Book of the Week: ‘The Second Mrs. Hockaday’
The Second Mrs. Hockaday Susan Rivers To be released Jan. 10, 2017 272 pages Fiction When Major Gryffth Hockaday is recalled to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s farm and infant son. Placidia, a teenager now living far from her family with no experience in running a farm or raising a child, must endure the darkest days of the war on her own. By the time Major Hockaday returns two...
Book of the Week: ‘Big Magic’
Big Magic : Creative Living Beyond FearElizabeth Gilbert2015, 276 pagesNonfictionTold in a casual, conversational tone, filled with anecdotes from the author’s life and advice that is universal across any creative pursuit, Big Magic is the permission slip to indulge in a passion. Being a creative person is not easy. It’s far too easy for responsibilities to get in the way of making something that might bare the soul, or might be...
Book of the Week: ‘Stalking Ground’
Stalking Ground: A Timber Creek K-9 MysteryMargaret Mizushima2016, 310 pagesGenre: Mystery, set in rural Colorado Deputy Mattie Cobb and Robo, her K-9 police dog, have just finished up a training exercise in Denver when they are called back home to help find a missing person. Robo’s tracking skills are needed for the rugged terrain. The search is not going well until they receive an anonymous tip that the missing person is near Tucker...
Book of the Week: ‘Killer Look’
Killer LookLinda Fairstein2016, 383 pagesGenre : Suspense; set in contemporary New York City (fiction)Linda Fairstein delivers another thriller in her Alexandra Cooper series. Alex is taking time off from her job in the DA’s office to recover from her recent kidnapping but is intrigued when she hears of the apparent suicide of Wolf Savage, an icon of the New York fashion scene. When Wolf’s daughter tells Alex that her father was...
Book of the Week: ‘Beautiful Music for Ugly Children’
Beautiful Music for Ugly ChildrenKirsten Cronn-Mills2012, 271 pagesYoung Adult Fiction Gabe Williams has been obsessed with music for as long as he can remember. Mentored by his music-loving neighbor, Gabe DJs a one-hour midnight show (called Beautiful Music for Ugly Children) every Friday at a community radio station. Gabe’s skills on air even inspire a fan base calling themselves the Ugly Children Brigade, who complete odd, harmless...
