Special Projects Team are tapped by the President of the United States to find out what’s gone wrong. The trail leads them to a brilliant billionaire in…
Just Added to the Collection: New Audiobooks
The following unabridged titles are now available at the library in CD audiobook format. Come in and check them out!
Patron Recommendation: Audiobooks
An audiobook-loving patron recently recommended the following two titles, both of which, she noted, have good narrators: First up, a work of “inspiring” non-fiction: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba. “In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest…
December's Most Wanted Downloads – Audio & Ebooks
So which books topped the list of most downloads across the country in audio and ebook formats? According to OverDrive, these: Download Audiobooks – Adult Fiction Months On List 1. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 2 2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 15 3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 15 4.…
Blindspot: By a Gentleman in Exile and a Lady in Disguise ~ Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore
When Scottish exile, Stewart Jamison, finds himself in pre-Revolutionary War Boston, he is full of talent but strapped for cash. A smooth talking portrait painter, Jamison manages to set himself up in business but he needs an apprentice. Enter Francis Weston, or as the reader knows him/her, Fanny Easton. Weston/Easton is a daughter of a…
Wolf Hall ~ Hilary Mantel
Winner of the Man Booker Prize, Mantel has called Wolf Hall a response to Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons. The ruthless character in that play is tempered in Mantel’s fictionalized account of the life of Thomas Cromwell. Her Cromwell is still opportunistic and willing to overlook some of his personal beliefs in order…
Cleopatra’s Daughter ~ Michelle Moran
Told from the point of view of Cleopatra Selene, the only daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, Moran’s latest historical novel gives an interesting glimpse into the life of a young Egyptian woman as she learns to make her way in Rome. Octavian (Caesar Augustus) kills the majority of her family, yet he brings Selene…
Envy ~ Sandra Brown
Maris Matherly-Reed is more than an editor. She’s also the beloved daughter of the publishing house’s highly respected and successful leader, and the wife of Matherly Press’s second-in-command, the smooth, suave, double-dealing Noah Reed. Reed, it develops, is the real target of the literary scam set up by the reclusive writer of the novel whose…