Submitted by: Lynn Morgenstern. 9/6/2020 For anyone who loves mysteries and wants to try something in the genre that is quite different from the typical British and American who-done-its, I recommend a dip into Colin Cotterill’s Dr. Siri Paiboun series. Cotterill’s investigator, Dr. Siri is in his 70’s and is a Paris-trained physician holding the title of National Coroner in Laos. While I have only
Question–When is Labor Day celebrated in other countries? Remember, submit your answer and it will be entered into a drawing for a copy of Mary Whyte’s Working South. When was the first Labor Day? (Information taken from Dictionary.com) The first Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on September 5, 1882. About 10,000 union workers marched in a parade to honor American workers,
The author of A Man Named Ove, Fredrick Backman, has written a new book and will be talking about it in several on-line conversations. Simon and Schuster announced these engagements, and I have listed links to the website if you are interested. Fredrik Backman Author Talk, Anxious People Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You
On August 27, 2020, the New York Times published a list of books to look for in September. The article was updated on Sepember 1. I have culled from that list several non-fiction books that seemed interesting, not only to me but possibly to those blog readers who like books that I might not be drawn to. Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre–Sonya is her ‘spy’
NEW RELEASES, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 We have a number of new titles at Indigo this week. Here are a few notable ones. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny. The newest Gamache novel finds Armand and Reine-Marie in Paris awaiting the arrival of a new grandchild, spending time with their children Daniel and Annie, and, of course, with Jean-Luc. Inspector Gamache is not in
Virtual author event with Margaret Atwood in conversation with Ann Patchett Parnassus Books, in partnership with Penguin Random House and Penguin Random House Canada, is pleased to present a virtual event for Margaret Atwood in celebration of the paperback release of The Testaments. Atwood will be joined in conversation by Ann Patchett. #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the booker prize for fiction,
The above picture is of Fletcher Library, a joint Chattanooga city library and a library for the University of Chattanooga. It was built on McCallie Avenue in 1940 and remained the joint library until 1974 when a new library was built for the university after it became part of the University of Tennessee system in 1969. This was MY library. Thankfully, it still stands but
This coming year, whatever book club meetings may look like, people will be discussing The Splendid and The Vile, Erik Larson’s latest narrative nonfiction. The purpose of this post is NOT to talk about The Splendid and The Vile but rather to look at Erik Larson as an author and to review a few of his other books. In a recent interview appearing in the
On Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020, at 7:00 PM, Jon Meacham will celebrate the launch of his new book about John Lewis. As an Atlantan, although non-native, I am very proud of John Lewis. Having heard about him since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, I followed him with interest during his career. He was the Representative from my district so I voted for him
