Book of the Week: “The Inn at Lake Devine”
The Inn at Lake Devine Elinor Lipman 1998, 253 pages Fiction Elinor Lipman is whip smart and funny; many people know her for her essays and her hilarious tweets about electoral politics, but her novels are also a treat. The Inn at Lake Devine is about a young woman, Natalie Marx, only 12 when the book opens, and her fascination with a Vermont inn whose proprietress responds to her mother’s request for information by writing that...
Book of the Week: “The New Health Rules”
The New Health Rules Frank Lipman and Danielle Claro 2014, 233 pages Nonfiction This is a “just the facts book” for simple changes to achieve whole-body wellness. There are tips for eating, moving, boosting, healing and living life optimally. You don’t need to make the changes all at once, but you can check any page of this book and decide to change one thing or attempt something new like meditation, yoga or acupuncture. Fill the...
Book of the Week: “Lending a Paw”
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com), Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary) and Instagram. Lending a Paw Laurie Cass 2013, 344 pages Fiction Another one to add to the “Librarian with a Cat” cozy mystery genre, Lending a Paw takes the genre on the road in a bookmobile. Having a cat on board the maiden...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com), Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary) and Instagram. How music got free Stephen Witt 2015, 296 pages Nonfiction When is the last time that you bought a CD? I’m not talking about an album of music on iTunes, but an actual physical CD, purchased in a store. If you’re...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. We’re also on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com), Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary) and Instagram. An Appetite for Violets Martine Bailey 2015, 400 pages Fiction Biddy Leigh, the under-cook of Mawton Hall, initially feels no loyalty towards her employers. And why should she? Three days after being introduced to...
