BookBub, an on-line literary publication, asked its readers to submit their favorite literary dads. In the June15, 2022, edition, Alyssa Hollingsworth reported on a few of the chosen fathers. Your task, should you accept it, is to choose YOUR favorite from a few of the dads mentioned. If you vote, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $15.00 gift certificate to Indigo
When thinking about genres of literature, one usually thinks things such as: “I don’t really like science fiction” or “All I really ever read is non-fiction” or “I love that mystery writer.” Book publishers have developed elaborate algorithms using artificial intelligence to chart who buys what type of book, how many pages the book should have and what subjects are most likable. Some books, however,
The Messy Lives of Book People, Phaedra Patrick Imagine that you are the maid for a successful author and that she dies in the middle of writing her next best-seller AND that, in her dying words, she asks YOU to finish her book! The Woman in the Library, Sulari Gentill What would you do if you were in a quiet library and suddenly heard a
Father’s Day is June 19, so it isn’t too early to consider a gift for your father or another man in your life! Choosing a book that a man would like is absolutely NOT being sexist. It is being considerate. (Of course, there are many books that both genders enjoy.) After noting in a few of the publications I recieve and asking other book bloggers,
It seems that all forms of media, from the NYT to NPR, are suggesting books for people to read this summer. Such books are often referred to as ‘beach reads.’ Of course, I do not have the time nor the interest to read everything that is recommended, so I have developed a scientific system of deciding which books to list. IF the book has the
Remember the vivid book covers? The hint of romance? The thrill of discovery? The GIRL protagonist? All of these features and more riveted girl readers to almost literally ‘absorb’ all of the Nancy Drew Books. In a recent blog post, I mentioned that Carolyn Keene, ‘author’ of the Nancy Drew series, did not really exist. The thing is, no one cares! Molly Young, book critic
Sandcastle Book Club Schedule for 2022-23 Book Club meets at 1:00 at the Sandcastle on the dates listed below– September 12, 2022 The Maid, Nita Prose October 10, 2022 Candy House, Jennifer Egan November 14, 2022 The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles December 12, 2022 Daughters of Yalta, Catherine Grace Katz January 11, 2023—Sandcastle—12:00 noon Joint Luncheon with Kiawah Island Club book club Details to follow
From the New York Times, May 9, 2022 FICTION ‘The Netanyahus,’ by Joshua Cohen (New York Review Books) Cohen’s book imagines Benzion Netanyahu, academic and father of the Israeli prime minister, arriving to interview for a job at a fictional New York college (modeled on Cornell) in the late 1950s. The book is narrated by Ruben Blum, a faculty member asked to consider Netanyahu’s fitness for
If you are planning to do a bit of reading this summer and want to tackle some books that aren’t just ‘beach reads,’ I have a few to suggest…….. While I haven’t read this book yet, I plan to. Some have suggested that it is another glorious ode to trees, a novel that compares to Richard Power’s Overstory. The book has also been praised by
Charleston Friends of the Library (CFOL) is excited to host the fortieth annual “That Big Book Sale” on May 19 – 22, 2022 at Omar Shrine Auditorium, Patriot’s Point Road, Mount Pleasant.-Submitted by Charleston Friends of the Library
