Golly, can you even believe that July is over and it’s August? My bean plants should be higher and the list of books I read this summer should certainly be longer. If you come in often to browse you may have noticed that the end caps in fiction and non-fiction are displaying older titles that haven’t been checked out in a number of years. When they come up on my list of candidates for removal from the collection (aka discarding, de-accession, or weeding), it’s a handy way to give them one last chance. If someone checks one out, that hints that there may be some interest left, but if they continue to sit there they may be heading for the book sale.
I have noticed quite a few of soft-hearted Jackson folks who have been ‘saving’ these books. I, myself, rescued The Beekeeper’s Apprentice about a young woman who becomes a student under Sherlock Holmes. I have to say that I do not love it. I do not get preoccupied thinking about the plot or the characters. I have even tried to abandon it, but I went back.
It has gotten under my skin. There is something comforting about the sweet little mysteries lacking in gore or murder and sometimes silly and sometimes serious. The pair solves them observation, wit, and learning. They banter and bicker. Sherlock never sees Mary as anything less than an equal and simply dismisses anyone who suggests she unworthy. I find it refreshing that there is no romantic element at all even as their relationship becomes closer. They are just friends with a shared skill and interest. In fact… pardon me, I have to go home and read my book. -Lichen
New in August:
- New Fiction
- Eden by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg. Find it at F BLA.
- The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne. Find it at F BOY after 8/22.
- What to say next by Julie Buxbaum. Find it at F BUX.
- Y is for yesterday by Sue Grafton. Find it at F GRA after 8/22.
- Moskva by Jack Grimwood. Find it at F GRI.
- The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber. A biographical novel based on the life of the author of The Velveteen Rabbit and her relationship with her daughter. I am so glad one of you asked for this. I read a review of it awhile back but wasn’t sure if it would find a readership in Jackson. Find it at F HUB.
- A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang. Find it at F KAN.
- Sulfur Springs by William Kent Krueger. The 16th book in this popular series! Find it at F KRU Co.16.
- The Paris spy by Susan Elia MacNeal. This is the month for series’ releases. Here’s the newest Maggie Hope mystery. Find it at F MAC Ma.7.
- Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery. Find it at F MAL.
- Vagabond Quakers by Olga R Morrill. I came to work last week to find a familiar face waiting for me. Olga was my second mom. Her kids and I drifted between families easily. She spent over 20 years working at the Conway Library and now, in her retirement, she has written a book! I am proud both of her and to accept the gift she made to the town of Jackson that morning. Find it at F MOR.
- See what I have done by Sarah Schmidt. Find it at F SCH.
- Use of force by Brad Thor. Find it at F THO.
- Map of the heart by Susan Wiggs. Find it at F WIG after 8/22.
- New Nonfiction
- Make your bed by William H McRaven. A slim book of advice derived from the commencement address of a US Navy Admiral. I read the cover and the first few paragraphs. I’ve made my bed every day since. I’m not joking. Find it at 179 MCR.
- The Marriage Bureau: The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London by Penrose Halson. Find it at 306.81 HAL.
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken. Find it at 328.73 FRA.
- The death of money by James Rickards. Find it at 332.4 RIC.
- The new case for gold by James Rickards. Find it at 332.6 RIC.
- The making of Donald Trump by David Johnston. Find it at 333.3 JOH.
- On trails by Robert Moor. “a wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world—from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet.” Seems appropriate, does it not? Find it at 796.51 MOO.
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Find it at 976.6 GRA.
- New in the Children’s Room
- 7 ate 9 by Tara Lazar. Find it at E LAZ.
- Real friends by Shannon Hale. Find it at GN HAL.
- Escape from the great earthquake by Kate Messner. Find it at jF MES.
- The Changelings by Christina Soontornvat. Find it at jF SOO.
- Apex predators by Steve Jenkins. Find it at ANIMALS j591.5 JEN.
- New for Young Adults
- Every falling star by Sungju Lee. Find it at YA 951.9.
- When I am through with you by Stephanie Kuehn. Find it at YA F KUE.
- New Movies
- Gifted. Find it at DVD GIF.
- The lost city of Z /. Find it at DVD LOS.
- Norman :. Find it at DVD NOR.
- Their finest /. Find it at DVD THE.
- Thomas & friends.. Find it at jDVD THO.
- Plastic paradise :. Find it at DVD 363 PLA.
- I close with a confession, I bought the entire Anne of Green Gables trilogy for no other reason than my own nostalgia. I loved these when I was growing up. They comforted me and helped me forgive myself when my *ahem* unorthodox ways alienated me. I think they are inspiring for young women and hope some of Jackson’s will love them like I did.