My LINKcat AccountWe all know that June is Dairy Month, but did you know that it is also Country Cooking Month, Candy Month, Camping Month, Great Outdoors Month, Iced Tea Month, and Soul Food Month. There are a whole bunch of special days this upcoming week – many of which are doubled or tripled up. For instance, today is Let It Go Day, Public Service Day, and Pink Day. Tomorrow is Take Your Dog to Work Day and Pralines Day. Saturday, is Strawberry Parfait Day, Catfish Day, and Global Beatles Day. Sunday is Canoe Day, Log Cabin Day, and Chocolate Pudding Day. We have already rolled past some major June special days such as the summer solstice on the 20th, and Father’s Day and Juneteenth on the 19th. On June, 27th, Seven Sleepers’ Day is celebrated in Germany. The Seven Sleepers referred to are from a medieval legend about the 7 sleepers of Ephesus.There is traditional weather lore associated with the day. The weather on the day is supposed to determine the average weather conditions for the following seven weeks. So pay attention to the weather on Monday, the 27th. While you are celebrating whichever of the special days that strikes your fancy, you can enjoy reading some of the new books that arrived at the library this week. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
I do it with the lights on : and 10 more discoveries on the road to a blissfully shame-free life / by Thore Whitney Way. The star of TLC’s My Big Fat Fabulous Life reveals how she became one of the leading faces of the body-positivity movement and uses her story to teach other young women how to be confident no matter their shape or size.
Love wins : the lovers and lawyers who fought the landmark case for marriage equality / by Debbie Cenziper & Jim Obergefell. An award-winning Politico Top 50 Visionary and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist document the inspirational story of the partners, lawyers, judges and activists behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage.
Invisible influence : the hidden forces that shape behavior / by Jonah Berger. The best-selling author of Contagious explores the subtle social influences that affect every day and long-term decisions, drawing on research from various disciplines to raise reader awareness of social influence and how to embrace or resist it to make healthier choices.
Grunt : the curious science of humans at war / by Mary Roach. The best-selling author of Gulp and Stiff explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, uniform designers, trainers and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers are conditioned to survive traumas ranging from heat and panic to exhaustion and noise.
New Fiction
Katherine of Aragon, the true queen : a novel / by Alison Weir. A first entry in a series centering on the six wives of Henry VIII begins with young Katherine of Aragon, who, after being widowed from the future King of England, marries his brother and shares a happy marriage that is overshadowed by her failure to bear a healthy son and the king's growing obsession with another woman. By the best-selling author of “The Marriage Game”.
Shadow war / by Sean McFate and Bret Witter. An elite American mercenary navigates perilous obstacles and deadly enemies throughout a secret mission to save a businessman's family in Eastern Europe, in a debut entry of a new series co-written by the co-author of “The Monuments Men”.
Wilde Lake / by Laura Lippman. Seeking to establish herself during a first case against a mentally ill drifter accused of murder, newly elected state's attorney Lu Brant struggles through painful memories about a mysterious death that overshadowed her family. By the best-selling author of “Hush Hush”.
A game for all the family / by Sophie Hannah. When a woman's daughter begins to withdraw after the expulsion of a mysterious friend the school insists never existed, she finds herself in a game of cat-and-mouse that threatens both her daughter's and her own life. By the best-selling author of “The Monogram Murders”.
War hawk : a Tucker Wayne novel / by James Rollins & Grant Blackwood. Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood.
The long cosmos / by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Contacted by an alien civilization that invites them to join the interstellar community, The Next struggle to get essential help from the industrious human race, while a senior-aged Joshua takes refuge with a troll band that helps him gain insights into the species' intelligence and culture.
As good as gone : a novel / by Larry Watson. One of the last cowboys, Calvin Sidey—a steely, hardened man with his own personal code who lives off the grid in a trailer on the prairie—agrees to help his adult son out and stay with his grandchildren for a week during which he solves problems the Old West way, which has a powerful effect on those around him.
Here's to us : a novel / by Elin Hilderbrand. Gathering at a ramshackle Nantucket cottage, a late celebrity chef's wives and children confront the sources of their bitter rivalries and slowly let go of resentments as they remember positive times and share long-held secrets. By the best-selling author of "The Rumor".
Lily and the octopus / by Steven Rowley. A man is reminded of how it feels to love fiercely, to fight for a loved one and to work through the pain of letting go as he becomes gradually aware of his devoted bond with his aging canine companion.