Going There by Katie Couric is a no-holds-barred biography. Couric has accomplished many goals in her career. However, there has been plenty of heartbreak and tragedy in her life as well. Couric is brutally honest in her assessment of people she has met throughout her professional life.  Undoubtedly, there are celebrities and politicians who are not thrilled about being included in her recounting.

Amor Towles' new book has characters who, like in real life, are beautifully flawed. The main character, Emmet, wants to turn his life around for himself and his younger brother Billy. He is thwarted at every turn by Duchess. Another character, Woolly has the purest of hearts, but is easily misled. Duchess is determined to find the $150,000 that Woolly has told him about and says half the money will be Emmett's. That amount of money in 1954 is a powerful incentive, what lengths will Duchess go to to get that money? 

This beautifully illustrated new children's book is by Maine author's Suzanne Greenlaw, a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Gabriel Frey, a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Nation. It tells the story of a young Native American child learning the tradition of picking sweetgrass for basket weaving from her grandmother.  

The story of a young woman related to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th century, Marie is too tall, too strong and too awkward to be welcome at the royal court. She is sent to become the abbess of a convent in England and becomes a force to be reckoned with. The character development in this book delves deep and pulls you in without revealing too much at once. 

One of our library trustees is offering up this suggestion, The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich. This book is a capsule of small town life with a baseball under theme. Lots of wisdom is woven into this story without being preachy or sentimental. It takes place in the 1950s when the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. 

We've added the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman to the library collection this week in preparation for the new Netflix series which is due out at the end of 2021 or start of 2022. The first book, Preludes and Nocturnes, follows the story of Dream of the Endless after he is captured and held prisoner by magicians for 70 years. A classic graphic novel that cleverly weaves together many different stories from human history and mythology, this 'comic' is definitely not for children! 

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The teaser trailer for the show can be found here.