- August 22, 2024
A work of historical fiction that poses the question, “what if witches were real and supported women’s right to vote?” It’s set in “New Salem”, MA and follows the story of three sisters navigating the beginning of the suffragette movement while also hiding their witchcraft from the world at large. I love the author’s use ...
Read more… - August 15, 2024
This fantasy includes dragons, a dragon catcher/exterminator, a magical villain, and a prince and princess who are not like what we usually see in fairy tales. While there is lots of humor, there is also some sadness, but the events around that are part of the characters’ growth. That character growth is what I enjoyed ...
Read more… - August 8, 2024
Books on Tap is a book club for people who don’t want to be told what to read. We meet the third Thursday of the month at 6pm a rotating location of local breweries and pubs to talk about all things books. Below is a list of (almost) all the books we talked about.
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Read more… - July 31, 2024
I just finished reading Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty, and I have to say, it’s one of the most eye-opening books I’ve come across. This collection of short stories weaves together the lives of indigenous people growing up on a reservation in Maine, and it hits hard. Talty doesn’t shy away from showing ...
Read more… - July 24, 2024
It’s hot! Here’s what PFL Staffers have been reading to beat the heat.
All titles with links are owned by PFL and can be placed on hold!
I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle
“An unconventional fairy tale.”
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
“A fun read, especially for fans of Indiana Jones and ...
Read more… - July 19, 2024
In the not too distant future, a civil servant in the UK is offered a complicated, top secret job. The British government has recently figured out time travel, and are gathering people from different moments throughout history and bringing them to the present to see what happens. The government chooses only people who would have ...
Read more… - July 10, 2024
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World by Kathryn Hughes
Before there were cat memes, there was Louis Wain. The British illustrator was the Victorian era’s foremost feline portraitist, famed for his drawings of goggle-eyed cats and kittens partaking in such genteel pastimes as playing cricket, Christmas caroling, tea-partying in the garden, and ...
Read more… - June 29, 2024
Twenty two year old Violet is fresh out of prison from a drunk driving accident that killed a local kindergarten teacher, alone in a city where she knows no one. Middle aged Harriet, who runs the book group in the women’s prison that housed Violet, is about to watch the last of her children leave ...
Read more… - June 21, 2024
Books on Tap is a book club for people who don’t want to be told what to read. We meet the third Thursday of the month at 6pm a rotating location of local breweries and pubs to talk about all things books. Below is a list of (almost) all the books we talked about.
The next ...
Read more… - June 5, 2024
Greta and Valdin Vladislavljevic (pronunciation guide included, and often) are Māori-Russian-Catalonian adult siblings who share in apartment in Auckland, New Zealand, not far from the rest of their family. As the book begins, they are not doing well. As the book continues, things only get worse.
Valdin, the host of a travel show who suffers from ...
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