The Synopsis from Bookshare is below.   From the bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the occupation. Paris, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the […]

The NLS annotation follows: If the creek don’t rise DB91901 Weiss, Leah Reading time: 9 hours, 32 minutes. Kate Forbes A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Historical Fiction Young Sadie Blue Tupkin was warned about marrying her husband Roy, but she’s illiterate and expecting a […]

Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday January 14 at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.  

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Here is the NLS annotation: We are the Brennans DB 104795 Lange, Tracey. Reading time 9 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Barrie Kreinik. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: General; Psychological Fiction Description: When twenty-nine-year-old Sunday Brennan wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital after […]

Our next month’s book to discuss is the best seller “American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” DB61087 by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, 699 pages. Because of its length, we will cover the growing up and transformation of the brilliant Oppenheimer and ultimate triumph in Chapters 1 through 23In our January […]

Science Fiction Club.

NLS Description: Six cats a slayin’: a Cat in the stacks mystery DB94075 James, Miranda Reading time: 8 hours, 42 minutes. Erin Bennett A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories With cat Diesel’s help, Charlie welcomes five tiny felines left on his […]

The NLS annotation follows: The long flight home DB107428 Hlad, Alan Reading time: 10 hours, 12 minutes. Simon Vance Historical Fiction England, 1940. Susan Shepherd and her grandfather raise homing pigeons, which leads Susan to become involved in an assignment to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. She meets Ollie Evans, a Maine […]

Today we use digital technology. It is commonplace. But in the mid 1950’s they used open reel tape recorders. They cut and spliced tapes to edit material. The first 30 minutes of tek Talk will be devoted to a rather whimsical program from the CBS Radio Workshop entitled: ”I have three heads”. The remainder will […]