Ooooohhh…This one is a goodie! Minor Dramas and Other Catastophes by Kathleen West is more like major dramas in a posh town. We have Isobel Johnson, an incredibly engaging liberal teacher loved by students suddenly receiving some anonymous criticism on her answering machine and on a private parent Facebook Group where parents criticize the school community freely. It only takes
» Read moreNow that some of the media coverage about the controversy around American Dirt has died down and been replaced with Pandemic news, let me tell you about this “social issues” thriller. You most likely heard the criticisms about the author telling a fictional Mexican migration story and not being Mexican. The recent #OwnVoices movement suggests that books about diverse characters
» Read moreI’ve been listening to books lately…a new skill I am developing on my “sanity” walks. The trick for me is to listen while in motion so I am not lulled by a narrator’s voice. Fighting for Space piqued my interest as a dual biography of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, two pilots instrumental in advancing the “women astronaut” program. Teitel’s
» Read moreThe latest installment of the Maggie Hope mysteries is a must read for fans of historical fiction and historical mysteries. This series started a few years ago with Churchill’s Secretary and MacNeal’s annual installments are books I always look forward to devouring. In The King’s Justice, Maggie diffuses bombs in London but is no longer with the SOE. The Blackout
» Read moreThis was one of my favorite 2019 reads, so I thought I would bring it to your attention. Try if you can to savor this read-I had a hard time not reading it cover to cover in one sitting! This compelling read begins with the main character, Anna McLean drinking coffee and listening to her guilty pleasure, true crime podcasts.
» Read moreAt 19, Lara Prior-Palmer was in between. Bright and restless, she reads about the Mongol Derby, the “world’s longest, toughest horse race” and decides to enter, hopeful but not convinced she will be able to even finish. It takes some work to raise the money to go and to get a spot, but she does. An equestrian of many years,
» Read moreLoved this book! You may know Lily King from her other work: Euphoria, Father of the Rain, The English Teacher, or The Pleasing Hour. I met her when she spoke at the Falmouth Memorial Library after the publication of Euphoria and have anxiously awaited her next novel ever since. King spoke about both her journey to become a writer and
» Read moreThe Falmouth Book Baristas have been on hiatus as we packed and moved our Library to temporary space, operating for a year out of two classrooms in the Mason-Motz Activity Center. Corona arrived just as we prepared to pack up to move into our newly renovated Library, full of enthusiasm for this incredible space and all its potential for new
» Read moreA thriller just in time for a beach weekend… Erin and Mark are newlyweds, honeymooning at a high-end resort on Bora Bora. Erin is a documentary maker who is currently chronicling the lives of three felons preparing to be released from prison. Her very successful husband Mark is not so successful anymore…he is fired from his job in finance just
» Read moreJust one glance at the cover of Tangerine by Christine Mangan when it was a “to be published” and I was hooked! Do you ever see covers and know you just have to read the book? Coupled with the fact that this is a debut novel, I had to get my hands on Tangerine as soon as it was published.
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