March 2024 Staff Picks
Brenda’s Pick – Human footprint [videorecording] It was a very engaging series with a good host, a biologist, who was interesting because he was so curious. It shows the some…
Brenda’s Pick – Human footprint [videorecording] It was a very engaging series with a good host, a biologist, who was interesting because he was so curious. It shows the some…
David’s Pick – Roaming by Jillian & Mariko Tamaki Two college-age cousins meet in New York City for a reunion. But one of them has brought along a new friend,…
Alan’s Pick: Absolute Friends by John le Carré John le Carre’s spy novels are well known page turners…this one follows the unlikely friendship of two agents, who are apparently working…
David’s Pick : The Guest by Emma Cline This book is a non-stop wild ride through five days in the life of a woman coming to the end of her…
Brenda’s Pick :Ten steps to Nanette: a memoir situation by Hannah Gadsby Whether or not you have viewed “Nanette” on Netflix, Hannah’s book will fill you in on her life…
David’s Pick: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton An astonishing graphic memoir of Beaton’s time working in the Canadian Tar Sands in the early 2000s, which…
Brenda’s Pick: Ride the rising wind: one woman’s journey across Canada by Barbara Bradbury Kingscote The author of this book died in 2019 at the age of 91. The journey…
David’s Pick: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz This lovely duo of books tells the story of angry loner Aristotle and mellow bookworm…
Brenda’s Pick: Between two kingdoms: a memoir of a life interrupted by Suleika Jaouad Suleika Jaouad’s memoir has two parts: her life in the first “kingdom” was when she…
Brenda’s Pick: A little chaos DVD co-written, directed and starring Alan Rickman A little chaos” is a charming story set during the time of King Louis XIV and the building…