Tag: 2014 Releases
Queen of the Tearling
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/09/10/queen-of-the-tearling/
Title: The Queen of the Tearling Author: Erika Johansen Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014 Summary / Review: On Kelsea’s 19th birthday, nine of the Queen’s Guard arrive at the remote cottage that has been her home to escort her to New London and her new life as Queen of...
The life-changing magic of tidying up
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/08/06/the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up/
Title: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up. The Japanese art of decluttering and organizing. Author: Marie Kondo Publisher: Ten Speed Press, October 2014 Summary/Review: As a librarian at Fairfield Public Library I was intrigued by the high number of “holds” on this book. I...
Man Called Ove
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/06/18/man-called-ove/
Title: A Man Called Ove Author: Fredrik Backman Publisher: Atria Books, 2014/Dreamscape Media, LLC. (audiobook), 2014 Summary/Review: Ove is not someone you want to cross paths with. He is an older man, set in his ways, and not afraid to tell people what he...
Paying Guests
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/02/26/paying-guests/
Title: The Paying Guests Author: Sarah Waters Publisher: Riverhead Books, September 2014 Summary/Review: I have never read the fiction of Sarah Waters before, but I am happy to have now read The Paying Guests. She writes beautifully – creating characters that you can...
Jerry Lee Lewis
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/02/12/jerry-lee-lewis/
Title : Jerry Lee Lewis : His Own Story Author : Rick Bragg Publisher : HarperCollins, Oct. 2014 Summary / Review : Rick Bragg listened to Jerry Lee’s stories for over two years and then wrote about his life like a he was a...
Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor…
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/01/15/breaking-in-the-rise-of-sonia-sotomayor/
Title: Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice Author: Joan Biskupic Summary/Review: The most interesting thing about this book is the direction the author chose in describing the selection and Senate approval of Justice Sotomayor. She describes in wonderful...
BEST BOOKS OF 2014
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/12/04/best-books-of-2014/
Next week, we’ll bring you the FPL Staff Picks for 2014! But if you’d like to get a head-start on your holiday shopping, here are some other published “Best of” Lists! All of them will open in a new tab, to make it nice...
I am Pilgrim
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/11/16/i-am-pilgrim/
Title: I Am Pilgrim Author: Terry Hayes Publisher: Atria, 2014 Summary/Review: I am always amazed at the detail and intrigue which the great thriller-writers create for our entertainment. This novel, about a premiere field agent who races against time and the evil guile of...
The Painter
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/11/09/the-painter/
Title: The Painter Author: Peter Heller Publisher: Knopf, May 2014 Summary/Review: Peter Heller’s second novel is a huge departure from his stunning post-apocalyptic debut, The Dog Stars. From Good Reads, “Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot...
Cabinet of Curiosities
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/11/01/cabinet-of-curiosities/
Title: Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister Authors: Stefan Bachmann, Emma Trevayne, Katherine Catmull, & Claire Legrand Published: Greenwillow Books, 2014 Summary/Review: This book of short stories is presented by four outstanding children’s/YA authors. Asked to collect their most horrifying stories, the...