THIS WEEK IN JANUARY

1. Wednesday Jan 22 ANN NAPOLITANO, AUTHOR OF DEAR EDWARD, TO VISIT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22; 7 PM ANN NAPOLITANO will introduce her stunning new novel, Dear Edward. In it we meet 12-year-old Edward Adler and his brother and parents, along with 183 other passengers, who are on a plane going from Newark...

HOT BOOKS

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  THE BODY by Bill Bryson After reading this book, you will be amazed at YOU! Bryson skillfully, and with his signature humor, invites you to realize the magnificence of your body. We tend to take it for granted and simply expect it to perform flawlessly for us. But after absorbing the information in this book, the reader can’t help but be in awe and appreciation of its design.

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  BECOMING MRS. LEWIS by Patti Callahan If you are a devotee of the writings of C. S. Lewis, you will be enchanted with this story of poet and writer Joy Davidman and her unintended and surprising relationship with Lewis. Much to their astonishment (especially his!), their meeting turned into a blissful love story which ultimately led Joy to “becoming Mrs. Lewis.”

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  EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER by Linda Holmes When young, recently widowed Evvie Drake rents a room in her home to help with expenses, an unlikely series of events starts. The person who comes to rent the space is a depressed Major League baseball player who is in a slump and concerned his sport career is over. It is fun to watch a remarkable transformation that takes place in both of them. The story is a funny, upbeat look at how two “broken” people can help each other find meaning, hope, and happiness again.

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  THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes This story is rooted in depression-era Kentucky history when brave, unconventional, and dedicated women known at the Pack Horse Librarians mounted horses and, often in treacherous conditions, took books to people isolated in the hills who had no other access to book knowledge. The program was known as Eleanor Roosevelt’s traveling library initiative.
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