My LINKcat AccountThis past weekend, if the weather forecasts hold true, summer shall have arrived, and arrived like it really means it. This is all occurring before summer officially arrives. That will be on June 20th at 11:24 p.m. (I for one, will not be awake to witness that). Generally, the heat and humidity don’t usually arrive until after the solstice and often holds off until July. Heat waves are perfect opportunities to stay indoors and read. If you want to read in air-conditioned comfort, spend some time in the library and read. If you are racking up the pages read, join the Summer Reading Program – go to the library’s website and click on your age group, answer a few questions, and start logging all that you read. Stay cool! And enjoy some of the new books that arrived at the library during this past week.
New Non-Fiction
Sting like a bee : Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971 / by Leigh Montville. The best-selling author of At the Altar of Speed presents an insightful portrait of the iconic heavyweight champion and activist that examines the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal to serve in the military after converting to Islam.
Undoctored : why health care has failed you and how you can become smarter than your doctor / by William Davis. The best-selling author of Wheat Belly argues that conventional medicine is not working today, citing unnecessary medications, big-business dietary recommendations and unnecessary procedures before outlining a six-week program for taking control of one's health.
Apollo 8 : the thrilling story of the first mission to the Moon / by Jeffrey Kluger. Citing the space race, Cold War and 1967 Apollo 1 tragedy, a riveting account of the harried mission to use an untested rocket to secure America's position as the first nation to reach the moon reveals the dangers endured by its crew and the ways the mission brought inspiration and renewal to an America ravaged by assassinations and war.
The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / by Michael Wallis. An account of the 1846 Donner-Reed Party expedition parses fact from fiction to reveal the true events surrounding the tragedy, profiling the adventurous, business-savvy and adventurous characters who shaped the group and how various interpersonal factors led to their harrowing experiences.
New Fiction
Mother land / by Paul Theroux. An intricately detailed, darkly humorous portrait of a family both held together and torn apart by a narcissist matriarch describes how her husband and seven children navigate the woman's false outward appearances and her petty tyrannies as she ages well past the age of 100.
The only child : a novel / by Andrew Pyper. The #1 internationally best-selling author of The Demonologist radically reimagines the origins of gothic literature’s founding masterpieces— Frankenstein , Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , and Dracula —in a contemporary novel driven by relentless suspense and surprising emotion.
Saints for all occasions / by J. Courtney Sullivan. Moving from Ireland to America upon coming of age, a shy and responsible older sister and a gregarious young sister who thrives in their new Boston home endure the long-term repercussions of a fateful decision when the younger sister becomes pregnant.
Same beach, next year : a novel / by Dorothea Frank. Reconnecting on one of Charleston's most beautiful barrier islands, a pair of former sweethearts rediscover their feelings for one another while their jealous spouses pursue an unexpected attraction of their own over more than 20 years also marked by financial catastrophes, family tragedies and devastating heartbreaks. By a best-selling author.
Secrets in summer : a novel / by Nancy Thayer. Spending her days at the library and her nights stargazing and contemplating a new relationship, Darcy is unexpectedly drawn into the summertime dramas of three families including those of her recently married ex, a situation that compels Darcy to consider what she truly wants.
There your heart lies : a novel / by Mary Gordon. Sharing her Rhode Island cottage with a granddaughter who has not yet discovered her life's purpose, ailing nonagenarian Marian reflects on how as a young woman she cut herself off from her wealthy, conservative Irish Catholic family to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War.
White fur : a novel / by Jardine Libaire. A disadvantaged, racially ambiguous girl who lives paycheck to paycheck and the Ivy League son of famous and wealthy parents who would have him marry a socialite bride fall powerfully in love at the risk of everything they have ever known.