I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, by Marisa Crane In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and Continue reading Great Books for March at Steele
Picture in the Sand, by Peter Blauner When Alex Hassan gets accepted to an Ivy League university, his middle-class Egyptian-American family is filled with pride and excitement. But that joy turns to shock when they discover that he’s run off Continue reading Featured Fiction for February at Steele
The World We Make (Great Cities #2), by N.K. Jemisin Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city’s heart and wields its magic. New York? She’s got six. But all is not well in the Continue reading New Fiction at Steele – January 2023
Word of Honor (Love and Honor #2), by Hallee Bridgeman FBI Special Agent Lynda Cutler is investigating an ecoterrorist organization in the Alaskan wilderness when her partner is taken captive and murdered before her very eyes. The only person who Continue reading Exciting Reads for December at Steele
Properties of Thirst, by Marianne Wiggins Rockwell “Rocky” Rhodes has spent years fiercely protecting his California ranch from the LA Water Corporation. It is here where he and his beloved wife Lou raised their twins, Sunny and Stryker, and it Continue reading Recommended Books for November at Steele
Time to plant garlic! According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the best way to get going with your garlic crop is the following: ~Prepare the soil with lots of compost and manure, garlic is a nutrient-hungry crop. ~Plant seed garlic Continue reading What to Do This Month in the Garden – October
The Seed Lending Library is busy collecting, sanitizing, marking and overall readying seed donations for the spring planting season. In order to keep the “gardening fires burning”, we will be providing monthly tips and reminders that you can undertake to Continue reading Introducing Steele Seed Lending Library’s Garden Blog!
Soulless: Inspector Mislan and the Faceless Girl (Inspector Mislan Latif #5), by Rozlan Mohd Noor Early morning in Jalan Alor, one of the city’s red-light and tourist hotspots controlled by the Triads. A junkie’s scream of horror and the commotion that Continue reading Recommended Books for October at Steele
Check your gardens for treasures! This time of year, seeds are maturing and getting ready to grace our gardens for next year with their beauty and bounty by providing the necessary seeds to do the job. We are hoping that Continue reading Tis the Seed Saving Season!
The Surgeon’s Daughter (Nora Beady #2), by Audrey Blake Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. Under constant scrutiny, Nora’s successes are taken for granted; her mistakes used as proof that Continue reading August Reads Fresh Out of the Box