Book of the Week: ‘Artemis’
ArtemisAndy Weir2017, 305 pagesFiction Andy Weir doesn’t disappoint with his follow up to the best-selling novel (and block buster movie) The Martian. While this book isn’t a sequel to The Martian, it does feature many of the same elements that made his debut such a success: likable characters, lots of humor, fascinating science and a thrilling conclusion (this time on the moon).Jasmine “Jazz” Bashara is Weir’s cunning and smart...
Book of the Week: ‘To Be Where You Are’
To Be Where You AreJan Karon2017, 450 pagesFiction Episcopal priest Father Tim Kavanagh is in retirement, but he’s not sure what that means. Does he need a part-time job? Is he staying at home too much? When a friend goes into the hospital, a full-time job finds Father Tim. “God help!” he says. He doesn’t know a thing about running a small-town grocery store.Newlyweds Lace and Dooley Kavanagh are settling in at Meadowgate Farm and...
Book of the Week: ‘Ghost of an Innocent Man’
Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and RedemptionBenjamin Rachlin2017, 344 pagesNonfiction Ghost of the Innocent Man marks the publishing debut of Benjamin Rachlin, a native of Concord.Ghost presents the story of Willie J. Grimes, a man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1988 who, despite repeated attempts to appeal his case, serves more than two decades in prison. Quiet, good-natured and steadfast in his innocence, Grimes...
Book of the Week: ‘From Ant to Eagle’
From Ant to EagleAlex Lyttle2017, 243 pagesChildren’s Fiction Ever wonder what it would be like to have a sibling with cancer? This is a story that digs at your heartstrings as you follow Calvin’s journey through watching his brother fight cancer. He spends day after day with his brother after moving to a new town and not having much luck making friends. Although, as chance would have it, he makes a new friend named Aleta. They hit it...
Book of the Week: ‘Ghosts of a Tsunami’
Ghosts of the TsunamiRichard Lloyd Parry2017, 295 pagesSetting: Northeast Coast of Japan A huge earthquake hit just off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. It was “the fourth most powerful earthquake known in the history of seismology. It knocked the Earth 10 inches off its axis.” The 120-foot-high tsunami it created slammed into northern Japan obliterating everything in its path. There were at least “18,500 people (who) died in the...
