My LINKcat AccountThree weeks from today is Thanksgiving Day (if I'm looking at my calendar correctly) and after Thanksgiving it's, oh, about 3 weeks and 5 days until Christmas Eve. The year is slipping away in much the same manner that the length of day has. Suddenly ( the end of Daylight Savings Time does happen suddenly: no way around that!) it's getting dark at 5 p.m. which makes for shorter days which may explain why the days go by so fast this time of year. But be that as it may, long evenings mean plenty of time for reading and do we have books for you! There are a number of Christmas-themed books appearing now - because after all, Halloween is past and the stores are stocking Christmas items as Halloween sale items are still on the shelf. So cast your eyes down the page for the latest offerings at your public library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
A house in the sky : a memoir / by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett. Documents the author's backpacking tours through some of the world's most dangerous and war-ridden regions, describing her work as a fledgling television reporter, her brutal 15-month incarceration in Somalia and her founding of a non-profit organization to promote aid, development and education.
The letters of John F. Kennedy / edited by Martin Sandler. Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 35th president's death, a definitive collection of letters by and to JFK is drawn from Kennedy Presidential Library records and offers unique insights into his character and times, in a volume that includes correspondences with such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt and a young John Kerry.
The bite in the apple : a memoir of my life with Steve Jobs / by Chrisann Brennan. Revealing the real Steve Jobs, the mother of his first child paints an intimate portrait of an idealistic young man who was driven to change the world, who denied his own child and who mistook power for love.
The death of Santini : the story of a father and his son / by Pat Conroy. The best-selling author of "The Prince of Tides" chronicles his efforts to reconcile with the harsh fighter pilot father who inspired "The Great Santini", recounting how at the end of his father's life, he defended the author from his critics while helping to heal family estrangements.
Pure joy : the dogs we love by Danielle Steele. The best-selling author of "A Gift of Hope" presents an endearing love letter to the pet dogs who have enriched her life, in a gift-appropriate volume that celebrates the laugh-inducing moments, poignant exchanges and heartfelt farewells shared by her family.
The Beatles. all these years / Volume 1, Tune in : by Mark Lewisohn. The author of the best-selling "Beatles Recording Sessions" presents a first volume in a planned trilogy on the iconic band, documenting lesser-known aspects of their early years in Liverpool and Hamburg, the role of American music in shaping their ambitions and the establishment of their early careers.
New Fiction
Candlelight Christmas / by Susan Wiggs. As single father Logan O'Donnell prepares to give his son, Charlie, the best Christmas ever on the shores of Willow Lake, he just may be in for a Christmas surprise himself, in the form of sharp-witted and independent Darcy Fitzgerald.
A Nantucket Christmas : a novel / by Nancy Thayer. A discordant family reunites and reconciles during a magically raucous holiday gathering in Nantucket, bringing together an apprehensive newlywed and the resentful pregnant stepdaughter who would sabotage family festivities at the side of her glamorous mother.
The four doors : a guide to joy, freedom, and a meaningful life / by Richard Evans. The author of the "New York Times" best-seller "The Christmas Box" returns with a new story of hope, faith and love that is destined to become a holiday classic.
Winners : a novel / by Danielle Steele. Paralyzed by a tragic chairlift accident, 17-year-old competitive skier Lily struggles with the loss of her Olympic dreams before meeting a young man, Teddy, who has overcome his own devastating injuries to pursue an enriching life. By the best-selling author of "The Sins of the Mother".
Accused : A Rosato & Associates Novel / by Lisa Scottoline. When a 13-year-old genius and member of the most powerful family in the country believes that the man imprisoned for killing her sister six years earlier is innocent, the all-female law firm of Rosato & Associates agree to reopen the case and find out if justice was really served all those years ago.
The litter of the law : a Mrs. Murphy mystery / by Rita Mae Browne. The discovery of a murdered body disguised as a cornfield scarecrow becomes the first of several disturbing events in a scenic Virginia community, where Harry and her husband prepare for the local Halloween festivities and uncover a lucrative conspiracy.
Silent night : a Spenser Holiday novel / by Robert B. Parker & Helen Brann. Entreated by a young street kid to help a mentor who is being threatened during the holiday season, Boston private investigator Spenser, aided by Hawk, follows leads to a dangerous drug kingpin, in a posthumously completed final tale by the award-winning author of the Virgil Cole-Everett Hitch series.
Let the old dreams die / by John Lindqvist. Called Sweden's Stephen King, the author of the internationally acclaimed "Let the Right One In" continues the story of Oskar and Eli in this terrifying collection that also includes "Equinox," in which a woman makes a disturbing discovery while taking care of her vacationing neighbor's house.
The last dark / by Stephen R. Donaldson. Having pursued separate goals in support of loved ones in the magical reality known only as "The Land," Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery reunite and discover their true power in each other before considering a magical sacrifice to stop the Worm of the World's End.