Book Reviews by Jeana Gockley

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

In April, the Library hosted bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt. …
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Happy Place by Emily Henry

With summer on the way, it is a good time to start thinking about…
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Sam Mazur and Sadie Green first met, at age 11, in a hospital…
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Jeana's Favorite Reads of 2022

Welcome to 2023! As we kick off a brand new year, I like to reflect…
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This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

As Alice Stern approaches her fortieth birthday she feels unsatisfied…
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Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

Diana O’Toole has her life completely mapped out - educational…
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A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett

I had the pleasure of getting to hear lawyer, criminal justice…
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Ready, Set, Cook: How to Make Good Food with What's on Hand by Dawn Perry

I usually leave reviewing cookbooks to the talented Lisa Brown,…
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Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher

Marin Cole is not a risk taker.  When she was seventeen the…
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Favorite Reads of 2021

As we kick off a new year, I like to reflect on what I have read…
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Have you ever gotten a book recommendation that was so good you…
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Project Hail Mary by Anthony Weir

“PROJECT HAIL MARY‘s” main character Ryland Grace is on…
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The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

”THE ART OF GATHERING” is PRIYA PARKER‘s gift to those…
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The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'Antonia

When I heard of this book — “THE CHICKEN SISTERS” by KJ…
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Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

A couple of months ago I saw a Netflix trailer for a movie called…
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Jeana Gockley: JPL director shares her favorite reads of 2020

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021.   As the previous year is wrapped…
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Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams & Beach Read by Emily Henry

As of late, I have been on a romance reading kick. If you would…
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Untamed by Glennon Doyle & Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

I have been on a nonfiction reading kick of late, with autobiographies…
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Becoming by Michelle Obama

Before reading “BECOMING,” I knew little about MICHELLE OBAMA. I…
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In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Meet Dannie Kohan. Numbers are important to her. Here are…
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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

When I saw this title come out a year ago, I was hyped. JENNIFER…
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Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Around the holidays I kept seeing the same book for sale everywhere…
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Counting your read books — how many will you read in 2020? by Jeana Gockley

The end of the year and the start of a new one is typically…
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Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Librarian Seeks Book - Needed quick! Great book to read.  Looking…
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Dog Man by Dav Pilkey (and other graphic novels)

One of my favorite things about being a librarian is that I get…
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