@ Your Library
I am having trouble remembering to keep up with the reading challenge in the column. I’ve done pretty good creating a slide and posting on it on social media, but then I forget to write about the titles here. The next two weeks I’ll be catching up again. Today I’ll share books that have the main character’s name in the title. This is an easy one to find, so if none of the titles below grab you, swing into the library or take a look at your own bookshelves and you can probably find something quickly and easily.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde had a rough start as a novella and was often censored in its early years. Now many experts believe it is his best work and definitely his most well-known. Another classic is Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. If you haven’t read this title, or haven’t read it for years, it is time. This is a gorgeous novel that stands the test of time.
Historical fiction title Circe by Madeline Miller is the story of the sun god Helios’ daughter. Is it really historical fiction, did she really exist? The difference being that in this novel of Greek mythology is told from the female’s point of view with beautiful and accurate depictions of ancient Greek life.
Several very popular authors have books that fit in this category. A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman and Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Humorous mysteries are popular and Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto fits that bill. Stuart Turton has written a thrilling locked-room mystery in The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Carrie Sot is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid follows a woman attempting an athletic comeback.
The library is slowly adding to our Library of Things. We have added some additional baby kits with some easy puzzles and matching games. We just added a blood pressure kit. We are working on adding a learn to solder kit and a simple woodworking kit with cool items to make and gift. Using our hands and minds together is great for building skills, but also just having fun. Put down that phone, turn off the TV and computer and do something. Make something. It doesn’t have to be good, hobbies should be enjoyed for enjoyment’s sake, not perfection. Grab a friend or family member and learn to do something new in August. We also have woodburning, quilling, sewing, and metal stamping kits. And lots of books to learn lots of other hobbies from learning to play a harmonica, to watercolor painting to podcasting (and we have a recording studio, to help you get started, no additional equipment needed.)
Don’t be a stranger to the library. We like repeat visits. We like getting to know your favorite authors, favorite genres as well as what didn’t work and what you don’t want to listen to while driving.