May the warmth of the sun and the fresh breeze of May greet you with a warm hello…and a good book.
Here we are in the merry, merry month of May. After the wet, cold, damp month of April, let’s hope for a beautiful May and that spring be more than one or two days.
"Books put names on big feelings,
and then make them familiar and okay.
And they tell you you are not alone in feeling them."
Anne Ursu
Upcoming!
Fun Festive Book Party: May 9th at 4pm
For those who were in the winter book club, Cozy Up with a Series, come down and celebrate reading, win raffle prizes, talk about books!
Refreshments will be served.
Literary Cafe: May 10th at 10 am
Book Discussion: Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone June 27th at 4pm.
Books will be ready to pick up May 9th
The summer reading challenge begins June 3rd at 10am. More information to follow.
A few of the books I read this month:
The Women by Kristin Hannah, has become the book to read. My curiosity was piqued for many reasons; the subject, women nurses in Vietnam; the setting begins in 1965 -and the time it takes place, Vietnam era, and the best decade of music ever. 1965 began my teenage years, my Dad was in Vietnam twice, some classmates went to Vietnam, some didn't come back. The book brought back memories, feelings, and tears. The music mentioned brings back that time. I have to say Hannah pretty much has it pretty much correct about the events going on during this time, both in Vietnam and here at home. I was impressed at the research she obviously did to bring the story together. I recommend The Women by Kristin Hannah especially if those were your teenage years.
For book discussion in April we did Horse by Geraldine Brooks. I loved it. The name of the horse is Lexington, who raced during 1850's. There are three time jumps in the book, beginning in 2019, jumps back to 1850, little mix of 1956, Lexington is the reason it all fits together. A lot of the characters mentioned in the book in 1850's and 1959, did exist. Secretariat, considered the greatest racehorse of all time, is just one of Lexington’s dependents. While fiction, it has a lot of fascinating facts in it. Excellent read.
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham from his Camino Island series is one I’m looking forward to. I liked the first two, Camino Island, Camino Winds and now Camino Ghosts. This series is a little different style for Grisham, it’s a crime thriller, not a legal thriller.
Keep An Eye Out For:
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian Andrews
First Frost by Craig Johnson
You Never Know by Tom Selleck
Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates
Devil's Fortress by Dale Brown
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
Buster by George Pelecanos
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
Red Sky Morning by Jack Carr
First Frost by Craig Johnson
Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara
Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews
Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde
Mind Games by Nora Roberts
You Like it Darker by Stephan King
I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay
Return to Blood by Michael Bennett
Think Twice by Harlan Coben
Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly
Clive Cussler the Heist by Jack Du Brul
Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates
Devil's Fortress by Dale Brown
You Never Know by Tom Selleck
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
Buster by George Pelecanos
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
Red Sky Morning by Jack Carr
Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde
First Frost by Craig Johnson
Shadow of War by Jeff Shaara
The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos
24th Hour by James Patterson
Extinction by Douglas Preston
Looking for a different/new author to read? Maybe read an author you haven’t read in a while? Give one of these authors a try:
Harlan Coben
Linda Fairstein
Allen Eskens
William Kent Krueger
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Oliver Sacks
Jeannette Walls
Pat Conroy
"Books give soul to the universe,
wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination,
and life to everything."
Plato
Happy Reading!
Bev @Mattituck-Laurel Library
631-298-4134 X 104