Blog Category: Book Sketches
Posted by SEgan on Fri, Jan 08
If you have shied away from biographies, autobiographies and memoirs for fear of them being too dry, we sympathize. It is a genre that is tough to measure up to thrills of reading a chilling thriller or mystery or even a historical fiction (or science fiction/ fantasy) that can carry you away to a different world. But biographies, autobiographies and memoirs can bring history to life and tell a story that is both compelling and dynamic.
Interested in checking out other biographies,...
Posted by SEgan on Tue, Jan 05
Tea & Book Chat: Virtual Book Discussion was held on Monday, January 4. There were 10 titles recommended by readers. Go to the catalog or visit eZone to find a copy of available titles.
Circe by Madeline Miller
Red Pill by Hari Kunsru
Jack by Marilyn Robinson
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli
Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Verity by Colleen Hoover
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Posted by SEgan on Tue, Dec 29
If you like a mystery/thriller with a blend of romance, then the genre, romantic suspense may be for you. Some romantic suspense stories maybe heavier on the suspense whereas others maybe heavier on the romance, but they all deliver a fast paced story complete with looming danger and full of tension.
Interested in checking out some other romantic suspense stories? Check out our Staff Curated Book Lists.
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
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Posted by SEgan on Fri, Dec 18
It should come as no surprise that the staff of Barrington Public Library are book lovers and reading fiends! We are always talking about books and recommending new reads to each other, so this year we thought it would be fun to share our top picks of 2020 with you. Below you will find a list of our staff's favorite books that they read in 2020 as well as links to the catalog and/or eZone so you can check them out yourself.
If you want some more reading recommendations, check out our Staff...
Posted by BHanley on Thu, Dec 10
Tea & Book Chat: Virtual Book Discussion was held on Monday, December 7. There were 8 titles recommended by readers. Go to the catalog or visit eZone to find a copy of available titles.
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Malorie by Josh Malerman
Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride
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Posted by SEgan on Fri, Dec 04
If you are in the mood for an immersive book you can dive into, multigenerational family sagas are a great option. These stories allow you to get to know a character and their descendants over several decades and across the world, with a focus on how time changes us and shapes our experiences. The people we want to become aren’t necessarily the people we are, and generational books do an excellent job helping us understand that gap and seeing where we come from.
Interested in checking out some...
Posted by SEgan on Tue, Nov 17
Do you ever want a book you can curl up with and enjoy a hot cup or coffee or tea (or wine, we aren't judging) and escape into a story filled with small town charm, quirky characters, and mysterious occurances? Look no further than these cozy mysteries!
If you have never read a cozy mystery before, you are in for a treat! Cozy mysteries, or "cozies," are a crime fiction subgenre for the more faint of heart. You won't find any gory details or sordid affairs here! Instead you will be greeted...
Posted by BHanley on Thu, Nov 05
Tea & Book Chat: Virtual Book Discussion was held on Monday, November 2. There were 8 titles recommended by readers. Go to the catalog or visit eZone to find a copy of available titles.
The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (audiobook recommended)
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith (audiobook recommended)
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Posted by SEgan on Mon, Oct 26
Set in 1950s Mexico, Mexican Gothic follows Noemí Taboada, a young anthropology student who, after receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin, Catalina, begging Noemí to save her from some impending doom, travels to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside where Catalina cousin lives with her husband and his family.
High Place is home to the Doyle family - Howard, the old and imposing patriarch of the family, Florence, the unwelcoming woman-of-the-house, Virgil...
Posted by BHanley on Mon, Oct 26
What better book to pick up for the spooky October season than Home Before Dark by Riley Sager? Maggie Holt’s father has recently died and left her a surprise in his will: Baneberry Hall. Maggie is shocked as she thought the home had been sold years ago, especially after her family’s harrowing and supernatural experience living there. Her family’s time was documented in her father’s fictional book titled, House of Horrors, and this book and the house has dogged Maggie all her...
