Escape into cloudLibrary titles

April 23, 2020

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 »

Category: Book Reviews

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 »

Category: Book Reviews

Maine Readers’ High Demand Hold List- March

March 11, 2020

What are your fellow Mainers wanting to read these days? Here is the “High Demand Hold List” from Maine libraries in our shared catalog system-MINERVA. Print Books 1)      The Dutch House (Patchett) – 194 holds . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

NYTimes Best Books of 2019

December 11, 2019

The 10 Best Books of 2019 The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year. Published Nov. 22, 2019 Updated Nov. 25, 2019 Disappearing Earth By Julia Phillips In the . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Stargazing by Jen Wang 2019

November 6, 2019

I enjoyed this book very much and especially appreciate the way the friendship developed. I hope it will encourage kids to give each other a second chance and help them accept differences. I remember the . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Graphic Novels, Reviews Juvenile Books

Maine Readers’ High Demand List

October 3, 2019

Maine Readers’: High Demand Hold Digest from the MINERVA catalog October 2019   Print Books 1)      A Better Man (Penny) – 412 holds on 90 items 2)      The Dutch House (Patchett) – 197 holds on 33 items . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Booker Prize Shortlist

September 4, 2019

Margaret Atwood (Canada), The Testaments (Vintage, Chatto & Windus) Lucy Ellmann (USA/UK), Ducks, Newburyport (Galley Beggar Press) Bernardine Evaristo (UK), Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria), An Orchestra of Minorities (Little Brown) Salman Rushdie (UK/India), Quichotte (Jonathan Cape) Elif Shafak (UK/Turkey), 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Viking)

Category: Book Reviews

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi 2018

August 29, 2019

I struggled hard with this book! Thrills a minute, Indian mythology, Gods, Goddesses, monsters, adventure, coming of age, middle school humor and pathos. Too much! I really respect and admire Rick Riordan’s concepts and achievements. . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Pulp by Robin Talley 2018

August 29, 2019

A confusing book at first with every other chapter being 60 years apart, many characters, and a story within a story or two. But a great perspective on basic human rights for all. We’ve come . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Young Adult Books

Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes 2019

August 29, 2019

Words that strike me about this book are crystalline, integrity, essential. It reminded me of standing in my grandmothers farm house and thinking it was the truest place I’d ever felt. Same with Emily Dickinson’s . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books