My LINKcat AccountWell. Dinoday was a huge event, which when you think about, makes some kind of sense. Dinosaurs, at least in the popular imagination, are huge creatures. Considering the number of people who attended, I would have to say that dinosaurs appeal to all ages – from toddlers to grandparents. It was a blast, from the very far distant past. And speaking of blasts from the past, there is another coming up. The library’s 60th Anniversary is December 1st. In 1964, the DeForest Area Public Library opened its doors for the first time. 1964 was quite the year. The Civil Rights Bill was passed, the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam increased, Ford rolled out its first Mustang (and what a sweet car that was), Pop Tarts and Diet Pepsi were appearing on grocery store shelves across the nation, Marvin Gaye was singing “Dancing in the Streets”, and some of us were getting ready to start high school. (I’m not naming names.). Please plan helping the library celebrate 60 years of service to the community by attending the party on Sunday, December 1st from 1 to 3 p.m. Please add some pages to the collaborative book project we are putting together to memorialize the past, the present, and the event. More details are available at the circulation desk. Help write part of the library’s ongoing history. In the meantime, take a gander at some of the books which recently arrived at the library. And, as always, enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023” by Margaret Atwood. Spanning six decades of work—from her earliest beginnings to brand-new poems—this volume provides an extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age.
“You are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health—with Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Families” by Christine Crawford. A guide for parents, educators, caregivers and mental-health professionals explains how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives.
“Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering” by Malcolm Gladwell. Twenty-five years after the publication of his bestselling first book, the author returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.
“Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions” by John Grisham & Jim Mccloskey. Exposes ten harrowing tales of innocent Americans unjustly found guilty and convicted of crimes they didn't commit, shedding light on the flaws within the legal system that led to their imprisonment and the relentless battles for exoneration that ensued.
“Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West” by Tom Clavin. A New York Times bestselling author tells the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time. Illustrations.
New Fiction
“One Big Happy Family” by Susan Mallery. At first, Julie Parker is happy that her children do not plan to visit for Christmas, because she has been hiding her younger beau from them, but when they instead want to spend the holiday at the family cabin and the guest list grows beyond Julie's expectations, she discovers that more really is merrier.
“The December Market” by RaeAnne Thayne. The magic of Christmas—and a second shot at romance—is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season.
“The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our realities.
“Karla’s Choice: A John Le Carre Novel” by Nick Harkaway. George Smiley, John le Carré's most famous spy, is drawn out of retirement in 1963 to investigate a missing man tied to a Russian defector, leading him back into the perilous world of espionage and his most cunning adversary's secrets.
“The Drowned” by John Banville. Called in from Dublin to investigate a missing person's case, Detective Inspector Strafford soon turns to his old ally—the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke—but as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved.
“Dreaming of Autumn Skies, No. 3 (Sutherland)” by V.C. Andrews. Caroline, living with her domineering grandfather, embarks on a determined campaign to reclaim her power and independence, vowing to overcome her past suffering in the third novel of the series following “Chasing Endless Summer”.
“The Blue Hour” by Paula Hawkins. On an isolated Scottish island, a present-day discovery intimately connects three people and unveils a web of secrets and lies. By the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Girl on the Train”.
“The Boyfriend” by Freida McFadden. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in NYC, has terrible luck with dating until she meets the utterly perfect, charming, handsome doctor Tom, but when a woman is brutally murdered and the suspect is a mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them, Sydney can’t shake her own horrifying suspicions.
“In Too Deep, No. 29 (Jack Reacher)” by Lee Child & Andrew Child. Waking up handcuffed in a dark hospital room with no memory, Reacher finds himself framed for a murder, setting the stage for an explosive reckoning in the latest addition to the long-running series following “The Secret”.