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Noon Book Club January 7 at 12PM This group meets the first Wednesday of the month in the Library. Pick up a copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk. |
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Something to Look Forward to: Fictions
by Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg once said that what the world needs now is a good laugh. And that is what she gives us in these thirty warmhearted, often hilarious, always surprising stories about Americans finding clever ways of dealing with the curveballs life throws at us. We meet Velma from Kansas, a loving great-grandmother who struggles to bridge the generational divide with her great-grandchild in California. Why, for instance, does her great-grandchild sign letters to Velma with (they/ them)? We cheer for Helen, in Ithaca, New York, who takes an audacious course of action when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Four men in Bent Fork, Wyoming, make a bold decision after learning that the cafâe where they eat breakfast every day is about to be sold to a stranger from out of town. And observing them all is Special Agent Frawley, an odd visitor from another planet, sent to Earth to figure out what makes human beings tick, only to fall in love with one of them-and with her cat.--
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Twenty Questions
by Barnett, Mac
Posing 20 playful and profound questions, this delightful invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds explores where the best questions lead: to stories. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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While Justice Sleeps: A Thriller
by Stacey Abrams
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court, where a young law clerk finds herself embroiled in a shocking mystery crafted by one of the most preeminent judges in America--from celebrated national leader and bestselling author Stacey Abrams.
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Raising Hare: A Memoir
by Chloe Dalton
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - FINALIST FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE - During the COVID lockdown, a former London political adviser retreats to the countryside and unexpectedly rescues a baby hare, forging a delicate bond that reframes her understanding of wildness and freedom. With lyrical precision and reflective insight, this memoir becomes a meditation on trust, boundaries, and our human relationship to the natural world.
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Jan Brett's the Nutcracker
by Jan Brett
Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in picture book heaven. Jan Brett's Christmas classic now features an invitation to access music from the ballet performed by the Boston Pops! When Marie and her brother Fritz receive a special Christmas nutcracker from their uncle, Marie immediately feels something magical. He looks like a real boy, she mused. A real boy with a secret, who came from far away. This feeling is only the beginning of the epic adventure she goes on with the Nutcracker--into the cabinet, through the battle with the mice, and finally to the magical land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Jan Brett makes this classic her own by setting it in snowy Russia and adding whimsical touches to the favorite elements of the traditional ballet. Enjoying this book will be an instant Christmas tradition for families who love the ballet and those new to the story. Like Jan Brett's classics The Mitten and The Night Before Christmas., this is sure to make the perfect gift. The book includes an invitation to watch a video with Jan's art paired with music by Tchaikovsky from the Boston Pops performance of A Christmas Tale: Suite from The Nutcracker.
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