Elizabeth Hand’s “Hokuloa Road” brims with menace: vine-choked cliff-top highways, aviaries filled with strange birds, tanks of poisonous sea urchins.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/books/review/new-thrillers.html
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Newly Published, From Emergency Rooms to Cross-Country Road Trips – The New York Times
A selection of recently published books.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/books/review/new-this-week.html
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DK Life Stories Queen Elizabeth II
Amazing people who have shaped our world
This title is part of a series by this publisher that tells the stories of well-known public figures, and who could be more qualified to have her story told than this book’s subject? Here is a thorough and informed biography that tells the story of Elizabeth’s public and private lives. It is geared toward young chapter book readers. Her life story is well told and engaging. I enjoyed the many photographs and illustrations that accompanied the text.
Many thanks to NetGalley and DK children’s for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub Date 20 Oct 2020
Pub Date 20 Oct 2020
What happened to: The Six Napoleons
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Alex Woolf
Arcturus has published a series of Sherlock Holmes stories that have been revised and illustrated. Their target audience is beginning chapter book readers. Each tale remains an exciting (if simplified) read. This time kids will join Holmes and Watson as they determine why a series of Napoleon figurines are being smashed. Of course, they are equal to the case. Will smart young reader/sleuths make some deductions?
This title provides a good introduction to the Conan Doyle canon. Young readers may just feel encouraged to tackle the originals as well.
Many thanks to Arcturus Publishing and NetGalley for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub Date 01 Jul 2022
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10 Authors Like Louise Penny
We’ve picked out 10 authors like Louise Penny that will satisfy readers of her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels.
— Read on earlybirdbooks.com/10-authors-like-louise-penny
Fellowship Point | ReadingGroupGuides.com
FELLOWSHIP POINT is the masterful story of a lifelong friendship between two very different women with shared histories and buried secrets, tested in the twilight of their lives, set across the arc of the 20th century.
— Read on www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/fellowship-point
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The Best American Poetry 2022 by David Lehman; Matthew Zapruder
Did you know that this series has been published since 1988? The first editor was John Ashberry. So, this year’s volume is part of a long and respected tradition. Here are many poems to read, think about and enjoy. They are gathered from a variety of sources. An especially nice feature is that there are biographical information and comments by the poets on their poems.
Begin with the interesting forward and then dip in wherever you like. For me, this is a title to savor. I welcome the opportunity to read the works of the many poets with whom I am unfamiliar, interspersed with those I know.
Poetry fans or those who want to expand their horizons will enjoy this book. It will provide hours of thoughtful reading.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub Date 13 Sep 2022
