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Staff Pick – The Good Goodbye by Carla Buckley

The Falcone families are both deeply intertwined and deeply divided. Natalie, married to Theo once dated his brother Vinnie, with…

10 years ago

Pretty Cool Graphic Novels

Great Graphic Novels by Some Great GalsTo my fellow graphic novel lovers and newbies alike, take a look! This post…

10 years ago

STAFF PICK – The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Sometimes I love picking up a book just because everyone is talking about it and it has BUZZ!  This first…

10 years ago

An Extraordinary Correspondence: 25 Years of Griffin & Sabine

It’s hard to believe that it has been 25 years since the first book in Nick Bantock’s Griffin and Sabine…

10 years ago

Crime Time

The true crime section of the library has always been popular (364.1523 if you're browsing!) and from the avalanche of…

10 years ago

April to Watch For

Fellside by M.R. Carey (April 5): I'm not generally someone who reads multiple books by the same author, but at…

10 years ago

The Road to Little Dribbling and other travel tales

The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson updates his bestselling Notes from a Small Island written twenty years ago…

10 years ago

Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist

Honouring the achievements of the founding father of the historical novel, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is one…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – And Furthermore by Judi Dench

And Furthermore (M) by Judi Dench is a pleasant and quick read by an engaging actress with a long and…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel has leapt to international recognition in recent years with her award winning historical fiction Wolf Hall (M) and the subsequent…

10 years ago