A Series Of (Un)Fortunate Reviews

This is the last post for the Staff Picks of 2016, and this week Miss Cherrie shares her favorite reads from the past year.  It's about a month into 2017, and we're already reading here at the library (who are we kidding?  We never stop reading here!).   Ms. Angie and the rest of the staff can't wait for the great books, movies, and music the rest of the year will bring! Miss Cherrie's two favorite books from 2016 are: The Girl in the Garden by Kamala Nair Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

This week it's time for Miss Cherrie's picks of reads from 2015.  Miss Cherrie has declared 2015 her year of non-fiction books, so this list is heavy on the non-fiction with a few fiction titles thrown in for good measure! In no particular order, Miss Cherrie's picks are... Non-fiction Titles Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew--Three Women Search for Understanding by Ranya Idliby and Suzanne Oliver The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard The Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Medicine, Madness, and The Murder of a President by Candice Millard Fiction Titles The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant The Storied Life of A. V. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr --Pos...