My LINKcat AccountOne wonders how long this elongated summer will persist. Here it is the first week of October and we have yet to have had a frost warning (although I believe northern Minnesota had some last weekend). The growing season continues on apace at least for the common ragweed which has got its second wind and continues to spew its pollen into the air. My porch tomatoes (well 3 out of 5 of them) continue to put out blossoms and create more tomatoes. My peppers also continue to blossom. Since the pollinators are still hanging around because it hasn’t been cold enough to kill them off or send them packing, they too continue to make more peppers. It has been dry and sunny and breezy for almost the entire month of September and October seems to be starting out that way as well. I’m not complaining. I’m just saying with all this beautiful weather no one wants to be inside and when you do get inside, after all the fresh air and sunshine, it’s hard to stay awake. I can’t tell you how long it took me to finish “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow. It is hard to believe that it is only 26 days until Halloween and only 81 days until Christmas. In the meantime, in case the weather changes or you are better at staying awake while reading than I, below you will find some of the new titles that arrived at the library during the past week. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend” by Meryl Gordon. Drawing on exclusive access to thousands of pages of Bunny Mellon's letters, diaries and appointment books, as well as more than 175 interviews, the author chronicles the life of the style icon and aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden and was living witness to 20th-century U.S. history. By a New York Times best-selling author.
“Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone” by Satya Nadella. Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era.
“Queens of the Conquest, No.1 (England’s Medieval Queens)” by Alison Weir. Vivid profiles of five powerful Norman queens examine their enduring influence and the myths and prejudices that obscured their achievements, in a first joint biography that includes portraits of Matilda of Flanders; William the Conqueror's wife; and Empress Matilda, the mother of King Henry II. By the best-selling author of “The Lost Tudor Princess”.
“Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years” by David Litt. The senior comic speechwriter and presidential advisor presents an account of his college education through his years working with Barack Obama, sharing behind-the-scenes anecdotes and his reflections on Obama's legacy in the age of Trump.
“What is it All But Luminous: Notes From an Underground Man” by Art Garfunkel. A lyrical memoir of a creative life by half of the successful music duo traces his experiences before, during and after Simon & Garfunkel, from his youth in the mid-20th century and early successes with Paul Simon to the heyday of their popularity and the gradual divides that ended their collaborative partnership.
“The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books” by Marta McDowell. Peppered with illustrations and quotes from the classic series and complemented by historical and contemporary photos, a celebration of Wilder's unique relationship with the American frontier, published to commemorate her 150th birthday, reflects on the pioneer spirit of her time and the natural world that was integral to her stories.
New Fiction
“Don’t Let Go” by Harlan Coben. The internationally best-selling and award-winning author of Fool Me Once and Missing You presents a latest novel of provocative suspense.
“Enigma, No. 21 (FBI Thrillers)” by Catherine Coulter. Agents Savich and Sherlock network with agent Cam Wittier and New York Special Forces agent Jack Cabot in a race against time to catch an international criminal and solve the enigma of the man called John Doe. By the best-selling author of “Insidious”.
“Retorgrade” by Peter Cawdron. Buried deep beneath the surface of Mars to protect it from radiation, the fledgling Endeavour colony—consisting of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff and engineers—is presented with the ultimate challenge when disaster strikes Earth.
“Forest Dark” by Nicole Krauss. Giving away all of his personal possessions after retiring, a once-ambitious man embarks on a journey to honor his parents in Israel, where a blocked writer is drawn into a mystery that alters her life in unimaginable ways. By the award-winning author of “The History of Love”.
“Hanna Who Fell From the Sky” by Christopher Meade. A week before she is to become a polygamist's fifth wife, Hanna meets Daniel, an enigmatic stranger from outside the secluded community of Clearhaven, who challenges her to question her fate and to follow her own will—and a long-held secret shared by mother just may make that possible.
“Holly and Ivy” by Fern Michaels. Facing another holiday season alone eight years after losing her husband and children in a plane crash, an airline heiress bonds with a young singing prodigy from a home where music is forbidden by the girl's grieving widower father. By the best-selling author of the Godmothers series.