February 2, 2021
In
Fiction
January 31, 2021
In
Fiction
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
The heroic efforts of a small group of French librarians to resist the closing of the American Library of Paris during WWII is contrasted with a coming of age tale of a Montana girl in the 1980s and tied together with themes of friendship, loyalty, guilt and betrayal. A satisfying and substantial read.
January 28, 2021
In
Nonfiction
Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
Why did people build the way they did? What were their daily lives like, how did it affect the structure of their communities and why did they leave? This is a careful look at domestic spaces, streets and gathering places and the remnants left by ordinary folk. It is enlightening and entertaining, two essential factors in nonfiction narrative.
January 27, 2021
In
Nonfiction