My LINKcat AccountThe beginning of this week certainly saw summer taking another kick at the can (and possibly its last kick too!) with “extreme heat advisories” being issued. It does seem that every year about this time when school is about to start, that we get some 90-degree days and nights that refuse to cool off. These last “kicks” are a reminder that summer does not officially end until the fall equinox which is on September 22nd (at 7:43 a.m. in case you’re counting). The days are noticeably shorter -- at both ends-- as we move towards that equal day/ equal night mark. Temperatures, generally, are starting to cool off. Crops are beginning to mature. Just as the start of the NFL football season gets underway, the soybean fields are starting to turn yellow-gold so that they display the Green Bay Packer green and gold for a while. Corn is starting to fire. Hay fields which had their final cutting (probably) are sere. Birds are flocking up and some species have (mostly) left the area. The growing season is winding down. The Summer Reading Program, too, has had its last “kick” at the can. This week was the celebration party which recognized all the reading done, challenges met, and badges earned. With the end of the Summer Reading Program we turn our eyes to upcoming events such as the Bluey Party in September, the Halloween Party & Haunted Library in October, and Dinoday in November, and the start of the Winter Reading Program sometime in December. Even though the start of the Winter Reading Program is event-filled months away, there is no reason to stop reading now. Below you will find some of the books which recently arrived at the library. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982” by Chris Nashawaty. From legendary entertainment journalist and author of “Caddyshack” comes a rollicking history of 1980s cinema—how eight legendary sci-fi films changed Hollywood forever. Illustrations.
“A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever” by Kim Mager & Lisa Pulitzer. Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on—and broke—one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers.
“Reversing Alzheimer’s: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health” by Heather Sandison. One of the foremost Alzheimer’s dementia-care clinicians presents an individualized, step-by-step, whole-body, evidence-based approach to reversing and preventing cognitive decline, aiming to help people with dementia return to themselves and help those who are living in fear of developing dementia take good care of their current and future brain health.
“The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean’s Most Fearsome Predators” by John Lang. A world-leading paleontologist on the cutting edge of shark research for decades showcases the global search to discover sharks’ secret history, from ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, as he and dozens of other extraordinary scientists embark on digs to all seven continents where they find clues to sharks’ singular story. Illustrations.
“The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments” by Corey Mead. Equal parts social, political and cultural history, and inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast “American History Tellers”, this entertaining book places us in the point of view of the historical figures who lived through the fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, shocking scandals and unforgettable meetings in an iconic American landmark.
New Fiction
“The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots)” by Tessa Bailey. Jumping at the opportunity to be a live-in nanny for hockey veteran and newly single dad, Burgess, 26-year-old aspiring marine biologist Tallulah, while helping her tween charge fit in, helps Burgess get back on the dating scene, but when boundaries are crossed, they find their hearts on thin ice.
“The Black Bird Oracle No. 5 (All Souls Series)” by Deborah Harkness. When the Congregation demands she and Matthew test the magic of their seven-year-old twins, Oxford scholar and witch, Diana Bishop, forging a different path, confronts her family’s dark past and reckons with her desire for even greater power—if she can let go of her fear of wielding it.
“Calder Country, No. 4 (Calder Brand)” by Janet Dailey. Making a deal to keep her smuggler father out of prison, Ruby Weaver agrees to help the Feds break up a bootlegging ring in 1920s Blue Moon, Montana in the third novel of the series following “A Calder at Heart”.
“A Choice Considered, No. 2 (The Heart of Cheyenne)” by Tracie Peterson. The second novel in the Heart of Cheyenne series shows that love has a way of derailing even the most carefully laid plans.
“Slow Dance” by Rainbow Rowell. Fourteen years after they went their separate ways, 33-year-old Shiloh, a divorced, single mom living back in the same house she grew up in, attends a high school friend’s wedding in hopes of seeing Cary, the boy she never realized she loved until he was lost.
“The Spellshop” by Sarah Beth Durst. A lush cottage core tale is full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter love.
“A Death in Cornwell” by Daniel Silva The #1 New York Times best-selling author returns with the year’s most anticipated new thriller in which a brutal murder, a missing masterpiece and a mystery can only be solved by Gabriel Allon.
“Flashpoint, No. 27 (FBI Thriller)” by Catherine Coulter. As a deadly conspiracy unfolds, FBI agent Dillon Savich races to protect a witness from an attack and help a psychic child search for his missing father in the latest novel of the series following “Reckoning”.