Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.This eBook review is for a title the Concord Public Library does not own in a print edition. The reviewer read it on a Kindle device. This eBook is available for free to Concord Public Library cardholders through our subscription to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books Consortium at this web address nh.lib.overdrive.com.Remembrance of Things Paris:...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Fat Is The New 30: The Sweet Potato Queen's Guide to Coping with (the Crappy Parts) of Life2012, 254 pagesNonfictionThe Sweet Potato Queen movement began with the author and a few of her southern belle friends, sporting tiaras, majorette boots and sequins everywhere, getting their sparkle on for the Saint Patrick's day parade. They now have...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.In Other Worlds: SF and the Human ImaginationMargaret Atwood2011, 255 pagesNonfictionThis book starts with several essays which explore the science fiction genre, combining literary analysis, personal reminiscence, and philosophical probing into the human condition. Also included are 10 book reviews by Atwood, looking at classic science fiction...
Envelope, please – capsule reviews of all the Best Picture nominees
As you may know, when our resident food critic The Food Snob isn't stuffing his craw with the finest delicacies Concord has to offer, he's stuffing his eyes and brain with movies. And, with the Academy Awards taking place just last weekend, he's a bit more stuffed than usual. Before you seek out and watch this year's Best Picture nominees, check out his reviews. You might save a couple of hours or a couple of bucks.The...
Free sneak preview
Those who want to get a FREE sneak preview of the Petit Papillon's Nightingale, a new original ballet of an old Chinese folk tale, should stop by the Children's room of the Concord Public Library on March 19 at 11 a.m. A few dances from the ballet, and a reading from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name, will be sure to delight aspiring young dancers, as well as adults who still dance in their heart. The...
