Saturday, October 29, 2016

HAUNTED HOUSES

It's that time of year for scary books. 
 
 
 

Cherie Priest is an author who loves the feel of things—tangible objects, especially ones that hold in their heft a heap of history. Her new novel, The Family Plot, has the perfect concept to indulge this enthusiasm: A salvage company from Nashville, Tennessee, is hired by an elderly woman to dismantle and sell off every beautiful thing in her family’s old homestead before the grand house is demolished. And where is this gorgeous edifice, packed to the rafters with so many treasures? Right at the base of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, site of one of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. Dahlia Dutton leads her salvage crew with an appropriately iron hand, but she is dangerously susceptible to the allure of the haunted house she is commissioned to tear apart. The spirits who haunt the place feel her softness toward them, and they respond with diabolical vengeance. It’s an old story. 
The Family Plot delivers a double helping of fun: A prospectus of auction items worthy of Southern Living is served up alongside a tale of gothic suspense woven from the familiar fabric of lost war ballads, flavored with the bitter twang of ingrown family evils and hypocritical Confederate piety. For Priest, as for her vulnerable protagonist, the more traditional the object, the more valuable it’s got to be. 
 
Happy Halloween and thanks for reading.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Here are our November events.






NOVEMBER CALENDAR



It's another new month in a few days, so get out your calendars and save the dates for one or more of our many programs!




MTP November Calendar



Friday, October 14, 2016

Maria Semple - Today Will Be Different - Book Review

 








Maria Semple - Today Will Be Different - Book Review: Eleanor Flood is tired of being tired. She wakes up in her trendy Seattle neighborhood already counting down to bedtime. A former artist for a “Simpsons”-esque TV show, she is stumped professionally and stuck personally. “I’m looking worse by the day,” she laments. “I’m all jowly. My back is dry. My core strength is nonexistent. Really, I’m...


Click on the title to read the full review.  Need some laughs in your life?  Check out "Today Will Be Different."

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

WELCOME BACK

The public libraries have reopened except for the West Ashley Branch, which had some flooding during the storm.

If you are tired from picking up limbs and debris, come into the library and relax with a magazine or a good book.

There will be no overdue fines from Oct. 4-Oct. 16th, so don't worry if you weren't able to return your books during Hurricane Matthew.

Thanks for reading.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

HURRICANE MATTHEW

Due to the impending hurricane all Charleston County Public Libraries will be closed until further notice.
Please check local television, the "Post and Courier," or our website for news of when we will reopen.

Stay safe and please follow the advice of government officials.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Ian McEwan - Nutshell - Book Review

Ian McEwan - Nutshell - Book Review: In novels like Atonement and Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan has enjoyed playing tricks with questions of his narrator’s identity. His devilishly clever and darkly humorous novel Nutshell takes another step in that direction, revealing the arc of a bizarre murder plot from the point of view of the ultimate unreliable narrator: a child in utero, two weeks away from birth. McEwan’s...

Click on the title to read the full review.  This is sure to be a bestseller.  Call or go to our catalog to place a hold. Let us know what you think.

Thanks for reading.