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: 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: The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page:   Reviewed by Jeanne Faith Fairchild, her minister husband Tom, and toddler Ben are spending the summer on Sanpere, an island in Maine. ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Death Through a Dark Green Glass by Julia Buckley

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Death Through a Dark Green Glass by Julia Buckley:   Reviewed by Jeanne As an assistant to romantic suspense author Camilla Graham, Lena London has had a lot of new experiences—not all plea...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff:   Reviewed by Jeanne   I first encountered Helene Hanff’s writing in the delightful 84, Charing Cross Road which was composed of lett...

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: 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: 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 ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Brownout Murders by Luke C. Jackson and Kelly Jackson, illustrated by Maya Graham

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Brownout Murders by Luke C. Jackson and Kelly ...:   Reviewed by Jeanne Melbourne, Australia, 1942. In a world at war, people struggle with ways to stay safe.   Australians have been warn...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child:   Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child Reviewed by Jeanne Back a few years ago, Otto Penzler managed to talk his friend ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Ossman and Steel’s Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Ossman and Steel’s Classic Household Guide to Appa...:   Reviewed by Jeanne The subtitle is A Collection of Old-Time Remedies, Charms, and Spells which comes closer to describing the content...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: A Child in the Forest by Winifred Foley

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: A Child in the Forest by Winifred Foley:   Reviewed by Jeanne Winifred Foley, called Poll, was born in 1914 to a miner and his wife, the fourth of eight children. They lived in ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cryptid Sea Monsters: A Field Guide by Kelly Milner Halls, Illus. by Rick Spears

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Cryptid Sea Monsters: A Field Guide by Kelly Miln...:   Reviewed by Jeanne Most people are familiar with Nessie, the famed creature said to haunt Scotland’s Loch Ness, but how about Bessie? ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Cat’s Eye Charm: A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery by Clea Simon

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Cat’s Eye Charm: A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mys...: Reviewed by Jeanne   Becca’s life seems a bit fraught right now.   Business has been slow at Charm and Cherish the magic shop where sh...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Murder at Royale Court by G.P. Gardner

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Murder at Royale Court by G.P. Gardner:   Reviewed by Jeanne Cleo Mack is settling into her job as director of Harbor Village, a retirement community in Fairhope, Alabama but t...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: At Death’s Dough by Mindy Quigley

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: At Death’s Dough by Mindy Quigley:   Tommy, a local Butterball lookalike, with a copy of the book.  Reviewed by Jeanne Valentine’s Day approaches and while love is in the ...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures by Sarah Clegg

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other ...:   Reviewed by Jeanne While we tend to think of Christmas as all joy and light, there’s also a long tradition of Yuletide creatures and m...

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews

Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews:   Reviewed by Jeanne Decorative blacksmith Meg Lanslow’s Christmas plans have had a bit of a twist—Meg’s ankle, to be specific.   She se...