A Resolution at Midnight (Lady Dunbridge Mystery #3, by Shelley Noble It’s Christmas in Gilded Age Manhattan. And for the first time ever an amazing giant ball will drop along a rod on the roof of the New York Times Continue reading Choice Fiction Books for November at Steele
The Vanished Queen, by Lisbeth Campbell When a country is held in thrall to a vicious, despotic king, it’s up to one woman to take him down. Long ago, Queen Mirantha vanished. King Karolje claimed it was an assassination by Continue reading New Fiction Titles Featured This Month at Steele
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel. An Continue reading New Fiction Titles Featured This Month at Steele
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Continue reading New Fiction Titles Featured This Month at Steele
Magical, remarkable, one-of-a-kind, heartbreaking and brilliant have all been used to describe Max Porter’s astounding debut novella Grief Is the Thing with Feathers. This astonishing and bizarre (in the best sense of the word), book is a poignant, life-affirming meditation Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “Grief Is the Thing with Feathers”, a novel written by Max Porter
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder (High Society Lady Detective #3) by Sara Rosett An opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Continue reading New Fiction at Steele – July Recommendations
Do you remember the classic books from your childhood? Have you thought about reading them again or reading them with your kids now? Why not download a classic to read together with your children. Bring back some favorite childhood memories Continue reading Don’t Forget the Children’s Classic Books!!
CCLD has a Podcast! Our Book Bundle Podcast features the newest titles each month. Check the front page on our website (https://ccld.lib.ny.us/), scroll to the bottom to see the Soundcloud icon— Click to go directly to the site, and start Continue reading CCLD’s Podcast: The Book Bundle
Newly discovered authors are always an exciting notion. The following have been recently added to the CCLD catalog: Lighthouse beach, by Shelley Noble (2018) When Lillo pulls up to the hotel wearing a borrowed dress, she’s not sure why Jessica Continue reading New Authors at CCLD
A Woman Is No Man, by Etaf Rum In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had Continue reading Great Debut Books of 2019