Book Reviews

New Books at the Library in May 2021

May 17, 2021
Here’s a small sample of new books at the library in May.  To see more new books, go to “BORROW” on the library’s homepage green task bar and check out our “new books” lists as . . . read more »

National Library Week! April 4-10

April 5, 2021
New Books to Celebrate National Library Week   Come back in with browsing appointments Monday – Saturday! The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear   October 1941. While on a delivery, young Freddie Hackett, a . . . read more »

What to read next? NEW BOOKS!

November 19, 2020
Homeland Elegies – by Ayad Akhtar Fiction A deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland Elegies blends fact and fiction to tell an epic story of . . . read more »

50 States 50 Scares

October 22, 2020
  50 States, 50 Scares       Before you pick up one of these hair-raising, shiver-inducing novels, you’re going to want to close the curtains and check the locks (twice). By Tina Jordan Oct. 21, . . . read more »

The 2020 Booker Prize Shortlist

September 16, 2020
The 2020 Booker Prize Shortlist   The 2020 shortlist is: The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (Oneworld Publications) This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Faber & Faber) Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin . . . read more »

JULY Reading

July 17, 2020
If you would like to put one of these books on hold, please visit the library website and browse the MINERVA catalog or call the library at 207-244-7065 and speak with one of us and . . . read more »

Read for Anti-Racism, Justice & Equity

June 5, 2020
The following are lists from the Los Angeles Public Library March: Book One Lewis, John March is popping up all over the place on best graphic novel lists for 2013, and rightfully so. This is the . . . read more »

Escape into cloudLibrary titles

April 23, 2020
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From scratch: a memoir of love, Sicily, and finding home (Apr 2019)By: Locke, Tembi, 1970- A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing . . . read more »

Need a respite from news? Solace in reading…

March 19, 2020
Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading. CHECK OUT THESE TITLES—SEARCH IN CLOUDLIBRARY FROM THE LINK ON OUR WEBPAGE OR EXPLORE “READ ALIKES” USING NOVELIST PLUS IN THE DIGITAL . . . read more »

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