LIBRARY CORNER | 12/17/21

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None of us can quite believe that Christmas is happening. It seems like every year it gets here a little faster. And, yes, that could have something to do with age. No matter what, I love Christmas and hope that yours will be filled with family and friends.

There are five more 2021 favorites on the Library Reads list, including People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. “This is a romance focused on chaotic sprite Poppy and buttoned up Alex and their 12 years of summer vacations. Set in present-day Palm Springs and interspersed with flashbacks from the previous vacations, this story is full of yearning, friendship, and discussions of what it means to find a home. This one’s for fans of This Time Next Year, One Day in December and Waiting for Tom Hanks.” Elizabeth Gabriel

One of our favorites is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict. “This story is both history and homage to the Morgan Library, one of the world’s greatest private libraries. It is also the story of a young African-American woman named Belle posing as a white woman of Portuguese descent. If you enjoy Fiona Davis’s historical novels, you’ll like this one.” Jennifer Winberry

Project Hail Mary is by Andy Weir. “Ryland Grace wakes up with amnesia, alone and on a spaceship. Gradually, he remembers being on a one-way journey to save Earth from a dying sun. Then he encounters Rocky, an engineer on a similar mission. This one is hard to put down and impossible to forget. This is ingenious science fiction to celebrate and share.” Brenda O’Brien

Kate Quinn’s winner is The Rose Code. “Sophisticated Osla, ambitious Mab, and timid Beth become friends while working as codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II. The secrecy of their work has lasting effects on their lives. Years later, they are forced to forgive one another to unmask a traitor.” Nanette Donohue

And, finally, we come to another of our favorites, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. “After dying of a heart attack, Wallace ends up in Charon’s Crossing Tea and Treats, a shop run by Hugo the ferryman. Wallace learns and grows, becoming better in death than in life. This one’s for fans of A Man Called Ove and This is Your Life, Harriet Chance.” Andrea Roberts

UPCOMING AT THE LIBRARY

  • The Library Board will meet Tuesday, December 21, at noon.
  • The Watercolor Group meets Tuesday, December 28, at 1:30 p.m.
  • The library will be closed December 24-27 and December 31-January 1.

Happy reading!

Helen Thompson, Director, Mount Pleasant Public Library