August 2009

  • Staff Favorites: Novel suggestions for August nights

    The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz Andrew Danner is a well-respected mystery writer who one morning wakes up after brain surgery with no memory of having a tumor and no idea why he is being charged with murder. All the evidence points to his guilt, so he reluctantly agrees to plead guilty by reason of… Continue reading

  • My phone leads me to the perfect book

    Here’s a text message I received: The gardens of Frank Lloyd Wright Central (206-386-4636) Level 3 New Book Shelf / Living Room call #:712.6092 S9319F 2009 May I just say that I LOVE this? (Except for the part with “gardens” not being capitalized; otherwise, it’s 100 percent love.) Here’s how my phone led me to… Continue reading

  • Latin Dancing in Seattle, Baile Latino en Seattle!

    It’s August but autumn is right around the corner – yes?! – so keep your dancing feet warm by learning some salsa, cha cha, bachata, and merengue dance in Seattle! There is a surprising number of options for Latin dancing in the Northwest, and Latin dance is one of the most accessible partner dances around.… Continue reading

  • Even More Summer Staff Favorites for Children

    Gully’s Travels, by Tor Seidler J SEIDLER Gully lives a happy life of luxury, residing in Manhattan and travelling to Paris with his professor. Everything changes when his master rejects him and he is forced to live a simpler life-style with a happy-go-lucky family. Gully tries to solve the riddle of why he was abandoned… Continue reading

  • Icy cold reads spotted at Greenwood Branch

    Novels and poetry pictured above: The Cold Moon: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jefffrey Deaver Cold Day in July by Stella Cameron Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie by Maya Angelou A Cold Touch of Ice: A Mamur Zapt Mystery by Michael Pearce Ice Age by Brian Freemantle Tahoe Ice Grave by Todd Borg… Continue reading

  • Books that Seem Made for Each Other

    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safer Foer and A History of Love  by Nicole Krauss were published in 2005 within a few months of each other. After listening to each novel recently on my commute to work, I was struck by the similarities.  Both novels incorporate aspects  of “magical realism,” depict a quest by… Continue reading