Patrick Ness is the author of the extremely popular Chaos Walking series which I adored. When I saw his book A Monster Calls, I immediately shelved it as a book I would eventually read, but never did get around to it – until recently. I picked it up when I saw this fantastic movie trailer. I…
This morbidly delightful picture book is fun for all ages. Although it was published several years back, I only recently discovered its curious allure. This is a great read for parents as much as it is for children – but probably more so for the parents. Some have likened the book to “an adult book…
Based on true events, The Last Days of Night is the fictionalized account of what went down between Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla in the legal battle of the century for the rights to the light bulb patent. Whoever won the case would be the one to light up America, receiving all of the accolades and all of…
Stephen Mack Jones will present August Snow at the Greenwich Library as part of the AuthorsLive series, in Greenwich CT on February 23, 2017. Time to be scheduled. Stephen Mack Jones | 9781616957186 | Hardcover | PUB DATE: 2/14/2017 | $25.95 | Soho Crime Publicist: Abby Koski • (212) 260-1900 Order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/August-Snow-Stephen-Mack-Jones/dp/1616957182/ From the wealthy suburbs to…
While 2016 hasn’t been the best year in celebrity news and politics, it has been a year of simply amazing reads. Here are our absolute favorite reads of 2016, in no particular order. Click the book covers to read the reviews. Have many of these have you read?
Sarah J. Maas has been dominating the bestseller lists and the GoodReads Choice awards for the past couple of years with her Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series as she’s been churning out novel after thick novel in both incredibly popular series each year. Empire of Storms is the fifth book…
James Rollins will present THE SEVENTH PLAGUE at GIBSON’S BOOKSTORE (45 S Main ST, Concord, NH 03301) Thursday, January 26, 2017 @ 7:00 PM In this new thriller, he poses a solution for global warming, but asks, at what cost. Featuring an ‘Elon Musk’ like character and a unique perspective on the friendship between Mark…
The Rise of the Boe is is the second book in The Tinker and the Fold series by father and son team Evan and Scott Gordon. This scifi adventure is meant for middle school and young adult readers. There will be some spoilers in this review on the first book, so if you’re planning on…
Problem with Solaris 3 is the first book in The Tinker and the Fold series by Evan and Scott Gordon, a father and son duo. I was intrigued by the reviews from Kirkus and California Bookwatch, and even more curious when I discovered that Evan (the son) is only in middle school. Could we have another Christopher…
The Fireman is Joe Hill’s latest horror/scfi thriller where a deadly infection has set the world ablaze and toxic ashes fall day and night. It recently won the GoodRead’s Choice Awards for Best Horror (2016) and has excited fans with its similarities to Firestarter. Local readers will be excited to know that The Fireman is set in…