LIBRARY CORNER | 08/26/21

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The September calendar is filling up in the library. Here are a “few” of the things happening:

  • Preschool Story Time—Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
  • Dominoes in the Foyer—Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
  • Painting Group—Friday, September 3 and 17 at 9:30 a.m.
  • Chair Yoga—Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (beginning September 8)
  • Legal Aid Via Zoom—Tuesday, September 14 from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m.
  • Book Club—Thursday, September 16 at 6 p.m. (Dictionary of Lost Words and Book of Lost Names)
  • Friends of the Library Fall Kick Off—Monday, September 13 at 6 p.m.
  • Outdoor Explorium—Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9-11 a.m.
  • Craft Night—Thursday, September 23 at 6 p.m. (No Sew Pumpkins)
  • Dr. Yox and NTCC Fall Film Festival—Thursday, September 23 at 6 p.m. (More info later)
  • Remembering 9/11 Exhibit—September 5-18
  • September Library Card Sign Up Contest—Come in for details
  • Pushing the Limits Book Club—Thursday, September 30 at 6 p.m. (Born a Crime)

Just finished The Hollows by Jess Montgomery and I highly recommend the series. The first book in the series is The Widows and number three is The Stills.

I’m so happy that Louise Penny is back with Inspector Gamache in her seventeenth book in the series, The Madness of Crowds. Not only am I reading the book on my Kindle, but I also downloaded it so that I could listen in the car. I am hooked.

Back to our Library Reads list. Harlem Shuffle is by Colon Whitehead. “Read this if you want a brilliantly plotted heist novel set in 1960s New York. The Harlem setting with its creeping gentrification is a significant part of the story. This one’s for readers who enjoyed Deacon King Kong and Black Bottom Saints.” (9-14) Jennifer Schultz

Catriona Ward’s latest is The Last House on Needless Street. “In a boarded-up house on a remote street live recluse Ted, his daughter Lauren, Dee (sister of a long-missing girl), and Olivia, a Bible-quoting cat. This one is wonderfully eerie and twisted psychological horror, with an ending you’re sure you’ve read before (until you realize you haven’t). This is for fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Shirley Jackson.” (9-28) Kimberly McGee

In The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, “Stanford Scientist Olive and Adam begin fake-dating out of mutual convenience.  Their relationship causes all sorts of issues on campus. Readers will grow to root for this brainy duo in neuroscientist Hazelwood’s romcom debut. This one’s for readers of The Kiss Quotient and The Rosie Project.” (9-14) Cari Dubiel

Never Saw Me Coming is by Vera Kurlan. “A trio of psychopaths attending a Washington DC college take part in a study to see if they can be taught to live productively. When a murderer targets campus, they need to work together to determine if they’re among the hunted. This is a jaw-dropping, read-in-one-sitting thriller and is for fans of Gillian Flynn and Caroline Kepnes.” (9-7) Douglas Beatty

No Gods, No Monsters is Cadwell Turnbull’s latest. “As creatures from myth and legend reveal themselves to be real, we’re reminded that people often are the actual monsters. Turnbull’s prose is gorgeous and lush, using contemporary fantasy as a lens to examine real-world oppression and injustice. This is for fans of Victor LaValle, Tade Thompson and Marlon James.” (9-7) Carol Ann Tack

Happy reading and we’ll look for you in the library!

Helen Thompson, Director – Mount Pleasant Public Library