Thanks to on-demand services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, binge watching television series (X-Files is my current binge) has become a cultural phenomenon. Immersing yourself within the world of your favorite characters for hours and days at a time is the ultimate form of escapism. Of course, this is nothing really new to book lovers. The hazards of book binging […]
Looking for a good book club read? Here’s what our book clubs have been busy reading this month. Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian. Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 @ Harnish Start Time: 7:00 PMLiving in an igloo of ice and trash bags half a year after a cataclysmic nuclear disaster, Emily, convinced that she will be hated […]
Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates […]
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson“Fans of Simonson’s Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand have reason to rejoice. She has created another engaging novel full of winsome characters, this time set during the summer before the outbreak of World War I. Follow the story of headstrong, independent Beatrice Nash and kind but stuffy surgeon-in-training Hugh Grange along with his formidable […]
