Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Some People by Parini Shroff

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Some People by Parini Shroff:   Reviewed by Jeanne Nathan Whitlock is startled to receive a call from the hospital about his mother-in-law, Malti Patel.   Well, soon ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New in November!

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New in November!:   Fiction Armstrong, Jess The Lost Souls of Saint Oda’s (Ruby Vaughn) Baldacci, David   All In   (6:20 Man) Battles, Brett Stuart Wood...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Hidden Haunts: A Creepy Collection of Forgotten Ghostly Places by Conner Gossel, illustrations by Natalie Dean

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Hidden Haunts: A Creepy Collection of Forgotten Gh...: Reviewed by Jeanne With an interest in both history and ghosts, Conner Gossel combined his interests to create “The Haunted Historian,” wh...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Seasonal Favorites: King, Kingfisher, Bradbury, Schwartz

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Seasonal Favorites: King, Kingfisher, Bradbury, Sc...:   Cell by Stephen King: I found this book to be a great take on the classic "zombie" trope, portraying a post-epidemic world broug...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Liz Ireland

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis...:   Reviewed by Jeanne Halloween night can be creepy enough—adding murder really takes it up a notch! Kensington Publishers have a holiday...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Fiction in October!

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Fiction in October!:  Readers have reason to rejoice in October, because there are many, many, many new books coming out from popular authors! Books by Barbara K...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Taken at the Flood: A Hercule Poirot Novel by Agatha Christie

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Taken at the Flood: A Hercule Poirot Novel by Agat...: Reviewed by Jeanne   In recently post-World War II England, the Cloade family has lived in relative comfort, helped along financially by...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Secret Wonders of the World: 385 Extraordinary Places You Never Knew Existed

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Secret Wonders of the World: 385 Extraordinary Pl...:   Reviewed by Jeanne I am kind of a sucker for these sorts of books: books about interesting places in general ( Atlas Obscura: An Explo...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Death at the Crossings by Jacquelyn Nowak

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Death at the Crossings by Jacquelyn Nowak:     Reviewed by Jeanne   Sergeant Mike Minor is called to the Art History building on a college campus after the decomposing body of...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Puck by Samantha Allen

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Puck by Samantha Allen: Reviewed by Kristin   Puck is a queer non - binary thirty-year-old who has made great strides in their career as the producer of “Homewreck...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Faw...:   Reviewed by Jeanne Winter in Montreal can be very cold and snowy indeed, and Agnes Aubert is desperate to find a new place for her cat...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cinder House by Freya Marske

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cinder House by Freya Marske: Reviewed by Jeanne Ella is quite the homebody—literally.   Murdered at sixteen, she is tethered to her house while her stepmother Patric...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Fiction in April!

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New Fiction in April!:   Baldacci, David   Hope Rises Bannalec, Jean-Luc The Secrets of the Abbey Chiaverini, Jennifer The Patchwork Players (Elm Creek Quilt...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cat’s Claw by Dolores Hitchens

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cat’s Claw by Dolores Hitchens:   Reviewed by Jeanne Rachel Murdock is an apple-cheeked, white-haired little old lady who lives with her prim sister Jennifer in Los Ang...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run by Paul McCartney, edited by Ted Widmer

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run by Paul McCa...:   Reviewed by Kristin How many books have been written about The Beatles, individually or collectively, and/or about their post-Beatle m...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner:   Reviewed by Jeanne Haven’s father was a diver and a dreamer.   He never did quite get the big find he was always searching for, but he...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Central Appalachians: Mountains of the Chesapeake by Mark Hendricks

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Central Appalachians: Mountains of the Chesap...:   Reviewed by Jeanne I picked this book up because the Bristol Public Library has started a photography club and I was interested in see...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore!

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore!:  The Nevermore Book Club is the library's free-spirited book club.  Members read what they want to and report, whether or not they liked...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Little Book of Secret Societies by Joel Levy

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Little Book of Secret Societies by Joel Levy:   Reviewed by Jeanne The subtitle pulled me in immediately:   The World’s Most Notorious Organizations and How to Join Them .   Not that...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney:   Reviewed by Jeanne American-born Molly has really found a home in Cambridge.   Her family owns a centuries-old bookshop and Molly has ...