If you're hooked on "Copper" (Sunday nights, BBC America) which takes place in New York during the last years of the Civil War, the book, Paradise Alley by Kevin Baker, was very interesting and takes place in the same period of time.
An earlier Baker book, Dreamland, was very good also.
A book blog for Northwoods readers because there's always more to say . . .
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Favorite Sites To Find New Books
Here's the beginning of a list with some of my favorite new book sites to try. "Try" is the definitive word. One of the most pleasant aspects of growing older is giving yourself permission to put a book down if you don't like it. You can also give yourself permission to read something fluffy and light.
Publishers Weekly -- http://www.publishersweekly.com/ Probably one of the most varied sites with a weekly list of new books, best books of the year, bestsellers, reviews & news. You can sign up for a weekly newsletter so you never forget to check.
The Millions -- http://www.themillions.com/ Another good site for books plus links to other interesting sites.
I think I found The Vault blog -- http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault.html -- on this site. The Vault shows scans of old, interesting items along with an explanation. For instance, on July 11, the blog author showed a picture from the National Archives of a flying saucer. In the '50's the Air Force had contracted with a Canadian firm to make a flying saucer.
idreambooks -- http://idreambooks.com/ All kinds of books reviewed by both critics and readers.
Book Release Calendar -- http://www.fictfact.com/BookReleaseCalendar.aspx -- This site lists the number of books released by day. If you click on the number, you'll see a list. Not much information but, if you like to track a certain author or series, you can do that.
Book Page -- http://bookpage.com/ -- You may have Book Page at your local library. The website gives a lot of good ideas for books to read just like the print edition.
Publishers Weekly -- http://www.publishersweekly.com/ Probably one of the most varied sites with a weekly list of new books, best books of the year, bestsellers, reviews & news. You can sign up for a weekly newsletter so you never forget to check.
The Millions -- http://www.themillions.com/ Another good site for books plus links to other interesting sites.
I think I found The Vault blog -- http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault.html -- on this site. The Vault shows scans of old, interesting items along with an explanation. For instance, on July 11, the blog author showed a picture from the National Archives of a flying saucer. In the '50's the Air Force had contracted with a Canadian firm to make a flying saucer.
idreambooks -- http://idreambooks.com/ All kinds of books reviewed by both critics and readers.
Book Release Calendar -- http://www.fictfact.com/BookReleaseCalendar.aspx -- This site lists the number of books released by day. If you click on the number, you'll see a list. Not much information but, if you like to track a certain author or series, you can do that.
Book Page -- http://bookpage.com/ -- You may have Book Page at your local library. The website gives a lot of good ideas for books to read just like the print edition.
Hold Shelf #1
If you're like me and like to keep a list of potential books to read, both the WPLC digital book site and the Merlin site allow you to make and keep wish lists. The WPLC site is particularly nice because you can tell when looking at your wish list if the book is available or not.
Here's a list from yesterday. Books I've read have an asterisk by my comment.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Oprah's first choice for her new book club. Non-fiction memoir of author hiking Pacific Crest Trail.
Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. "Snowgirl" changes into a real girl -- or does she? Carm says its a beautiful depiction of Alaska and of love for a child and for one another.
*Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry -- Rachel Joyce. This is one I started. Harold writes a note to a sick friend. He is convinced that as long as he is walking to deliver the note, the friend will continue living.
*Me Before You -- JoJo Moyes & *Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving -- Jonathan Evison. Have read and really liked both of these books. I've combined them on the list because the basic stories are similar. Both are about a character with a disability and a caregivers. In Me Before You, the main character had been a wild risk taker until an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. His caregiver is a young woman from a lower economic class who makes it her job to show him life is still worth living.
*The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving is about a man, Ben, who's lost everything and who signs up for a night course in caregiving just to get back into the work force. His patient is Trevor, a teenage boy in an advanced stage of muscular dystrophy. Ben helps Trevor focus on not what he can't do but on what he can do. Parts of this book are just so funny. I particularly liked Trevor's dad.
The End of Your Life Book Club -- Will Schwalbe. Non-fiction memoir of son and mother discussing books as she undergoes cancer treatment.
A few other books we talked about yesterday -- Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini; The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin; The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown and The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg.
Here's a list from yesterday. Books I've read have an asterisk by my comment.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed. Oprah's first choice for her new book club. Non-fiction memoir of author hiking Pacific Crest Trail.
Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. "Snowgirl" changes into a real girl -- or does she? Carm says its a beautiful depiction of Alaska and of love for a child and for one another.
*Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry -- Rachel Joyce. This is one I started. Harold writes a note to a sick friend. He is convinced that as long as he is walking to deliver the note, the friend will continue living.
*Me Before You -- JoJo Moyes & *Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving -- Jonathan Evison. Have read and really liked both of these books. I've combined them on the list because the basic stories are similar. Both are about a character with a disability and a caregivers. In Me Before You, the main character had been a wild risk taker until an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. His caregiver is a young woman from a lower economic class who makes it her job to show him life is still worth living.
*The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving is about a man, Ben, who's lost everything and who signs up for a night course in caregiving just to get back into the work force. His patient is Trevor, a teenage boy in an advanced stage of muscular dystrophy. Ben helps Trevor focus on not what he can't do but on what he can do. Parts of this book are just so funny. I particularly liked Trevor's dad.
The End of Your Life Book Club -- Will Schwalbe. Non-fiction memoir of son and mother discussing books as she undergoes cancer treatment.
A few other books we talked about yesterday -- Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini; The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin; The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown and The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg.
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