Andover Library New Acquisitions ADULT FICTION Troubled Blood, Robert Galbraith Anxious People, Fredrik Backman The Wicked Die Twice, William W. Johnstone Bitter Pill, Fern Michaels The Persuasion, Iris Johansen Smokescreen, Iris Johansen Riviera Gold, Laurie R. King The Sentinel, Lee Child Credible Threat, J.A. Jance A Time for Mercy, John Grisham The Noel Letters, Richard […]
One performance on radio, one on Zoom
The New London Barn Playhouse is thrilled to announce two holiday performances to be held virtually in December. First, on Saturday, December 5, the New London Barn Playhouse will present a live radio production of Miracle on 34th Street. The broadcast will premiere live at 6 PM locally on WSCS 90.9 and on ClassicalWSCS.org and […]
Auction goes through November 30; shop local
Give something creative this Holiday Season! Visit Center for the Arts “Arts Auction for Arts Education” Online Auction, starting midnight on November 15 through November 30 at 32auctions.com/cfanh. With over 75 items to choose from, this is a great way to shop local for the holidays while helping CFA raise money for art education in […]
Don Campbell Band plays on November 14
As with all performance venues, the current global pandemic put a halt to live shows at the Franklin Opera House until a safe way to welcome audiences and performers could be found. After a seven-month hiatus, the Opera House reopened in October with limited live seating, plus a simultaneous live-stream online. The entertainment continues […]
Returning home or finding home is often the whole point of Thanksgiving; that, and celebrating family. I was about to use the phrase “central theme” before I quickly stilled the old English teacher part of my brain — phew. So, it seems odd to be writing about a book titled “Unsheltered.” Throughout Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, […]
1ADULT FICTION The Exiles, Christina Baker Kline Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women’s Olympic Team, Elise Hooper Fifty Words for Rain, Asha Lemmie The Geometry of Holding Hands, Alexander McCall Smith A Good Neighborhood, Therese Anne Fowler The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, V.E. Schwab The Lager Queen of Minnesota, J. Ryan Stradal […]
ADULT FICTION The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult The Dutch House, Ann Patchett Amish Front Porch Stories, Wanda E. Brunstetter The Return, Nicholas Sparks A Question of Betrayal, Anne Perry The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett Vince Flynn, Total Power, Kyle Mills Bitter Pill, Fern Michaels Other People’s Houses, Abbi Waxman How to […]
So much to read and so much time! Well, sorta, if you’re not the parent of school age kids. Believe it or not, though, the books just keep on coming, so, here’s a selection of some of the newest ones. Jacqueline Woodson does it again, this time with illustrator Rafael Lopez, in her back-to-school story, […]
Studio Two group honors the early Beatles
Live music is returning to the Franklin Opera House on October 3 with two performances by Studio Two, at 3 PM and at 7:30 PM. Limited socially-distant seating is available in the historic Opera House, and the evening show will be streamed live to those who want to experience the show in the safety of […]
Adult Fiction All the Devils are Here, Louise Penny Anxious People, Fredrik Backman The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy Lefteri The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett The Geometry of Holding Hands, Alexander McCall Smith A Good Neighborhood, Therese Anne Fowler The Guest List, Lucy Foley Home Before Dark, Riley Sager Migrations, Charlotte McConaghy A Question […]