When the century turned at midnight on December 31, 1999, no technological protocols and systems were overturned, and the world didn’t come to a complete stop. But while my family was inside watching the ball drop, I stubbornly stood outside in the bitter cold, wondering if the stars would remain in alignment. To my profound […]
Adult Fiction At the Heart of Christmas, Jill Monroe Missing in France, J.D. Mallinson Blood of Elves, Andrzej Sapkowski The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski Sword of Destiny, Andrzej Sapkowski Dune, Frank Herbert Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert Never, Ken Follett Mercy, David Baldacci Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, Diana Gabaldon The Lincoln Highway, […]
Adult Fiction The Anomaly, Herve Le Tellier Beneficence, Meredith Hall Dead by Dawn, Paul Doiron An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good, Helene Tursten An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed, Helene Tursten Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, Diane Gabaldon God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen, Rhys Bowen Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead […]
Book Club, walking, remote offerings, and more
Happy New Year! We wish everyone a healthy, happy, and successful 2022! We have been working on compiling lists of the “Best Books of 2021.” Both libraries have compiled a list of the 10 most frequently checked out books from our libraries. What is especially fascinating about these lists is that there is no overlap […]
Adult Fiction Better Off Dead: A Jack Reacher Novel, Lee Child Forgiving Paris, Karen Kingsbury The Judge’s List, John Grisham The Magician, Colm Toibin The Major’s Daughter, JP Francis Never, Ken Follett Oh William!, Elizabeth Strout The Sentence, Louise Erdrich Silverview, John le Carre State of Terror, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny The Stranger […]
Adult Fiction Death in Focus, Anne Perry An Amish Schoolroom, Amy Clipston One on One, Michael Brandman The Judge’s List, John Grisham Oh William!, Elizabeth Strout Over My Dead Body, Jeffrey Archer Down the Hatch, MC Beaton Better Off Dead, Lee Child Wild Card, Stuart Woods Forgiving Paris, Karen Kingsbury Kaleidoscope, Brian Selznick We Are […]
Oh, what a gift for the onset of winter and the holidays! Just as I was wondering what would appear, along came eight tiny reindeer! Well, not exactly, it was my older daughter with an almost brand new copy of Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land. For those of you unfamiliar with Doerr’s previous novel, All […]
Venues in Warner and Contoocook
Warner Historical Society and Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting an arts event and shopping tour at several venues in Warner and Contoocook during the first weekend in November. Galleries in both villages will be open, and artists will be in residence at businesses to discuss or demonstrate how they create their art. Works […]
Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre
The stage is set, actors ready, and lights up at Warner Town Hall, where live performances once again provide entertainment for the greater Sunapee-Kearsarge region community. The Sunapee Kearsarge Intercommunity Theatre (SKIT), partnering with Center for the Arts (CFA), will be performing “Turning Toward the Sun,” a book and play written by Ceil Warren of […]
Adult Fiction Bewilderment, Richard Powers Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr The Inheritance, Charles Finch The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles The Love Songs of WEB Dubois, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers The Man Who Died Twice, Richard Osman Marked Man, Archer Mayor A Slow Fire Burning, Paula Hawkins The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman West With Giraffes, Lynda […]