My LINKcat AccountThe first killing frost of the season arrived about a week ago and overnight lows have been bouncing (mostly) around the 30-degree mark. The end of the growing season has officially arrived, but some plants refuse to believe the weather forecasters. But it won’t be long until even the hardiest plant succumbs. It is that time of year when even the hardiest individuals turn on the heat and dare the furnace to run, and it too eventually succumbs and spreads heat throughout the house. It won’t be long, 13 days to be exact, until that first big holiday of the last quarter of the year. By that I mean Halloween. Once you get past Halloween, it’s only a matter of days (22) until Thanksgiving and once you get past Thanksgiving, suddenly it’s Christmas. Somewhere in there we lose Daylight Savings Time and suddenly the days seem a lot shorter. Conversely, the evenings which are the perfect time for reading, seem that much longer. Below you will find some new books. Enjoy!
Breaking News! : Izzie, the wooly bear caterpillar, who has been keeping me company in my office, suddenly, this past Sunday, has a little friend with him. I don’t know where the little fellow came from (well, obviously on one of the leaves that are Izzie’s food source), but he sure is cute. Izzie is an average size wooly bear – about 1.5 or 1.75 inches long. “Junior” is about 3/8 of an inch long and eats very daintily.
New Non-Fiction
“On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope” by Deray Mckesson. The internationally recognized civil rights activist and popular host of Pod Save the People presents a meditative call to arms on resistance, justice and freedom on the front lines of the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography” by Eric Idle. Published to commemorate the troupe's 50th anniversary, the Monty Python founding member and creator of the Tony Award-winning Spamalot shares riotous celebrity and family anecdotes from his boarding-school childhood and landmark career in comedy.
“The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created” by Jane Leavy. A portrait of Babe Ruth and his partnership with business manager Christy Walsh traces how their strategies, achievements and notoriety established a blueprint for modern athletic stardom. By the New York Times best-selling author of “The Last Boy”.
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” by Donna Brazile. Four of the most influential African-American women in politics share the story of their friendship and their behind-the-scenes public-service contributions during the careers of leaders ranging from Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson to Coretta Scott King and Barack Obama.
New Fiction
“A Forgotten Place, No. 10 (Bess Crawford)” by Charles Todd. Working in an amputee clinic in Wales, Bess Crawford advocates on behalf of disabled former soldiers who endure life-risking conditions in coal mines while trying to discern the whereabouts of a missing Army captain. By a New York Times best-selling author.
“Hitting the Books, No. 9 (Library Lover’s Mysteries)” by Jenn McKinlay. Dragged into a hit-and-run investigation after a stack of library materials is found at the scene, library director Lindsey Norris must piece together the clues to crack the case—especially once someone is murdered. By the New York Times best-selling author of “Death in the Stacks”.
“Robert B. Parker’s Colorblind (Jesse Stone)” by Reed Coleman. A series of hate crimes entangles Jesse Stone in a plot of unexpected proportions at the same time a mysterious, vengeance-driving young man becomes his unlikely protégé. By the best-selling author of “The Hangman's Sonnet”.
“Wild Fire, No. 8 (Shetland Island Mysteries)” by Ann Cleeves. A conclusion to the series that inspired the hit TV show Shetland finds the Flemings' efforts to start over in a remote northern community challenged by local animosity and a series of anonymous threats. By the best-selling author of “Raven Black”.
“A Willing Murder (Medlar Mysteries)” by Jude Deveraux. The discovery of two bodies in a quiet Florida community exposes old secrets and deadly grudges, prompting a group of improbable friends to try to uncover the truth. By the New York Times best-selling author of “ Moonlight”.
“The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton. Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden Bishop must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape the curse in a world filled with enemies where nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
“The Ancient Nine” by Ian Smith. Going from urban Chicago to the ivy-clad campus of Harvard University, Spencer Collins is surprised to be invited to apply to one of the school's elite final clubs, until he finds out that the club hides a shadowy group of powerful men. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. Tour.
“Juror # 3” by James Patterson & Nancy Allen. Tapped by a relentless prosecutor who would exploit her inexperience to secure a swift conviction, a recent law graduate finds herself navigating two tricky cases, class divides and an increasingly suspicious jury. Co-written by a #1 best-selling author.