On the Bookshelf
In the Spotlight
Protect Your Furry Friend – Anahata Graceland, the esteemed creator of the Royal Frenchel bulldog breed and founder of idDOG™, has released a new, insightful book titled “Dog Safety Guide for Your Home: The Unthinkable Emergency Happens Every Day.”
National Sherlock Holmes Day – Sherlock Holmes Day is an annual celebration, marked on the birthday of its creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on May 22.
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea– Dog Man, Dav Pilkey’s global phenomenon with more than 60 million copies in print to date, is back with a new book, hit musical, free comics, and more.
Douglas Adams’ London – From Shepherds Bush to Highgate, the map leads tourists along the streets that Adams knew and cared about.
2023 Gotham Book Prize – The Gotham Book Prize, an annual award first created in the early months of the pandemic to encourage and honor writing about New York City, announced eleven finalists for the 2023 prize.
Highlights for Children Kindness Collection – Expertly crafted to nurture your child’s empathy and compassion, these five new storybooks and social-emotional learning activities encourage kids to grow into their best selves: Curious, Creative, Caring, and Confident.
All the Right Reasons – Best-selling author Kevin Guest shares seven ways that music positively influences.
Five Book Titles Earn National Parenting Seal of Approval – The five book titles from Highlights for Children are all designed to stretch a child’s imagination and encourage screen-free fun and are available now at Highlights.com.
A Thrilling Collaboration – James Patterson and Michael Crichton, two of the bestselling writers in history with combined global sales of more than 675 million copies, have come together to coauthor an untitled novel about a mega-eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano that can destroy not just the island but the entire world.
The Dark Queen of Donegal – The Irish queen Iníon Dubh, often Americanized as Ineen Dubh, has been an often-overlooked historical figure who was nonetheless integral to 16th century politics and even to how Ireland looks today. Author and historian Mary Pat Ferron Canes, along with O’Donnell Clan descendant JR Foley, has set out to tell the story of Ineen Dubh in the fictionalization of her life.
Dean Stott “Relentless” – The extraordinary true story of Tier One British Special Forces soldier, adventurer, and world-record breaker, Dean Stott, is now available
Amazon Books Editors Announce 2022’s Best Books of the Year – Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow named best book of 2022.
Take A Hike – Featuring 50 stories of incredible hiking routes in North and South America, spanning Greenland to Chile, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the Americas will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot.
Ralph Lauren’s Polo Shirt – Icon Celebrated in New Collector’s Book Ralph Lauren’s Polo Shirt from Rizzoli International.
“Your Forever Dog” – Your Forever Dog” is a story of relationships filled with mistrust and doubt, friendship and betrayal, and the power of love. It’s about choosing to overcome the past and step forward into the future. It’s the story of how it feels when someone loves you.
The Lost Art of Dating & Your Soulmate Awaits – Do you dread another Friday night alone? Are you afraid you’ll never find The One? Do you think all the good ones are taken?
2022 Gotham Book Prize – Annual Gotham Book Prize is awarded to the best book set in or about New York City each year.
When the Nest Never Empties – When The Nest Never Empties is a practical, concise handbook for parents when their adult children return home or when their elderly parents can no longer live alone.
Children
Stefania’s Favorite Princess Books – My granddaughter and I enjoy reading these classic stories over and over again.
What They Don’t See: A Little Girl’s Moment of Honesty – Author Ashley M. Paul releases a tender story that helps to bring awareness and healing to a young girl witnessing constant domestic quarreling.
Goodnight Construction Site – With my grandson’s second birthday approaching I have been on the lookout for a gift that will appeal to both his enjoyment of books and trucks, tractors, and vehicles.
Hobbies & Pastimes
100 Of the Worst Ideas In History – The book that celebrates Stinkin Thinkin is now an audiobook!
Books Glorious Books – “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.”
Four Fun Books for Star Wars Fans – This fun collection for Chronicle Books will please every Star Wars enthusiast!
