Melanie Wood 1/14/25 Melanie Wood 1/14/25

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

A hoot!

Melanie Wood 11/23/24 Melanie Wood 11/23/24

If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King

A twisty 1930s noir with a gripping finale.

MG Whitmarsh 11/14/24 MG Whitmarsh 11/14/24

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Short text and large, joyful illustrations make an appealing introduction to Saint-Exupéry’s dramatic life.

MG Whitmarsh 10/19/24 MG Whitmarsh 10/19/24

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

In this award-winning memoir, Amy Liptrot rediscovers the Orkney Islands

MG Whitmarsh 10/10/24 MG Whitmarsh 10/10/24

Murder at Wintertide by Fleur Hitchcock

Peril, intrigue, and hot chocolate in this cosy middle-grade Christmas thriller.

MG Whitmarsh 9/26/24 MG Whitmarsh 9/26/24

Maisie vs Antarctica by Jack Jackman

A contemporary polar adventure with laugh-aloud moments and a winsome heroine.

MG Whitmarsh 8/29/24 MG Whitmarsh 8/29/24

Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer

A snappy, engaging journey of self-discovery and escape set in Victorian London.

MG Whitmarsh 8/21/24 MG Whitmarsh 8/21/24

Elizabeth & Zenobia by Jessica Miller

Loved it!

MG Whitmarsh 4/1/24 MG Whitmarsh 4/1/24

The Last Draft by Sandra Scofield

Introduction to manuscript revision

MG Whitmarsh 3/19/24 MG Whitmarsh 3/19/24

Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns

Village poisonings

MG Whitmarsh 1/20/24 MG Whitmarsh 1/20/24

Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll

Wholesome introduction to war fiction

Melanie Whitmarsh 1/20/24 Melanie Whitmarsh 1/20/24

A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter

High adventure, understated prose

MG Whitmarsh 11/15/23 MG Whitmarsh 11/15/23

How Words Get Good by Rebecca Lee

How books are made

MG Whitmarsh 9/21/23 MG Whitmarsh 9/21/23

Fox and I by Catherine Raven

A beautifully-written memoir of a biologist, a wild fox, and a magpie.

MG Whitmarsh 9/19/23 MG Whitmarsh 9/19/23

Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

Literary popcorn!

MG Whitmarsh 7/28/23 MG Whitmarsh 7/28/23

Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart

Settling into an Andalucian farm

MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23 MG Whitmarsh 6/17/23

Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

High stakes for detective Myrtle in this middle-grade mystery

MG Whitmarsh 6/7/23 MG Whitmarsh 6/7/23

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

A comedy of age and manners

MG Whitmarsh 5/30/23 MG Whitmarsh 5/30/23

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

Life at the racetrack

MG Whitmarsh 4/19/23 MG Whitmarsh 4/19/23

A Horse at Night by Amina Cain

Contemplations on reading and writing