Diane Chamberlain Interview–January 6

This month, Madeleine Kaye will be leading the Sandcastle Book Club’s discussion of Diane Chamberlain’s Big Lies in a Small Town. Luckily, for all of us who are reading the book, Chamberlain is appearing on “Friends of Fiction” on January 6. To be a part of the interview with Chamberlain, go to friendsandfiction.com and look for directions to join the discussion–January 6, 7:30 p.m.

News of the World

Read all about it!! Read it now before you watch the movie, which opens Christmas Day in theaters and on Netflix. News of the World is a novel by Paulette Jiles. The story takes place in Texas right after the Civil War. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels around the west reading news to the folks there, many of whom cannot read themselves, nor do they

A Brand New Book List — The Happy Bookers Reading List for 2021

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allend Historical Fiction  400 pgs.   9 hrs 46 min Follows two refugees from the Spanish Civil War, whose mock marriage as they flee to Chile gradually deepens into real love, set against a backdrop of war and upheaval.  “…..Her (Isabel Allende) new book, A Long Petal of the Sea –translated by Nick Caistor & Amanda Hopkinson —

Christmas Contest

Send in your entries NOW!! You will have until January 1 to enter the contest. One lucky winner will be chosen. All of the following Christmas songs were first performed in either a movie or a Broadway musical. Name the musical or movie for each and you will be a winner! And if you haven’t listened to these songs in a while, pull them up

Libraries Decorate for Christmas

By Shayna Murphy•Updated: December 9, 2020•Book Bub Libraries are truly the gift that keeps on giving! While us book lovers may not have been able to enjoy libraries quite as much as we may have wanted to this year, that doesn’t mean we can’t admire their holiday decorations from afar. If you’re the kind of bookworm who absolutely loves going to the library every chance you get —

Sandcastle Book Club Recap

December’s Meeting, December 14, 2020 Nineteen book club members tuned in for a Zoom meeting led by Diane Flaherty. Diane reviewed The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Members joined in a discussion naming their favorite characters and revealing challenges they faced trying to figure out the three main plot threads. Some members absolutely loved the book while others found it very sad. Everyone agreed

Another BEST Book List

Top Library Recommended Titles for 2020 (compliments of Linda Malcolm, Indigo Books) LibraryReads, the nationwide library staff-picks list, offers the top 10 titles public library staff across the country love. These are their Favorites of Favorites choices for 2020: The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett. Centering on two twin light-skinned black girls who grew up in a strange town in the Jim Crow