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The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.  It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.  Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each…

Urban fantasy, horror, humor and sadness are all topics that can make for interesting reads.  They are all here along with bestselling authors and popular series. A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite The author chronicles how she came to realize that her seemingly loving husband–the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the…

A documentary film maker and two historians will present a program on women on the Mother Road on Tuesday, September 19, 7:oo p.m. at the library. Called the “Mother Road” by author John Steinbeck, U.S. Route 66 stretches some 2,400 miles from Los Angeles to Chicago, symbolic of the mobility available to Americans, and an…

Science, science fiction, suspense and sisters are topics portrayed in this week’s offerings.     American Eclipse by David Baron Baron, a science journalist and editor, tells the story of the total solar eclipse on July 29, 1878, and three scientists who raced to the American West to see it: James Craig Watson, who thought…

Alternate futures, a return to Castle Rock, Maine for Stephen King fans, some murder and mayhem, and a pumpkin cookbook are a few of the new books available this week.   Afterlife by Marcus Sakey Between life and death lies an epic war, a relentless manhunt through two worlds … and an unforgettable love story,…

Mothers play a leading role in several of this week’s offerings.  The mother-child bond, the loss of a mother, and the secrets hidden by a mother with a radical past are explored.   The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story by Edwidge Danticat Danticat discusses how to write about death using the author’s personal…

This week’s line-up has books for crafty people who may be inspired by balls of colorful yarn, gorgeous quilt designs, or by vintage pieces to include in home decorating.  Also available are plenty of suspense thrillers and a little romance.   40 Colorful Afghans to Crochet by Leonie Morgan Morgan presents forty afghan crochet projects…

Ever read a book that was so good you wish you could find another one just like it?  If you felt that way about The Girl on a Train you might want to check out The Marsh King’s Daughter  or The Secrets She Keeps.  According to the publishers of these books, they offer the same mesmerizing psychological suspense.…

Among the interesting titles on this week’s lineup is Woolly which is the true story of some scientists who sequenced the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth discovered in the Arctic Circle, a Jurassic Park-like tale.  In addition, there are some new suspense thrillers along with some popular authors who seem to crank out books weekly. Abiding…