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All Booked Up
Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers
January 2024
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Windsor Public Library, along with Interval House, will host a book discussion of Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris. Copies of this book will be behind the Lending Desk one month before this book discussion. Registration Suggested. To register or any questions, please call the Reference Desk at 860-285-1918. | |
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"January, The first month of the year, A perfect time to start all over again, Changing energies and deserting old moods, New beginnings, new attitudes."
-Charmaine J Forde
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Coming to a bookshelf near you!
(click on the cover to place your hold today)
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The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
The book, The Orchid Thief, which we have on Hoopla, became a movie, Adaptation (DVD), in 2002. The film is based on the book, which is based on an article author Susan Orlean wrote for The New Yorker. Yes, the book is actually about a flower, but it is so much more than that. With themes of passion, obsession, lust, and criminal justice, The Orchid Thief hits so many elements of the human condition with panache and originality. It’s the sort of engrossing beach read you’ll get sucked into and be hard-pressed to put down. The movie, appropriately called Adaptation, is easily one of the best books made into movies—not only is it inspired by the book, but it also uses the original book in its plot. Featuring star performances from Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Nicolas Cage.
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Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America (Young Adult Adaptation) by Candacy Taylor
Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn’t eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, department stores, gas stations, recreational destinations, and other businesses that were safe for Black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and the stories from those who took a stand against racial segregation are recorded and celebrated.
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Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
Oh, for a well-written romance! One with well-developed characters, not simply black-and-white heroine/villain types. One that shows, and doesn't tell. Each book in Julie Anne Long's Palace of Rogues series fits that description. While waiting for the next in that series, I tried Evie Dunmore's Bringing Down the Duke, and loved it. Dunmore is another highly skilled romance writer who makes you care about her characters without relying on tired tropes, or anyway only a little (the Duke needs a blueblooded wife; the heroine is only a vicar's daughter).
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One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
It was supposed to be the perfect weekend away. Six very different women travel to a sun-soaked Greek island for a bachelorette trip, to celebrate Lexi’s upcoming wedding. From the glorious ocean views to the quaint tavernas and whitewashed streets, the vacation seems too good to be true. But dangerous undercurrents run beneath the sunset swims and midnight cocktails – because each of the women is hiding a secret. Someone is determined to make sure that Lexi’s marriage never happens – and that one of them doesn’t leave the island alive.Gripping, twisty, and full of sun-soaked suspense, this timely thriller examines the joys of female friendship…as well as the deadly consequences when a relationship goes wrong.
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain. A life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family.
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams
Mark Adams has spent his career editing adventure and travel magazines, so his plan to investigate the allegations against Bingham, who is accused of smuggling priceless artificats from Machu Picchu, by retracing the explorer's perilous path isn't completely far- fetched, even if it does require him to sleep in a tent for the first time. With a crusty, antisocial Australian survivalist and several Quechua-speaking, coca-chewing mule tenders as his guides, Adams takes readers through some of the most gorgeous and historic landscapes in Peru, from the ancient Inca capital of Cusco to the enigmatic ruins of Vitcos and Vilcabamba. Along the way he finds a still-undiscovered country populated with brilliant and eccentric characters, as well as an answer to the question that has nagged scientists since Hiram Bingham's time: Just what was Machu Picchu?
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Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman
By the time Blair Braverman was eighteen, she had left her home in California, moved to arctic Norway to learn to drive sled dogs, and found work as a tour guide on a glacier in Alaska. Determined to carve out a life as a “tough girl”—a young woman who confronts danger without apology—she slowly developed the strength and resilience the landscape demanded of her. By turns funny and sobering, bold and tender, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube brilliantly recounts Braverman’s adventures in Norway and Alaska.
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