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"Get a Gift - Give A Gift Day" at Toad Hall Bookstore From 10 AM - 8 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, |
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Miss the Andrew Bacevich reading in January? To view the entire program click here: video |
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Recommended Titles Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!: Notes from a Gloucester Garden by Kim Smith  |
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Rockport Massachusetts:  |
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Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World by Deborah Cramer  |
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UNKNOWN SOLDIERS: Reliving WWII in Europe by Joseph E. Garland  |
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The Invasion of Sandy Bay by Anita Sanchez  |
Book Reviews by Rae Francoeur
The Garden of Last DaysBy Andre Dubus III ‘Garden of Last Days’ digs deep Book Review By Rae Francoeur “The Garden of Last Days” is an elegant read whose tone — low and sonorous and hypnotic — drills in and won’t let go. Read the full review here |
Hubert’s Freaks: The Rare-Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane ArbusBy Gregory Gibson. From the curious and commonplace to the legendary Book Review By Rae Francoeur Gloucester author and rare books dealer Gregory Gibson’s new book, “Hubert’s Freaks: The Rare-Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus,” is another perfect storm, another confluence of mighty forces to perch at the edge of Gloucester’s mainland. Read the full review here. |
A Murderous InnocenceBy Susan Oleksiw. Mellingham mystery takes a poke at the Yankee façade Book Review By Rae Francoeur Beverly author Susan Oleksiw’s newest book, “A Murderous Innocence,” is the latest, but I hope not the last, in her Mellingham mystery series. Read the full review here. |
Falling through the EarthBy Danielle Trussoni.
Book Review By Rae Francoeur Rhode Island writer Danielle Trussoni’s memoir is neither eloquent nor remarkable for its story. It is one more book about the damage wrought by alcoholism, written by someone made sad and imperfect by the ordeal, someone who turns to writing to explore and, perhaps, benefit in some way. Read the full review here. |
Steeplechase: A Homer Kelly MysteryBy Jane Langton
Book Review By Rae Francoeur Lincoln, Massachusetts, writer Jane Langton’s newest mystery, “Steeplechase,” has to do with a couple of Civil War-era ministers in a small Massachusetts village whose animosity for each other results in death and destruction. Read the full review here. |
Chilling tales from New England’s talented mystery writersEdited by Skye Alexander, Kate Flora, and Susan Oleksiw.
Book Review By Rae Francoeur Windchill: Crime Stories by New England Writers “Windchill,” the third anthology of mystery stories published by Level Best Books of Massachusetts, delivers every bit of the danger and intrigue it connotes. The 22 stories of mystery and intrigue featured here subject us to New England’s edgiest extremes. Read the full review here. |