My LINKcat AccountFor us here at the library, now that the Harry Potter Birthday party is past and the Summer Reading Program has finished too, the summer is pretty much over. Sure, some of us still have vacations to look forward to, but the big summer push is over and now we are catching our collective breaths before gearing up for the back-to-school push. The back-to-school ads started appearing right around the 4th of July—another indicator that summer is winding down. I probably mentioned this near the summer solstice but I will mention it again here. Since that longest day of the year on (or about) June 21st we have been losing daylight. In fact from that day to this, we have lost 33 minutes of daylight in the morning and 25 minutes in the evening. And the dawn chorus is pretty much just a couple of cardinals yelling “Look at me! Look at me!” or “This is mine! This is mine!” even though no one else seems to care. The days indeed, are dwindling. But while the warmth and daylight persist, there are many things to celebrate. For instance, today is National Watermelon Day as well as National Grab Some Nuts Day. I suppose you could combine these two national days by removing the seeds from your slice of watermelon and replacing them with say, pistachios or almonds. It is also National Psychic Week – but you already knew that, right? August 1st through the 5th is National Bargain Hunting Week and you all know that the best place to hunt for a bargain is at your local public library. We have bargains on books, magazines, dvds, cds, computers, wi-fi, and so much more. And it’s all free. Can’t find a better bargain than that! Below you’ll find a sampling of titles of new books that recently arrived at the library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
But seriously / by John McEnroe. The author confronts his demons and reveals his struggle to reinvent himself from champion and tennis legend to father, broadcaster, and author. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions, all in McEnroe's signature style
Hunger : a memoir of (my) body / by Roxane Gay. The popular Tumblr blogger and best-selling author of Bad Feminist explores the devastating act of violence that triggered her personal challenges with food and body image, sharing advice for caring for oneself and eating in healthful and satisfying ways.
Jane Austen at home : a biography / by Lucy Worsley. A profile of the life and times of Jane Austen by the best-selling author of Courtiers tours the classic author's childhood home, schools, holiday accommodations and grand and small family estates to reveal lesser-known aspects of Austen's character and inspirations.
A mind at play : how Claude Shannon invented the information age / by Jimmy Soni & Bob Goodman. Chronicles the life and times of the lesser-known Information Age intellect, revealing how his discoveries and innovations set the stage for the digital era, influencing the work of such collaborators and rivals as Alan Turing, John von Neumann and Vannevar Bush
The strength switch : how the new science of strength-based parenting can help your child and your teen to flourish / by Lea Waters. Explains how making small shifts in one's parenting style can yield big results by uncovering a child’s strengths, rather than focusing on his or her weaknesses. Includes diagrams.
New Fiction
Grief cottage : a novel / by Gail Godwin. Moving in with his reclusive artist aunt after his mother's death, 11-year-old Marcus learns the story of a local cottage from which a family disappeared during a hurricane half a century earlier, a tragedy that compels him to explore the cottage, where he meets a ghost with a mysterious agenda. By the National Book Award-finalist author of “Evensong”.
Undaunted / by Diana Palmer. A marriage between a handsome millionaire with exacting beliefs and the woman who loves him completely in spite of their differences is challenged by his reclusive, wary nature and his discovery of her role in an accident that left him blind.
Camino Island / by John Grisham. A young woman is recruited to recover priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts that were stolen during a daring heist. By a #1 best-selling author.
Dangerous minds : a Knight and Moon novel / by Janet Evanovich. A follow-up to Curious Minds pits mismatched partners Riley Moon, a financial analyst, and Emerson Knight, an eccentric billionaire's son, against a big-league criminal whose activities pose a series of puzzle-like clues. By the best-selling author of the Stephanie Plum novels.
Defectors : a novel / by Joseph Kanon. Writing his memoirs 12 years after fleeing to the relative safety of life in a Moscow prison after being exposed as a Communist spy, former CIA insider Frank Weeks asks his reluctant brother to edit his manuscript as part of a cat-and-mouse scheme that places both of their lives in danger. By the Edgar Award-winning author of “Leaving Berlin”.
Every last lie / by Mary Kubica, A woman who loses her husband in a car crash that her daughter survived unharmed, begins to suspect his death wasn’t an accident, By the best-selling author of “The Good Girl”.
The force : a novel / by Don Winslow. A highly decorated NYPD detective at the head of an elite anti-gang task force risks betraying his colleagues, his city and the woman he loves when federal agents discover the corrupt activities that have enabled him to skim millions in drugs and cash.