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All Booked Up
Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers
March 2025
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Join us at Wilson Branch Library for a monthly book club that is facilitated by Windsor resident and book lover Juanita. In March, we'll be discussing "The Sun Does Shine: How I found Life and Freedom on Death Row" by Anthony Ray Hinton. Copies are available for pick up at Wilson Branch Library. Registration appreciated. | |
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Coming to a bookshelf near you!
(click on the cover to place your hold today)
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The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer, based on the novel by Michael Connelly, is about
Michael 'Mick' Haller, a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller. There is a movie adaptation for this book as well as a Netflix series.
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The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey
An isolated, prickly septuagenarian in London who has lost her husband works to overcome her fears that she is a burden to those around her. Debut author Morrey has deftly created a series of love stories, interwoven together and told in snippets through time: Missy’s undying devotion to Leo, despite his—and her—many flaws; her devotion to her children, which she often isn’t able to verbalize; and her growing niche in the community that Bob—her unexpected canine companion and confidant—introduces her to during their daily walks. Pain, grief, and hurt are all part of life in this moving portrayal of the many forms love can take.
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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Narrated by Jennifer Kim and Julian Cihi
Length: 13 hours and 52 minutes
A modern love story about two childhood friends, Sam, raised by an actress mother in LA's Koreatown, and Sadie, from the wealthy Jewish enclave of Beverly Hills, who reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives.
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Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
Imagines the life story of Christina Olson, the subject of Andrew Wyeth's painting "Christina's World," describing the simple life she led on a remote Maine farm, her complicated relationship with her family, and the illness that incapacitated her.
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Spotlight: Women's Herstory Month | |
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The Firebrand and the First Lady by Patricia Bell-Scott
Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did, taking stands for justice and freedom.
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Nora Stephens' life is books--she's read them all--and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters' trip away--with visions of a small town transformation for Nora who she's convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they've met many times and it's never been cute. If Nora knows she's not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he's nobody's hero, but as they are thrown together again and again--in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow--what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they've written about themselves.
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