Posted by Candice on Thursday, Aug 7, 2014
We're getting ready for our next B.Y.O.Book meet-up, and this time we're taking a wild ride through the digestive system--top to bottom, so to speak!
Join us August 26 at Trumpet Blossom to discuss Mary Roach's Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal and indulge in some great drinks, eats, and atmosphere. I've already gotten a good start on this book, and it's incredibly smart, entertaining, and just the right amount of ewww/ick factor that one might expect.
If you need a copy of the book, they are now available at the Info Desk on the second floor of the Library--stop by and sign one out! You can also go here to register for the event.
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I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs.
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This is the latest in Harper's Aaron Falk series, and I recommend all of them. Like the others, this novel is slow-burning, atmospheric, and thoughtful. Human relationships and emotions are often at the fore of the story, but the underlying mystery is always there, waiting to be teased out via the small details that Harper drops here and there. This book isn't loaded with red herrings, and there isn't a lot of suspense--it's much calmer, more real, and I appreciate that. Also, the Australian setting is always a bonus, another character in the story in some ways. You don't have to start with the first in the series (The Dry), but again, all of the books are worth a read. -Candice