GPL Book Break

Links for Book Break 10/02/2024

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Jenna, as we talk about “comfort reads” and which books are our own personal favorites!

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves (Claire) Vera is a great TV show on Britbox, too!

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott (Jenna) Jenna also loves the TV series!

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Sean)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (Jenna)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Jenna)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Sean)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the ebook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Bonus books:

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Claire) middle grade

Reserve a copy from the library here. Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

Pax by Sara Pennypacker (Claire) middle grade

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling mentioned as well!

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Librarians Claire and Monroe County Library Director, Patty Uttaro, talk about some of the 2024 releases that they are excited to add to their “To Be Read” piles this fall!

The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.  Oct. 8. 2024 (Claire)

Dual-timeline.  A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this richly imagined and empowering story of motherhood, magic, and legacy.   

When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman– Sept. 17, 2024 (Patty)

A lyrical and heart-wrenching story of the way the world closes in on the Frank family from the moment the Nazis invade the Netherlands until they are forced into hiding, bringing Anne to bold, vivid life.  Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, When We Flew Away is an extraordinary and moving tour de force.  Middle-grade novel.

A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang.  October 1, 2024 (Claire)

Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China this book is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds. 

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell October 1, 2024. (Patty) 

In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.  

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten October 1, 2024 (Claire)

In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten – aka the Barefoot Contessa- author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, shares her personal story.

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci October 15, 2024 (Claire)

In What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating-in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself.

Betty Crocker Found Recipes:   Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing November 26, 2024 (Patty)

From Betty Crocker, the brand beloved by generations of Americans, a carefully curated treasure trove of more than 100 favorite vintage recipes found in the Betty Crocker archives, dusted off and so delicious you'll love them on today's table.

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins October 10, 2024 Claire & Patty

New Novel by author of “The Girl on the Train”.  Welcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.  Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.  Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.  But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.  And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge....

The Stone Witch of Florence by Anna Rasche.  October 8, 2024.  (Patty)

1. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return.

The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich October 1, 2024 (Claire)

A story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives.  Set around a wedding in Argus, North Dakota with themes of climate change, depletion of natural resources, and the economic meltdown of 2008.  Author Erdrich is a Pulitzer prize winner and National Book award winner.

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai October 8, 2024.  (Patty)

Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories. 

This Cursed House by Del Sandeen October 8, 2024 (Patty)

In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They’re under a curse, and they think she can break it.

Have thoughts about our picks?  What books are you looking forward to reading this fall?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Meghan, as we talk about a roundup of recent reads for the beginning of September.   

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell (Meghan)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (Meghan)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Meghan)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Sherry, as we talk about a roundup of August reads for the last few weeks of summer

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (Sherry)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the EBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.

The Love Wager by Lynn Painter (Sherry)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Betting On You by Lynn Painter (Sherry)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Bonus Picks:

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter (Sherry)

Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter (Sherry) – Coming September 24, 2024!

The Do-Over by Lynn Painter (Sherry)

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Molly, as we talk about great thriller reads – especially for those of you that enjoy murder, mayhem and suspense!

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

All The Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby (Molly)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Molly)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocomb (Molly)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Bonus Picks:

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Claire)

Murder Most Owl by Sarah Fox (Molly)

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (Claire)

Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (Molly) 

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 06/19/2024

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, Jenna, as we talk about great Beach reads – especially for those of you that enjoy romance in summer!

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (Jenna)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle (Jenna)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Funny Story by Emily Henry (Jenna)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

A few more we hope to read soon:

The Love of My Afterlife by Kristy Greenwood (publishes July 2, 2024) (Claire)

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (publishes June 25, 2024)  (Claire)

Business Casual by B. K. Borison (publishes July 16, 2024) (Jenna)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune (publishes Sept. 10, 2024) (Jenna)

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Sean (our producer), as we talk about Book Break, some historic highlights, and books we’ve been reading. 

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

How to Say Babylon:  A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

Path Lit By Lightning: the Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss (Sean)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself by Luke Russert (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.

All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words by Peter Brown (Sean)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the Ebook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.  

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (Sean)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 05/01/2024

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, librarian Cathy, as we talk about a Cozy mystery reads.

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

A Murder Most French (An American in Paris 2) by Colleen Cambridge (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.  

Windsor Knot (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates 1) by S. J. Bennett (Cathy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files 1) by Kristen Perrin (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

Photo Finished (Snapshot of NYC Mystery 1) by Cristin Brecher (Cathy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here.

Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery 1) by Tirzah Price (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

So Pretty It Hurts (Bailey Weggins Mystery 6) by Kate White (Cathy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 04/17/2024

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my college roommate and avid reader, Tracy as we talk about reading fantastic Fiction!

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (Tracy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.

The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.

Welcome Home, Stranger by Kate Christensen (Tracy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

Day by Michael Cunningham (Tracy)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.

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Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!

Links for Book Break 04/03/2024

Join GPL librarian Claire and special guest, my fellow librarian Lisa, as we talk about a “Roundup” of our recent reads.

Here are the books we’re discussing, with links to find them in the library catalog or at Bookshop.Org

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here. Purchase a copy here.  

One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Libbie Hawker (Lisa)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Purchase a copy here.

He Said She Said by Erin Kelly (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.

The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri (Lisa)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Hoopla here.  Purchase a copy here.  

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue (Claire)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Listen to the audiobook on Libby here.  Purchase a copy here.  

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (Lisa)

Reserve a copy from the library here.  Read the eBook on Hoopla here. Purchase a copy here..

Have you read any of our choices?  Have thoughts about our picks?  Connect with us at [email protected].  We love hearing from our listeners and getting your suggestions for our “To Be Read” pile!