Tracy's favorite reads so far feature a hero with a shadowy past, an obituary writer who narrowly escaped her own death, a surfing contest, a shocking family secret, and an ancient virus sweeping the globe.
Book Corner: Books to Make You Laugh This Summer
My reading taste is eclectic, to say the least. I usually have two books going at a time, one audio and one eBook, and often of two different genres. For example, reading a murder mystery while listening to a book on setting boundaries (I might need to listen to that one again. And again.) While…
Book Corner: Wilderness Thrillers to Kick Off Summer Reading
The word “adventure” evokes a sense of fun and a break from the everyday. It can be something adrenaline-pumping (or panic-inducing), such as cordless bungee jumping, or mildly stimulating, such as checking a new national park off your must-see list. Since we’re talking about reading, a relatively low-risk activity, I’ve decided to take the “Adventure…
Book Corner: Pop Culture Picks for Adults
Comic conventions as we know them date back to the mid-1960s, with the San Diego Comic-Con being the largest and best known. But the first convention dates back to 1939, when Worldcon was first held for literary science fiction fans to celebrate the worlds dreamed up by their favorite authors, including Ray Bradbury and Isaac…
Book Corner: Books to Get Ready for the 2024 Eclipse
It’ll be a partial eclipse of the heart…er, Sun… here in the greater Fredericksburg area on Monday, April 8. While the Sun will only be roughly 86% obscured, as opposed to the path of totality that will run from Texas to Maine, it’ll still be a remarkable event. Just be sure to pick up (and…
Book Corner: Gardening Books to Plow Through for Spring Inspiration
It might still be February, but I’m not sure my yard got the message. The daffodils, which started poking up through the ground over a month ago, are starting to show a hint of yellow bloom. The single patch of tulips has already sprouted. And the first tiny curls of sedums are peppering the ground…
Book Corner: Quirky Romances for Valentine’s Day
Confession: the cynic in me had originally planned to write about love gone awry. Think “Verity,” by Colleen Hoover, or “The Girl on the Train,” by Paula Hawkins. I was going to call it “Tainted Love.” Clever, right? I’ve never been much of a romance reader. Certainly not bodice rippers or books with “tame” and…
Book Corner: Heartwarming Fiction for Winter Reading
As I’m writing this article, the weather outside is frightful and post-holiday blahs are less than delightful. But, wait! There is something to look forward to: earning a prize in Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Adult Winter Reading Challenge. Between now and March 31, we can all read and log 5 books and earn a colorful…
Book Corner: Giftable Books of 2023
"Every book its reader,” says the third law of the Five Laws of Library Science, by S.R. Ranganathan. Yes, that’s a thing, and while Ranganathan’s laws were created back in the day to form the philosophical base for librarianship, the third law especially can be applied to the simplest of scenarios: one person choosing a…
Book Corner: Immerse Yourself in Narrative Nonfiction
I have flashbacks of being assigned a good deal of tedious nonfiction reading back in high school and college. I doubt I retained most of what I read, if I even finished it. And that was back before my smartphone effectively destroyed my attention span. Thankfully, not all nonfiction is the cerebral equivalent of eating…
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