Book Reviews by Alyssa Berry

56 Days By Catherine Ryan Howard
When the pandemic started, many people – including myself –…

An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
For these dark, cold winter nights, many readers turn to the…

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
When Nicolette Farrell was eighteen, her best friend went missing.…

Mend! : A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules
Over the last couple of years there has been a movement back…

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
As the title implies, MEXICAN GOTHIC by SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA…

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
With its brightly colored cover and its strange title, WE RIDE…

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Matt Haig’s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY is a sliding doors novel about…

The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith
THE LAST AMERICAN VAMPIRE by SETH GRAHAME-SMITH is an alternate…

The Annotated American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Recently, an item appeared on my cataloging shelves that I needed…

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
You know that feeling, when you have been putting off reading…

Digital Knitting Round-up
In the summer of 2009, I needed a distraction. It was just before…

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
Teenage sleuths are all well and good, but what becomes of them…

Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
Librarians love books. We love the smell and the feel of books.…

Semiosis by Sue Burke
Part Planet of the Apes, part 2001: A Space Odyssey; “Semiosis”,…