Category: Audiobooks
Short Stories Might Be Just What You Need
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/04/16/short-stories-might-be-just-what-you-need/
Finding it a little hard to concentrate? Now might be a great time to read or listen to short stories while you’re staying home and staying safe. Here are a few suggestions that you can download from Overdrive with your Fairfield Public Library card....
Humorous Fiction-Digital Downloads
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/03/26/humorous-fiction-digital-downloads/
Looking for some humorous fiction to read or listen to while you’re staying home and staying safe? Here are a few suggestions that you can download from Overdrive with your Fairfield Public Library card. CLASS MOM By Laurie Gelman “Gelman’s debut is a literary...
Cozy Mysteries-Digital Downloads
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/03/24/cozy-mysteries/
Looking for a cozy mystery to read or listen to while you’re staying home and staying safe? Here are a few suggestions that you can download from Overdrive with your Fairfield Public Library card. MURDER CUTS THE MUSTARD By Jessica Ellicott “Witty prose, distinctive...
Staff picks For October
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2019/10/21/staff-picks-for-october-2/
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger Four families have been friends since infant swim class. Flash forward 10 years to when a magnet school opens for the gifted. The gloves are off as they try to outmaneuver each other to get their kids in...
The Silent Patient
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2019/04/24/the-silent-patient/
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Artist Alicia Berenson is accused of brutally shooting her husband, however, she will not speak, not even to defend herself. Her only voice is through her last painting which holds the key to this mystery and reveals a...
Staff Picks For March
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2018/03/01/staff-picks-for-march/
We have some great recommendations for reading and listening from the Library staff! Here are some of our favorites for March. Killer Choice by Tom Hunt His wife is sick. He needs $200,000 to save her. A mysterious man offers to give him the...
The Swerve
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/07/27/the-swerve/
Title: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern Author: Stephen Greenblatt (narrated by Edoardo Ballerini) Publisher: WW Norton, 2012 Summary/Review: Stephen Greenblatt (Ph.D. Yale) is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and is a historian. His most recent book ,winner of the 2012...
My Mother Was Nuts
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/03/27/my-mother-was-nuts/
Title: My Mother Was Nuts: A Memoir Author: Penny Marshall Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2012 Summary/Review: Penny Marshall reminisces about growing up in the Bronx, where she spent most of her time in her mother’s dance studio. She talks about her accidental introduction into acting...
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/05/19/the-life-and-times-of-the-thunderbolt-kid/
Title: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Author: Bill Bryson Summary: This book is ideal for any baby boomer who remembers their childhood fondly. No heart-wrenching drama here. The reader needs to have a good sense of humor and delight in the...