Book of the Week: ‘There Might Be Lobsters’
There Might be Lobsters Carolyn Crimi, with illustrations by Laurel Molk 2017, 32 pages Children’s fiction – picture book Eleanor and her little black-and-white dog Sukie go to the beach. Eleanor tries to get Sukie to relax and have fun. But Sukie is a small dog and “lots of things at the beach scared Sukie. Lots.” She is afraid of stairs that are “big and sandy” and beach balls that are “big and beachy” and waves that were too salty...
Book of the Week: ‘The Chalk Pit’
The Chalk PitElly Griffiths2017, 360 pagesMystery Ruth Galloway is called to look at some bones that have been unearthed in a tunnel under the city of Norwich, England. She is concerned because the bones show signs that they were in a pot, possibly cooked. This could indicate cannibalism. The age of the bones are key as a developer wants to build an underground restaurant in this location. But more importantly, is this the site of a...
Book of the Week: ‘The Chalk Pit’
The Chalk PitElly Griffiths2017, 360 pagesMystery Ruth Galloway is called to look at some bones that have been unearthed in a tunnel under the city of Norwich, England. She is concerned because the bones show signs that they were in a pot, possibly cooked. This could indicate cannibalism. The age of the bones are key as a developer wants to build an underground restaurant in this location. But more importantly, is this the site of a...
Book of the Week: ‘The Bookshop on the Corner’
The Bookshop on the CornerJenny Colgan2016, 368 pagesFiction Nina Redmond is stuck. She’s just lost her job as a librarian in a London library branch where she excelled at matching readers with their perfect read. When she’s given the opportunity to take a new job within the same library system, she just can’t muster the energy to pretend that she wants to do anything other than read and recommend books (hardcovers and paperbacks –...
Book of the Week: ‘84, Charing Cross Road’
84, Charing Cross Road Helen Hanff 1970, 97 pages Nonfiction This tale is about a long-distance relationship between a book lover in New York City and the Marks & Company bookstore in London. In 1949 Helen Hanff, a spirited script writer and book lover, wrote to Marks & Company, a London bookseller of rare and secondhand books. She had a long list of books she would like to own, and hoped that Marks & Co. could find...
