Atascocita Library Advanced Copy

Welcome to 2023!  Great programs are happening this January.  This episode sees the return of the mystery book quotes and the introduction of a new segment called "What's My Read?"

Books Mentioned:

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

 

History learned through body parts?  PJ talks about A history of the world through body parts : the stories behind the organs, appendages, digits, and the like attached to (or detached from) famous bodies by Kathryn Petras.   

Bonnie shares both a festive read and a grim one: The twelve topsy-turvy, very messy days of Christmas by Ted Safran and James Patterson; The investigator; Letty Davenport novel by John Sandford.

Staff made their predictions for 2022 -- how did they do?  They're thinking about 2023 now, and PJ shares the latest excitement from the World Cup!

It's Reader's Choice month!  PJ and Bonnie discuss some of their latest reads -- and what happens to good books when they are turned into movies.

 

Books:

The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

Books by Clive Cussler or written by other authors with his characters

 

PJ and Daniel have some gift giving ideas for the readers you know.  It's also National Family Stories month!  Family is how you define it, and throughout human civilization, connections are built on the stories we share.

 

Gift Books Recommended:

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy

We don't eat our classmates! and We Will Rock our Classmates by Ryan Higgins 
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Still Life by Louis Penny
The Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
Six Frigates by Ian toll
Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum by Richard Fortey
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic
No Judgements by Meg Cabot
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus