Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Book Lovers’ New England: A Guide to Literary Landmarks by Sheila Moeschen

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Book Lovers’ New England: A Guide to Literary Lan...: Reviewed by Jeanne I love seeing the places where writers lived and worked, so I’ve seen many of these types of books and enjoyed them a...

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: Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern:   Reviewed by Jeanne When Katie True was a baby, her life was saved after a car crash by a policeman who rushed her to a hospital just i...

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: Sex and Death on the Beach: A Florida Beach Mystery by Elaine Viets

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Sex and Death on the Beach: A Florida Beach Myster...: Reviewed by Jeanne The Florodora is a very exclusive apartment complex in Peerless Point, Florida.   You can’t just buy your way in, or ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: London Bridge is Falling Down by Christopher Fowler

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: London Bridge is Falling Down by Christopher Fowler: Reviewed by Jeanne Once again, the Peculiar Crimes Unit—an office devoted to investigating incidents that other departments don’t want t...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar: Reviewed by Kristin These stories often read like fairy tales. In the titular story, “Seasons of Glass and Iron”, Tabitha is wearing iro...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New in June!

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: New in June!:   Allen, Samantha   Puck Andrews, Mary Kay Road Trip Arden, Katherine   The Unicorn Hunters Benedict, Marie   A Pair of Aces Benja...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu: Reviewed by Kristin An infinite number of universes. Humans have coded and manufactured “skunkworks” to manipulate and manage physics of t...

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: The Sheep Detectives, aka Three Bags Full

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Sheep Detectives, aka Three Bags Full: There's a new movie in theaters entitled "The Sheep Detectives," based on the book Three Bags Full  by Leonie Swann.  I went t...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Tonia & Jeanne

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Tonia & Je...:   Tonia Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast Station Eleven by Emily S...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Naturalist, When the Stars Go Dark, Fields and Pastures New

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Naturalist, When the Stars Go Dark, Fie...:     Reported by Rita   Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation by Jim Ottaviani (Adapter), Edward O. Wilson, C.M. Butzer (Illustrator) A vi...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Rita and Rita and TJ S.

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Rita and T...:   Rita Remarkably Bright Creatures  by Shelby Van Pelt - This book is a delightful blend of humor, warmth, and captivating facts about oct...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Madison & Keelan

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Staff Picks for National Library Week: Madison & ...:   Madison Billy Summers by Stephen King - King does an excellent job at exploring inner conflicts, and the struggle between good and evil...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Dopesick, Naturalist, Murder in Constantinople

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Dopesick, Naturalist, Murder in Constan...:  Reported by Rita Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy Beth Macy takes us into the epicent...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children’s Books by Joan Bodger

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the Bri...:   Reviewed by Jeanne Many, many years ago, a fellow librarian encouraged me to read How the Heather Looks if I had any interest in chil...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Secret Societies, Devil’s Bones, Six Feet Deep Dish

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Nevermore: Secret Societies, Devil’s Bones, Six Fe...:   Nevermore: Secret Societies, Devil’s Bones, Six Feet Deep Dish   Reported by Rita     The Little Book of Secret Societies: 50 of...

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...