by: Aldous Huxley Goodreads description: Aldous Huxley’s profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius […]
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Listen for the Lie
by: Amy Tintera Goodreads description: What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn’t matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls […]
Table for Two
by: Amor Towles Goodreads description: The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything […]
Wolf at the Table
by: Adam Rapp Goodreads description: The Corrections meets We Need to Talk About Kevin in this harrowing multigenerational saga about a family harboring a serial killer in their midst, from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award finalist playwright Adam Rapp. As late summer 1951 descends on Elmira, New York, Myra Larkin, thirteen, the oldest child […]
July 2024 Tidbit
What is the meaning of Tidbit? According to the Oxford English Dictionary: Our two favorite things! And not to be forgotten…. Nabisco- Please bring them back!!! We look forward to bringing you more tidbits in the future.
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A Bakery in Paris
by: Aimee K Runyan Goodreads Description: From the author of The School for German Brides, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post-World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family, generations apart, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of […]
The Lioness of Boston
by: Emily Franklin Goodreads Description: A deeply evocative novel of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself. By the time Isabella Stewart Gardner opened her Italian palazzo-style home as a museum in 1903 to showcase her collection of […]
The Princess of Las Vegas
by: Chris Bohjalian Goodreads Description: A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip. Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by […]
May 2024 Tidbit:
Helen says: May is a doozy for me. Have you watched the Holderness family spoof on Maycember and the end of the school year? I really identify with it. Click here to watch. Have you watched Baby Reindeer on Netflix? It is so crazy and creepy. I can’t say that I suggest it, but I […]
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