Book of the Week: ‘The Inheritance’
The Inheritance: A Charles Lenox MysteryCharles Finch2016, 304 pagesMystery set in London in 1877 Charles Lenox, a detective, is asked by an old friend for some help. A man he knew from boarding school, Gerald Leigh, has come into a mysterious inheritance. Leigh, who has become a renowned scientist, is not sure if he wants to accept the inheritance. Is the inheritance from the same mysterious benefactor who paid for Leigh’s schooling?...
Book of the Week: ‘Nagasaki’
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War Susan Southard 2015, 302 pages Nonfiction Published 70 years after an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese port city, Southard’s Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War presents the stories of numerous survivors and their experiences following the bomb. Southard’s story focuses on five hibakusha –“bomb affected people” – in particular, and traces their movements on the morning of the bombing and in...
Book of the Week: ‘As You Wish’
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess BrideCarey Elwes2014, 259 pagesMemoir In 1987, The Princess Bride was released in theatres. In the years since, it has established itself as an enduring cult classic, featuring a cast of unforgettable characters and effortlessly quotable lines.In this humorous memoir, star Cary Elwes (who played Westley), revisits his improbable casting in what would become his most...
Book of the Week: ‘The Snow Rabbit’
The Snow Rabbit Camille Garoche 2015, unpaged Children’s The Snow Rabbit is a picture book about a young girl who makes a rabbit out of snow. She brings it inside to show another young girl, a girl who could be her twin? But the snow rabbit begins to melt. She takes the rabbit outside and it magically comes to life! The two girls go on an adventure with the snow rabbit.This book doesn’t have a single word in it – and it doesn’t need...
Book of the Week: ‘IQ’
IQ Joe Ide 2016, 336 pages Fiction They call him IQ. Isaiah is a loner and a high school dropout, his quiet nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, so to get by, he’s forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it’s a rap mogul whose life is in danger. As Isaiah investigates, he encounters a vengeful ex-wife, a crew of notorious cutthroats, a...
