[3] Colonial Massachusetts was not an easy place to survive. Strained relations with the native peoples, smallpox outbreaks, and barbaric wolves (of both the four-legged and two-legged, human varieties) devoured all who showed weakness in mind, body, or spirit. But in Kathleen Kent’s The Wolves of Andover [4], the most treacherous forces in 17th century America were often unseen.
[6] In a parallel universe where literature is pop culture and the lines between fiction and reality blur, a master criminal runs amuck in the pages of Jane Eyre, and literary detective Thursday Next is on the case. So goes The Eyre Affair [7] by Jasper Fforde, librarian Diana Hyle’s pick for the 2011 Adult Winter Reading Program [8]. Click “Read more” to watch the video.
[10] Whatever happened to English magic? That question’s at the heart of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, a Suggested Reading in the 2011 Adult Winter Reading Program [8] at the Kansas City Public Library. In the first in a series of videos highlighting books that fit the program’s Altered States theme, we talked with librarian Katie Mediatore Stover about this tale of magicians in 19th century England.
[12] It's always encouraging to come across an inspirational book that discusses human relationships in relation to biblical perspectives. God Will Make a Way is one of the rare books that combine biblical wisdom, psychology, and practical suggestions on how to develop and improve relationships.
[14] When January rolls around, I’m often tired already of winter. And, by then, it has dawned on me that there’s a long hard time ahead before spring. Wanting something to read that fit that spirit of desperation (with a determination to see it through), I decided it was the right time to read a Russian novel. Nothing says "heroic determination in difficult circumstances" like a long Russian novel.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-wolves-andover
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Kathleen+Kent%22+title:%22wolves+of+andover%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-wolves-andover#comments
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/new-winter-reading-video-librarian-diana-hyle-eyre-affair
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=eyre%20affair
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/reading2011
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11869#comment-form
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/new-winter-reading-video-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11834#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/inspirational-book-review-god-will-make-way
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/inspirational-book-review-god-will-make-way#comments
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/classics-reviewed-doctor-zhivago
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11783#comment-form
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=44
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=41
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=42
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=43
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=46
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=47
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=48
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=49
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=50
