Every book isn’t appropriate to read online and Lonely Planet’s The Travel Book is a perfect example. This exquisitely photographed coffee table book belongs in the home of every traveler, would be traveler or armchair traveler. Two page entries for the 230 countries in the world may not seem enough at first glance. But, as […]
Reading Samantha Verant’s How to Make a French Family: Love, Food and Faux Pas may convince you that fairy tales can come true! While attending Syracuse University, Samantha and her friend, Tracey, travel to England to visit her relocated family. On a side trip to Paris, they meet two charming French men. Samantha and Jean-Luc’s […]
Tangerine, the debut novel written by British author Christine Mangan, won’t be published until the end of March, but reserve it at your library right now and get a jump on the other people who haven’t heard about it yet. Considerable industry buzz is building including the fact that the book has been optioned by […]
Another year is over, and, as usual, there were so many good books to read! Here is a sampling of what I really enjoyed. There are two moving memoirs, two travel books; one is a revelatory journey around the world and the other is a trip with a talented and enthusiastic author who takes you […]
Summer vacation is almost over, and we hope it’s been fun and fulfilling. Believe it or not, youth services staff at the library tends to measure the year in terms of school days over calendar days too. We’ve had a great summer, but we’re also excited to experience the new school year with all of […]
What surprised me about Delia Ephron’s novel, Siracusa, is that I loved despising all the characters, even the little girl. Typically, if I don’t like at least a few of the characters in a book, I’ll put it right down. But, the two couples who travel on vacation together are each compelling in their dysfunctionality. Married […]
Martha’s Vineyard, Island of Dreams by Susan Branch is a charming, original memoir relaying the author’s story of running away from California after her marriage collapses. Arriving on Martha’s Vineyard, she hastily purchases a tiny run down cottage. Her story of how she examines her life and moves forward is filled with naïveté, innocence, introspection and hard […]
Here on the blog the other Matchmakers and I share what we are reading, watching, or listening to quite frequently, but we don’t often hear from our other staff members all over the library system. Now, we will be sharing interviews from other staff members so that you the reader can see what we’re reading/watching/listening to […]
The World Happiness Report ranked Denmark as the world’s 2016’s happiest country which makes Helen Russell’s The Year of Living Danishly most timely. Russell and her husband moved to Denmark when he obtained a year appointment at Lego’s rural corporate headquarters. She was a little wary about the move, but as a journalist, specializing in lifestyle and travel, […]
Katherine Wilson’s debut memoir, Only In Naples: lessons in food and famiglia from my mother-in-law, is engaging and lighthearted. Naples, sometimes called the Appalachia of Italy, may not be the first place you consider when planning a trip to Italy, but this book may change that opinion. Don’t expect to visit all the sites and cultural destinations […]
