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Mariah's Pick: "Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood
Theoretical physicist, Elsie, is still waiting for her big “real” job and picks up the salary slack with a part-time gig...

Neighborhood Reads
Jul 7, 20231 min read


July's Triple-Dip Picks
July holds a bevy of bee-lights that make the good ol’ summertime memorable—set the scorching sizzles aside with cannonballs into a pool,...

Clover
Jul 6, 20234 min read


"King: A Life" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Jonathan Eig’s biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) is the first major life history of the civil rights leader to be...

cstucky2
Jul 5, 20232 min read


"The Origins of You" | Reviewed by Nelson Appell
Vienna Pharaon’s “The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love” is a fantastic addition to the...

cstucky2
Jul 4, 20232 min read


"The First Ladies"|Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
“The First Ladies,” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, is historical novel, the story of the enduring friendship between...

cstucky2
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Val's Pick: "My Murder" by Katie Williams
If you are looking for a different type of thriller, My Murder by Katie Williams might be for you. Louise (Lou) is a victim of a serial...

Neighborhood Reads
Jun 30, 20231 min read


"The Quiet Tenant" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
She’s been kept prisoner in the garden shed for five years, this woman he renames Rachel. He brings her food and water daily and uses her...

cstucky2
Jun 29, 20232 min read


"Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
Tim Russert, former moderator of NBC's “Meet the Press,” would instruct his son Luke to “Look for me there,” when they agreed on a pickup...

cstucky2
Jun 29, 20233 min read


"Zero Days" | Reviewed by Pat Sainz
Ruth Ware has written another entertaining murder-mystery thriller that employs her admirable knowledge of surveillance technology. (The...

cstucky2
Jun 27, 20232 min read


"Banyan Moon" | Reviewed by Chris Stuckenschneider
Three generations of women narrate “Banyan Moon,” an immersive, heartfelt novel by Thao Thai. The matriarch of the story, Minh, is...

cstucky2
Jun 26, 20232 min read


"His Majesty's Airship" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
British airship R101 was a jaw-dropping sight. At 777 feet long, the rigid airship housed a 60-seat dining room, a smoking lounge, and a...

cstucky2
Jun 25, 20233 min read


Gabbi's Pick: "This Delicious Death" by Kayla Cottingham
The phrase “a modern day zombie apocalypse” pretty much sums up the plot of This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham. An event named “The...

Neighborhood Reads
Jun 21, 20231 min read


"Falling Out of Time" | Reviewed by Alayna Rives
In “Falling Out of Time,” by Margaret Peterson Haddix, life in 2193 is perfect. There are insta–closets that order whatever you want to...

cstucky2
Jun 20, 20232 min read


"The Nightingale Affair" | Reviewed by Diane Disbro
“The Nightingale Affair” is the second Inspector Field novel that Tim Mason has written. I’d recommend reading his book “The Darwin...

cstucky2
Jun 18, 20231 min read


"The Overlooked Americans" | Reviewed by Bill Schwab
In “The Overlooked Americans,” Elizabeth Currid- Halkett, a professor of public policy, dismantles long-held urban and suburban...

cstucky2
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Mariah's Pick: "Ciao for Now" by Kate Bromley
During her summer internship at an Italian fashion house, Violet has a disastrous run in with her new professor’s cute and surly son,...

Neighborhood Reads
Jun 15, 20231 min read


June Picks - All Together Now
On a recent flyover, Clover heard some super news while hovering over the library, where there’s lots of buzz about the summer reading...

Clover
Jun 11, 20234 min read


"Mastering the Art of French Murder" | Reviewed by Susan Ferguson
The easy-to-read murder mystery, “Mastering the Art of French Murder,” takes place in the post-World War II era. The story is narrated by...

cstucky2
Jun 11, 20232 min read


"Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop"| Reviewed by Pat Sainz
It is impossible to read “Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop,” by Alba Donati, and not wish to go straight to the airport for a ticket to Tuscany...

cstucky2
Jun 8, 20233 min read


"Flight Paths" | Reviewed by William Winkler
For many the sight of the first daffodils poking through the cold soil is the earliest sign of spring. For others, it’s the sight of new...

cstucky2
Jun 7, 20232 min read
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