Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.This BoyAlan Johnson2013, 297 pagesNonfictionA memoir about the postwar London childhood of a Labour party politician doesn’t necessarily sound like a page turner, but Alan Johnson‘s charming and moving tale, This Boy, was just that. Johnson’s mother, Lily, raised him and his sister Linda to be polite, caring, and studious despite numbing poverty –...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Pluto: Urasawa X TezukaNaoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka2008-2010FictionThis eight-volume graphic novel set, new at Concord Public Library, is a masterpiece of fiction and visual storytelling. Written and drawn by Naoki Urasawa (of Monster fame), this sci-fi tale is in turn loosely based on an Astro Boy story penned by Osamu Tezuka, widely known as the...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Delicious! A NovelRuth Reichl2014, 380 pagesFictionRuth Reichl, former restaurant critic and author, turns to fiction in her novel Delicious!Young Billie lands a job at a famous food magazine in New York City, where she meets a cast of interesting co-workers. There’s a secret about the mansion where they work (in the library no less!), lots of...
Concord Public Library book of the week
LandlineRainbow Rowel2014, 310 pagesFictionWith a name like Georgie McCool, you would think she had everything under control; you would be wrong. Georgie’s career is about to take off, her dream job just around the corner, one meeting away. Unfortunately the timing couldn’t be worse. Faced with the choice between following her dream and fixing her crumbling marriage, Georgie wants both. However, it seems that the two may be mutually...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.BirdsongSebastian Faulks1993, 483 pagesFictionAs the 100th anniversary of the First World War approaches, it seems appropriate to revisit novels like the masterfully-crafted Birdsong, originally published in 1993. In a remarkable story that spans three generations, celebrated author Sebastian Faulks brings the trenches to life for today’s readers in...
