Annie recommends "Veggie Garden Remix"

Both this book and “Grow something different to eat” by Matthew Biggs are full of interesting ideas to shake up your traditional vegetable garden.  It’s too late for this summer, but over the winter you can plan your new garden.  If you’re tired of the same old tomatoes, peppers & zucchini, try hosta shoots, ground cherries or kiwiberries.  Maybe you’ll find a new favorite!

Kathy recommends "A Gathering of Old Men"

This is definitely a picture of race relations in the South. Full of many quirky characters who stick together when they are called upon to stand up for one of their own.  You can get bogged down in the dialog at times. But despite that I found this a very entertaining read.

Recommended age range: Adult

Jeannie recommends "Bob"

Bob

By Wendy Mass

A touching story of friendship. This is a juvenile fiction book, but as an adult I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would be great to read with your kids!

Anne recommends "Half of a Yellow Sun"

Filled with characters that you truly care about, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel is set in the 1960’s before and during the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War.  The author paints for us a vivid picture of real life in Nigeria during this tragic time by putting us into the everyday lives of a select group of relatable characters.  We follow such diverse people as a college professor, a wealthy businesswoman, a writer, and a houseboy, and we see how one by one they get pulled into the inevitable effects of war. Informative, but above all, deeply moving, Half of a Yellow Sun will stay with you for a long time.

This title is recommended for adults.

Meghan recommends "The Woman in the Window"

“Anna Fox spends her day drinking wine, watching old movies, and spying on her neighbors. But when she sees something she shouldn't, Anna's world begins to crumble.”

This hot winter read has been hot all summer too! If you’re a fan of twisty thrillers, unreliable narrators, and perfect families that aren’t so perfect after all, then this book is for you. Read it, then join us at Bar Louie on Monday, August 20 at 7pm to discuss The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn.

Kate recommends "Star of the North"

Star of the North by D.B. John is a page-turning thriller about an American woman’s audacious plan to find her twin sister in North Korea, who had been presumed dead after disappearing from a South Korean beach twelve years earlier.  When she finds evidence that her sister may have been abducted and imprisoned in North Korea, she must find a way to confirm her suspicions and get her sister back by joining the CIA as an intelligence analyst.  Connected to her mission are the stories of a top North Korean government official whose newfound knowledge of his parental lineage may ruin his life, and a farm worker turned businesswoman who uses the contents of a humanitarian aid balloon to run an illegal side business. 

Though this is a work of fiction, it was inspired by the author’s observations on his own trip to North Korea in 2012 and provides a glimpse of what life may be like for different types of people in that country.  And though it has a fast-moving and suspenseful plot, it is just as much filled with fascinating human stories.

An excellent read for adults.

Join us to Discuss "The Great Alone"

 

Join us for “Books On Tap” at Bar Louie Partridge Creek on July 16 at 7pm, as we discuss “The Great Alone” by Kristin Hannah, the new book from the author of the “The Nightingale.”

 

“A tour de force. There are many great things about this book…It will thrill her fans with its combination of Greek tragedy, Romeo and Juliet-like coming of age story and domestic potboiler. She recreates in magical detail the lives of Alaska’s homesteaders… and is just as specific and authentic in her depiction of the spiritual wounds of post-Vietnam America.”–KIRKUS (STARRED REVIEW)

 

“Reliably alluring…The Great Alone is packed with rapturous descriptions of Alaskan scenery… Hannah remembers and summons an undeveloped wilderness, describing a gloriously pristine region in the days before cruise ships discovered it.”–THE NEW YORK TIMES

 

“Featuring a rich cast of characters and elevated by the riveting portrayal of homesteading in Alaska in the 1970s, this is a compassionate story of a family.”–PEOPLE, Book of the Week

 

 

We also own the book in Large Print, as an Audio CD and Playaway, or a download through Overdrive!

 

Registration for Books on Tap begins July 2^th. Register here.