Happy Happy Sunday!

The Merrick Library 
will be closed
on Sunday,
April 5th in observance of Easter!

Weekend Schedule!

This weekend the 

Merrick Library 

hours are as follows:

Saturday, April 4th from 9-5 

Sunday we will be closed.

Enjoy the holidays everyone!

Ten Books to Read this Spring....

Huffington Post Blogger,

Sharon Greenthal

recommends these must reads

 for Spring 2015!

 

"Whether you need a book club recommendation or something to enjoy in your backyard this spring, these books are some of the best of Spring 2015. There are new novels from old favorites, unique voices, and continuing sagas of families you may already know. Plus a memoir that looks fascinating!
Continuing the tale of the Todd family, whose daughter Ursula relived World War II in England over and over again in Life After Life, Kate Atkinson's new book A God in Ruins focuses on her younger brother, Teddy." Sharon Greenthal

 

 

  
"Elizabeth Berg is the author of many books about the inner lives of women living ordinary lives. With The Dream Lover, Berg steps out and writes a historical novel about the writer George Sand, set in Paris."







"The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins, is a blockbuster -- it's sold 750,000 copies so far. Her first novel, it's a mystery with characters you'll despise and characters you'll empathize with, all the while wondering who did it."








 "Kazuo Ishiguro is the author of Booker Prize winner The Remains of the Day.  In his new book, The Buried Giant, set in the very beginning of the 20th century, he follows an elderly couple as they set out, after the Romans leave Britain, to find the son they haven't seen in years. A story of love, discovery, and determination."





"Think of Kelly Link's stories as The Twilight Zone with a sense of humor. Each story in Get in Trouble creates a unique and strange world where odd things can happen, and do happen. Her first short story collection for adults in a decade has been widely praised."





 
 
 


"When her father suddenly died on a London street, Helen Macdonald, an avid falconer, decides to train a hawk, the deadly predator, from infancy through adulthood. Seeing herself in the demeanor of the bird, Helen grieves while training her hawk. It sounds unusual and fascinating, and makes H is for Hawk  certain to be a great read."





"Fans of history and biography know that David McCullough is a master of the genre. His new book, The Wright Brothers, tells the story of the brilliant minds behind the creation of the first flying machine. Also check out McCullough's books Truman and John Adams, his two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies."






"If you haven't read Some Luck, do that first. Then come back and read  Early Warning, part two (of three parts) of the Langdon family saga. Part one began in 1920 ; part two begins in 1953. Jane Smiley's writing will make you feel as if you're one of them--or wish that you were. If you haven't read her Pulitzer Prize winner, A Thousand Acres, you should.




"Devoted fans of Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler have been waiting patiently for her next book, and A Spool of Blue Thread does not disappoint. Like Jane Smiley (above), Anne Tyler can take an ordinary family and make their lives fascinating. A story of a house, the generations of the Whitshank family who have lived there, and their secrets, both kept and shared."






"Set in Baton Rouge, My Sunshine Away juxtaposes the charmed childhood of Lindy Simpson with a horrific crime committed in her neighborhood. Adolescence and unraveling families, summer and cookouts all combine to make M.O. Walsh's book a page turner."

 

Well HERE's a little surprise for you...!

According to British publication, The Independent:

"The next book in the acclaimed ‘Millennium’ series by the late Stieg Larsson will be called ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web,’ and will continue the story of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomqvist.  The book, written by Swedish author and journalist David Lagercrantz, is now complete and will be released worldwide on 27 August, and is expected to be published in 38 different languages."  Click here to read the link!  

This is great news on a wintry spring day!

Happy Sunday...

Is it above 50 degrees yet?

New DVDs out 3/31/15...

"The Imitation Game" - the tumultuous true story of how Alan Turing and his team cracked the Nazi Enigma code during the Second World War and the chaos that followed Turing in peacetime - Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay - stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley and Charles Dance (TV's "Game of Thrones")

"Interstellar" - the spaceship Endurance must travel past the known universe to find a habitable planet to house a dying Earth - Oscar winner for Best Visual Special Effects - Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway head an all-star cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon and John Lithgow

"Out of the Dark" - the Harrimans have inherited a house and manufacturing plant in South America - they soon find the former is haunted by ghosts of young children - what is the plant's secret history? - stars Julia Stiles ("Silver Linings Playbook") and Scott Speedman ("The Vow")

"The Rewrite" - Keith (Hugh Grant) has been in a slump since winning an Oscar, so he travels east to teach screenwriting at a college and finds romance in the bargain - also starring Marisa Tomei, Allison Janney (TV's "Mom") and J.K. Simmons ("Whiplash")

"Veep: The Complete Third Season"  from HBO- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale all won Primetime Emmys for their work in this continuing comedic saga of Selina Meyer, first female Vice President of the United States

"Wild" - based on a remarkable true story - Reese Witherspoon portrays Cheryl Strayed in this film adaptation of her bestselling memoir of how Strayed dealt with tragedy via hiking 1100 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail - also starring Laura Dern and Gaby Hoffmann (TV's "Girls") - Note: The book "Wild" can be found in Merrick Library's Biography section

Author you shouldn't miss...

 
“Hanya Yanagihara’s second book announces her as a major American novelist,” wrote the usually reserved critic Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal.  If that isn't high praise, I don't know what is.  I've read "The People in the Trees" and have repeatedly recommended it. It's not an easy read but completely worth the effort. 
Yanagihara's newest is such an exciting prospect my full concentration is needed. 
I cannot wait to dive in.  Please let me know your thoughts on either title. 
Until then, happy reading!