Cue the drum roll! Here’s the countdown of the most circulated fiction books in 2017. #10. Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #9. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich #8. The Fix by David Baldacci #7. 16th Seduction by James Patterson #6. No Man’s Land by David Baldacci #5. Never Never by James Patterson #4. Cross the Line by James Patterson #3. The Whistler by John Grisham #2. Camino Island by John…
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I appreciate the Newton Public Library for many things. One of those things is the library book clubs. It has helped me expand the type of authors and literature I read. I would not have selected the variety that I have been exposed to through the book clubs.…
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Last Thursday (4/14) was one of my favorite days in the world of YA literature: YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten nominees were released! Every year teen groups around the country nominate their favorite titles from the previous year. The finalists are released during National Library Week in April, giving teens plenty of time to start reading the…
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Nathan Carr, IT Supervisor, reviews an audio book for your holiday travels. Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back, So You Want to be a Jedi? By Adam Gidwitz; Read by Marc Thompson This is The Empire Strikes Back as I have never encountered it before. This book is written in 2nd person narrative with…
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Five by Ursula Archer When a woman’s corpse is found in a meadow with a strange combination of letters and numbers tattooed on the soles of her feet, Detective Inspector Beatrice Kaspary is led on a modern-day scavenger hunt where each discovery is more gruesome than the other. An international best-seller. – (Baker & Taylor…
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Still Life by Louise Penny Published: 200 Pages: 312 Why I picked this book? This book was a recommendation from someone in the Mystery Lover’s Book Club. What I thought it would be about based on the cover? A style of painting, a town, and murder What the book was about? Murder and how it can…
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Etta and Otto and Russell and James, the debut novel from Emma Hooper, takes you on a whimsical journey of three octogenarians. Etta, Otto and Russell have a long and complicated history spanning several decades, a war and personal tragedies. James is a coyote. We find Etta embarking on a cross-country trip on foot to…
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–Daniel
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins This next debut author has received a ton of buzz for her first book. Reviews have slated The Girl on the Train as this year’s Gone Girl and said it is not to be missed. I love mystery novels and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. I found plenty of suspense and…
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Betsy: “Fun mythical adventures!” Daniel: “I fell in love with James Patterson’s novels because they are like a can of Pringles, “Once you pop, you can’t stop”. Every chapter he writes is a cliffhanger that eggs you on to read more. Soon you’re finished and checking out more. ” –Betsy & Daniel