By blog guest, our reviewer Vicki Rock Since 2025 is over, it’s time to look back on the books I’ve enjoyed most this past year, listed in order of publication. All the books I review are available at the library and if you click on a title in this list you can go to the catalog to place a hold on the book. I hope you find books you really enjoy on this list. Five Star Reads of 2025: Presumed Guilty , by Scott Turow, Grand Central Publishing. A retired judge’s fiancée’s s

By guest blogger Vicki Rock Since 2024 is coming to an end, it’s time to look back on the books I’ve enjoyed most this year, listed in order of publication. All the books I review are available at the library (with the exception of one -- not on this list -- that is still backordered). If you click on a title in this list you can go to the catalog to place a hold on the book. So get a beverage, sit in your coziest chair, and enjoy some of my 5-star reads! “ The Fury ,” by Al

“Karla's Choice: A John le Carré Novel,” by Nick Harkaway, Viking, 320 pages, Oct. 22, 2024. It is spring 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus, the British overseas intelligence agency. He is living a more peaceful life. But Control has other plans. Mikhail Bortnik, a Russian agent, has defected, and the man he was sent to kill in London, Laszlo Banati, is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna Gero, a Hungarian émigré

(Due to a technical issue, Vicki’s review this week is temporarily posted in the blog, where the Library Lady / webmaster can post from her phone. It will move when she has access to her computer again.) “The Waiting,” by Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, 416 pages, Oct. 15, 2024. Renée Ballard is a detective with the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit. She is surfing before work and when she gets back to her vehicle, she finds that her badge, gun, and ID were stolen. She c

This week, our Library Lady turns the library blog over to reviewer Vicki Rock, who shares her 5-Star Reads of 2023. Note that the book...

"There is a book for every reader and a reader for every book ." This quote by S. R. Ranganathan is something every library science student probably hears at some point in their training. One of the things I love about books is how two different people can read the same book, with each having a totally different experience one from the other, and each walking away from the book with a different opinion of what they've read. It's a matter of perspective. Each person has his

This week, we welcome guest blogger Vicki Rock! This was another year of excellent books. These are what I consider to be the five-star books I reviewed this year, listed in order of publication. “A Narrow Door” by Joanne Harris, Pegasus Crime. A body is found at a private school, but the headmaster isn’t in a hurry to call the police. “Something to Hide” by Elizabeth George, Viking. A detective’s murder may be tied to an investigation into crimes against Nigerian girls. “The

Among publishing trends in recent years is the growth of the market for “graphic novels.” The dictionary website www.merriam-webster.com...