City Walks London – 50 individual walks are presented in this travel-friendly cards. Starting at Picadilly the walks spiral out along the north to the Thames River from west to east, then head back along the river’s south bank into London’s south-west. From here we travel to Notting Hill and North to East London.
The Henry Bagwell Story – The Henry Bagwell Story is the first biography of an early English settler on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda on his way to the Jamestown Colony in 1609. An English author, writing her first book, compiled his story from historical archives in Virginia and Devon, England.
Judy Bolton Mysteries – The series of mystery books for teens and young people is the longest-lasting juvenile book series written by a single author.
Collecting Girls’ Series Books – Girls’ Series Books are sets of books where more than a single volume featuring the same characters. Created to appeal to tweens and teens, ages ten to fifteen years, the books contain at least two volumes. Some series have more than 100 volumes!
True Blood Drinks & Bites – Get ready for some southern goodness, True Blood Drinks & Bites includes forty-five True Blood themed recipes. Bring the goodness of Bon Temps drinks and home cooking into your own kitchen with this slick cookbook inspired by the popular HBO television series.
True Blood – Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps – We all know that it isn’t a party without a menu. True Blood Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps provides 85 recipes for authentic bayou fare!
Family & Parenting
True Crime
Becoming Einstein’s Teacher: Awakening the Genius In Your Students – Becoming Einstein’s Teacher will help teachers, parents, and students understand how to tap this one thing all students that enables have that enables lifelong learning without extra-curriculum, new technology, more hours in class, or endless homework at night.
Gift Books for Grandparents – Which grandparent doesn’t treasure the often unexpected words of wisdom, humorous sayings, and words of love between themselves and the grandchildren?
Homicide At Rough Point – Emmy-winning investigative reporter proves that Doris Duke, the richest woman in America, got away with murder.
Found – Michelle Corrao shares the details of her abduction and rescue in Found as a lifeline for other trauma survivors to seek help, find hope and, ultimately, heal. A confident, professional woman violently assaulted and hidden in the trunk of her own car, Michelle was found by an off-duty police officer and given a second chance at life.
Homeschool Like an Expert – There’s a lot more that goes into homeschooling than setting a laptop or textbook on the table and saying ‘go for it.’ “Homeschool Like an Expert” helps families successfully navigate this new way to learn, whatever their unique family situation may be.
Love & Relationships
Pets
Be the Soulmate You Want to Attract – The Soul Mate Coach shares how she changed her dating approach and attracted her husband overnight!
Blessed To Be Your Dog– Author and dog lover Jean Alfieri’s Blessed to Be Your Dog title is the memory book that immortalizes their pets.
I’m Not Single I Have A Dog – New book celebrates dog moms!
Piki Goes to College – Joan M. Hellquist warms hearts with this tender story of a lovable shelter dog Piki and her journey to become a service dog.
Travel
Health & Wellness
Rand McNally Releases New Edition of its Road Atlas – The 98th edition features thousands of updates and a National Park focus.
Flowering Your Mind – “Brighten your mood, relieve tension, and even change the course of your life,” says Suzanne Faith RN, in her new book, Flowering Your Mind.
City Walks London – 50 individual walks are presented in this travel-friendly cards. Starting at Picadilly the walks spiral out along the north to the Thames River from west to east, then head back along the river’s south bank into London’s south-west. From here we travel to Notting Hill and North to East London.
Technology
Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone Has Transformed HUMANITY – The cell phone changed the lives of everyone on Earth yet the wireless revolution is just beginning 48 years after the first call was made April 3, 1973.
Author Spotlight
Ann Rule – Rule’s career began as an officer with the Seattle Police. She began writing about crime in 1969, under the pen name of Andy Stack, for True Detective magazine and went on to publish dozens of true crime books. I have enjoyed her books for more than thirty years. Rule had a gift for quickly drawing her audience in. Each case is a page-turner!
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