On a beautiful fall morning in Paris, things are not normal. Kate Moore, expat American in Paris, mother of two, and clandestine CIA agent, senses it almost immediately. There are sirens in the distance, too many, coming closer, and she wonders if this is the day her world will begin to fall apart. Over the…
Children’s librarian Melissa Phillips interviews Suzanne Slade, a prolific author whose recent picture book, Astronaut Annie, is literally out of this world. Learn about what goes into the creation of a children’s non-fiction book (hint: lots and lots of research in some fascinating places!). SHOW NOTES: Suzanne Slade’s website Suzanne Slade’s books held by Cook…
In April, hundreds of patrons logged into their nifty and free Lynda.com accounts to learn about a software or program they’re unfamiliar with. Courses on Lynda scope from Animation all the way to Marketing. There is something out there for everyone and all you need is a CMPLD card and an internet connection! Check out…
When Princess Elizabeth announced her official engagement to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in 1947, the news came as a welcome distraction to the harsh reality of post-World War II England. Jennifer Robson’s new novel, The Gown, takes the reader to this period when citizens had to maintain a stiff upper lip in the…
Taylor Jenkins Reid captures the wild and crazy 1970s rock ‘n roll scene in her fun new novel, Daisy Jones & The Six. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Reid said she “wanted it to feel like an episode of Behind the Music, as if you were hearing it from the people directly. That there was…
Erica’s Pick of the Week is a Singapore-set historical mystery and a welcome change of scene.
Professor Chandra, noted Cambridge economics professor, has been passed over for the Nobel Prize. Again. Estranged from his family, and realizing that the prize may be forever out of his reach, he finds himself adrift. After an unexpected bicycle accident, he takes a temporary position in Orange County and tries to reconnect with his ex-wife…
Erica’s Pick of the Week is a quirky little gem about bowling and love.
Do you find yourself fiddling your thumbs, looking around the room for something to do? Do you feel you’re behind your peers at work when it comes to a particular software? I bet you’d like to hear about a productive and helpful tool named Lynda! Lynda.com offers courses ranging from Animation to Programming Foundations to…
Three American heiresses from the Gilded Age have inspired their own biographical novels that validate the old Beatles tune, “money can’t buy me love’’. Stephanie Barron, who writes the popular Jane Austen mystery series, has captured the life of Jennie Jerome in her entertaining novel, That Churchill Woman. Jennie, a beautiful, strong-willed American determined to…
