Groton Public Library’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2014)

Groton Public Library’s comments from the Groton Public Library Readers' Corner group.

Julie A. recommends:
• The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
• My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
"If you were alive, you'll remember it was a historic summer in many ways, and this family is touched by it all." —Julia S.

News of the World by Paulette Jiles
"Excellent! Shorter, faster book. And I loved learning about Texas—one state I've never been to." —Julia S.

Diane H. recommends:
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• Sweetshop of Dreams: A Novel with Recipes by Jenny Colgan
• The Institute by Stephen King
• Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
• Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
• Where Have All the Boys Gone? by Jenny Colgan
• What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
• No Fixed Line by Dana Stabenow

Join us at the Library on Tuesday, February 11, for a discussion of Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield.

On a dark midwinter’s night, the lifeless body of a small child is carried into an ancient inn on the river Thames. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath, and returns to life. Three families are keen to claim her, but the return of a lost child is not without complications. A glorious tapestry of a book that combines folklore and science, magic and myth.

Copies of the book are available at the Library.

• Publisher's book description
• Kirkus Review

The Library is hosting its first annual Adult Winter Reading Program in 2020! Winter Reading encourages busy adults to delight in the joy of books during the dark months of winter. Starting this week, participants ages 18 and older can pick up our reading log at the Library.

Read and record books over the eight weeks of the program. For each book recorded, up to eight, you will earn a raffle ticket that can be entered into a drawing for the prize bag of your choice. Return your reading log and receive your raffle tickets between March 1-7. Drawings will be held on March 9.

Participants are encouraged to write a brief book review to share on Facebook and Goodreads or post a picture of the book with the hashtag #gplwinterread2020. This program is sponsored by the Circle of Friends.

Are you gifting books this holiday season? Let us know your top picks to give to friends and family this year.

Join us on Tuesday, January 14 for a discussion of News of the World by Paulette Jiles.

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.

A National Book Award Finalist—Fiction

Winter Reading Program
MON., JAN. 6 – SAT., FEB. 29

Does the colder weather have you feeling the winter blues? Then join us in our first ever Winter Reading Program! Starting on Monday, January 6, adults can pick up one of our designated reading logs. Submit your logs after February 29 for a chance to win some cool prizes.

More information to follow!