My LINKcat AccountThe countdown to Thanksgiving Day is underway! It is only six days from today (if you don’t count today and don’t count Thanksgiving Day itself, which of course you wouldn’t do, right?) which still gives you days and days before you even have to start making the preparations and getting that big, frozen bird out of your freezer. If you haven’t gotten in your supplies for the feast yet or made your travel plans, now would definitely be a good time to do that. If you are one of those people who is always on top of things you should have plenty of time, even during the upcoming holiday week, to have some down time for yourself. You do so much for others; you’re entitled to a few hours of reading a good book. Here’s a little known fact that I just made up, defrosting a turkey takes less time if you are deeply involved in a book. So make the library a stop as you get ready for the feast and festivities of the upcoming week. Below you will find a listing of only a few of the new books that have been arriving. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
But enough about me : a memoir / by Burt Reynolds. A no-holds-barred memoir from one of Hollywood's most enduring stars traces his adolescence as a notable football player in South Florida, the accident that steered him towards acting and the turbulent relationships that shaped his career.
Destiny and power : the American odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush / by Jon Meacham. Draws on exclusive sources to provide a portrait of the 41st president that traces the Bush family's humble 19th-century origins, his Connecticut childhood, his military service, his business achievements and his political accomplishments. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion.
Gilliamesque : a pre-posthumous memoir : TG's bio(degradable) autography : a singular person's first first person singular palin-dromic biograph : my me, me, me memoir / by Terry Gilliam. A memoir from the screenwriter, animator, visionary film director of Brazil and founding member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus describes his life through recollections, anecdotes and never-before-seen photos and artwork.
Make 'em laugh : short-term memories of longtime friends / by Debbie Reynolds. A lighthearted collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes and random musings by the Hollywood star and best-selling author of Unsinkable shares insights into her celebrity friendships, headline-making divorce from Eddie Fisher and experiences as a mother.
Rosemary : the hidden Kennedy daughter / by Kate Clifford Larson. Based on information contained in Rose Kennedy’s diaries and correspondence, as well as exclusive family interviews, the author describes the plight of a woman forgotten to history, who was intellectually disabled and kept hidden by the family after she received a lobotomy at the age of 23.
New Fiction
Star Wars Battlefront : Twilight Company / by Alexander Freed. An official tie-in to the hotly anticipated new Star Wars video game set in the classic-franchise era follows a squad of ordinary soldiers caught in the trenches of a galactic war between the forces of good and evil.
Born of betrayal / by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Decades after loyalty to his family compels him to walk away from his career and the woman he loved, Fain Hauk vows to protect his new life only to be caught in the middle of a brutal war and targeted by his vengeful ex. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Dark-Hunter series.- Born of betrayal / by Leslie Klinger. A collection of horror and supernatural short stories highlights the work of writers whose tales were overshadowed by Edgar Allan Poe’s rise to prominence in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Theodor Gautier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Bram Stoker and Arthur Conan Doyle.
A borrowed man / by Gene Wolfe. In the future, after civilization has collapsed and been reborn, a wealthy library patron takes out a clone with the uploaded personality of a deceased mystery writer to investigate her father’s murder and a secret contained in a lost book.
Avenue of mysteries : a novel / by John Irving. Embarking on a trip to the Philippines, senior-aged Juan Diego reflects on dreams and memories of his childhood in Mexico before his past and present intersect in unexpected ways. By the award-winning author of “A Prayer for Owen Meany”.
The improbability of love : a novel / by Hannah Rothschild. When she comes into possession of a lost masterpiece by one of the most important French painters of the 18th century, chef Annie McDee, who works for two sinister art dealers, finds herself pursued by interested parties who would do anything to possess her picture, as well as faced with the possibility of falling in love again.
The magic strings of Frankie Presto / by Mitch Albom. Sent to mid-20th-century America with nothing more than an old guitar, an abandoned youth rises to fame as a pop artist and becomes tortuously aware of his ability to influence the lives of other people. By the best-selling author of “Tuesdays With Morrie”.