Gladstone's Library is now open. We visited for the third time in January 2022. We've always dreamed of an overnight library stay so Gladstone's Library has been on our literary travel wishlist for a long time. Founded by William Gladstone himself, Britain's only Prime Ministerial library is situated near Chester in the Welsh village of
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I think I might read this for the 2017 Reading Challenge, as a book I chose for the cover. (I already heard it's great, but that cover is amazing!) From the publisher: "In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible."
From Kirkus (starred review): "Caletti makes a striking adult debut with this tale of a husband's mysterious disappearance. . . . Well-written, strongly characterized and emotionally complex fiction." Add Audible narration for $3.99.
The heroine of Reay's third novel is Lucy Alling, a Chicago girl who makes her living selling rare books. She's been using suspicious methods to boost her sales, and when that comes to light it ruins her relationship with her boss and her boyfriend. But Lucy gets an unusual shot at redemption, which takes the form of a literary tour of Europe, including a stop at Haworth, the Brontë sisters family home, where things come to a head.
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project says, "Once again, the brilliant Gary Taubes manages to make a complex scientific subject easy to understand. The Case Against Sugar is a riveting history of ideas, a clear analysis of evidence, and an utterly persuasive argument that sugar is the new tobacco. Taubes methodically explains why sugar—not sloth, not fat—accounts for our unprecedented levels of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Taubes answers every counter-argument as he exposes bad research, reveals conflicts of interest, and explodes myths." Add Audible narration for $12.99.
From the publisher: "During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance."
From the publisher: "A plucky 'titian-haired' sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties (when she was taken up with a vengeance by women's libbers) to enter the pantheon of American girlhood. As beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers, Nancy Drew has both inspired and reflected the changes in her readers' lives. Here, in a narrative with all the vivid energy and page-turning pace of Nancy's adventures, Melanie Rehak solves an enduring literary mystery: Who created Nancy Drew? And how did she go from pulp heroine to icon? The brainchild of children’s book mogul Edward Stratemeyer, Nancy was brought to life by two women: Mildred Wirt Benson, a pioneering journalist from Iowa, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, a well-bred wife and mother who took over as CEO after her father died. In this century-spanning story, Rehak traces their roles—and Nancy's—in forging the modern American woman."
From The New York Times Book Review: "Working as an obituary writer could get you down, if you were the kind of person who let it. Lende isn't…she teases wisdom from the lives her obits celebrate as well as from her own experiences as a mother and grandmother…each conveys the unsentimental conviction that the good in our lives shouldn't be overshadowed by their inevitable end."
Sarra Manning picks the best books every aspiring writer should read
I love crime fiction and I'm eager for a peek behind the scenes, courtesy of one of the best crime writers writing today. Washington Post says, "Val McDermid is one of the bright lights of the mystery field."
Whether you're hitting beach, going camping, or just taking advantage of the long summer days, pour some lemonade and settle in... these are our favorite summer picture books! Some will take you to the ocean, others out on the lake in a boat, a few will take you camping and one will even take you on
This is positioned as a perfect summer read. From the publisher: "Friendship, romance, and her trademark New England setting—this time, an island off the coast of Maine—are all present and accounted for. The focus is on Nicole and Charlotte, girlhood friends who’ve been estranged for the past 10 years. They reunite at Nicole’s family’s summer home to collaborate on a cookbook, both of them harboring secrets.... Never fear; Delinsky knows when a happy ending is in order."
A Year in Provence, 1993. A British made-for-television adaptation of Peter Mayle’s book of the same name. Both the book and the television series chronicle Peter and his wife’s first year of retirement after buying a beautiful home in southern France. Starring veteran English actors John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan, the episodes are a relatively faithful adaptation of Mayle’s book.
Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles reports that, stuck at home with her family, she's turned to a series by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos, for stories about relatable heroes.
Great reads under 200 pages. Mostly.
