I catalog children’s books and flip through each to get an idea of what I’m cataloging. This book really caught my eye, and I read a bit of it on my lunch break. I was, in turns, laughing and frightened as I read Kate Evan’s funny and frightening book about climate change. I checked [...]
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There’s probably a reason why screwball comedy has more history as a film genre than it does as a subset of fiction. All that witty repartee is more fun to hear than it is to read, and the behavioral hijinks that work on the screen can come off as just a little too precious on [...]
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According to Pete Hautman’s young adult novel Rash life in the future will be much more safe, and that, in turn, could be very dangerous. In the late 21st century Safer States of America, alcohol, littering, being overweight, even saying something mildly rude is illegal. Minor offenses result in sentencing to work for the country’s [...]
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Chick Lit meets Mystery in this clever debut by Lisa Lutz about Izzy Spellman, 28-year-old private investigator in her family’s firm, Spellman Investigations.
The story is an interesting, entertaining mix of family relationships, mystery, romance, friendships, coming of age… and I didn’t realize it was complicated until I started trying to write about it here. [...]
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Posted in Books, Characters, Coming of Age, Historical Nonfiction, Jessica's Picks, Memoir, Nonfiction, Quirky characters, Sense of place, Setting, Women's Nonfiction on April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here in the oldies-but-goodies category we have Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady. You can tell it was published in 1985. Just look at that cover. That particular shade of pink has been extinct for well over twenty years now.
The story itself, fortunately, has aged far better than the garish cover art. This is the [...]
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Cheryl writes:
I prefer True Crime to fiction, but since our staff book group decided to read an international mystery I was forced to dive into the genre. Surprisingly, I found a “cozy” book that I enjoyed.
Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot is by British author Michael Bond. Bond is best known as a writer of children’s [...]
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I came across this little gem on WRL’s shelves recently as I was processing a no-use report for the mystery collection. Books on this list have not been checked out in two years or more and are prime candidates for weeding from the collection. As I leafed through this particular book, I was overcome by [...]
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“And now for something completely different…” The legions of Monty Python fans out there will be quick to recognize this quote, and I repeat it here because Monty Python’s Flying Circus is so very different! Monty Python (as the creators of this show are known) features the writing, performing, and artistic talents of Graham Chapman, [...]
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The Church of England ordained its first female ministers in March of 1994. Before that year was out, while churchgoers were still adjusting to this new development, The Vicar of Dibley debuted on BBC. Their old vicar has passed away, and the residents of the fictional village of Dibley are eagerly awaiting the arrival of [...]
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The basic premise behind this series should seem familiar to American viewers. Six twenty-somethings (3 men, 3 women), each with their own entertaining eccentricities, experience the highs and lows of life and love, sharing all their adventures in the milieu of their mutual friendship. Sounds a lot like Friends doesn’t it? Well, it is…but it’s [...]
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