Looking for a smart summer read? Try Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead. It is a first novel I found on the IndieNext list. This novel takes place on a New England Island, the weekend of a family wedding and is narrated mostly by Winn, father of the bride. The characters have some surface likeability, but when it gets down to
» Read moreFor fans of The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty, Maine State Music Theater is currently performing a really fantastic Sunset Boulevard. I saw it Sunday afternoon, and immediately thought of this book. Sunset Boulevard makes a perfect companion show! I love a book that has a companion movie (not necessarily the movie of -just one from the same era or topic) and
» Read moreJust finished State of Wonder by Ann Patchett for my book group. Its been on my to read list since its publication, and has been consistently popular on the Hold Shelf at the library. The story is of a scientist who works for a pharmeceutical company and travels to the Amazon to locate a past mentor who is working on a fertility
» Read moreHere’s a delicious summer read…The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty. I’m a fan of novels that fill in the story of real people—books like The Paris Wife, The Women, Loving Frank, Jackie by Josie—so The Chaperone is an obvious choice for me. The story revolves around Cora, a 36 year old married woman who chaperones a young Louise Brooks, just a
» Read moreHere is what is on my next to read list: A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson The Chaperone by Laura Moriarity Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
» Read moreSummer Reads: School is out, so when I am not at the library, I am often at the beach with my kids, riding waves and reading books. I started my summer reading on a marriage theme. All three books are about coming to terms: with getting married, with being married, and with losing your spouse. They are good reads, but
» Read moreMeredith and Virginia work together at the Circulation Desk at the Falmouth Memorial Library. At the beginning of 2012, we created a book display featuring recent “choice reads”–books that enjoyed time on a bestseller list, or a “best of” list. The display became a way to feature books we enjoyed, but might be missed in the general stacks. As patrons
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