Martha Bayley's Spring 2011 Reading Recommendations
In mid-March 2011, Martha Bayley gave her ever-popular lecture on her favorite books for the season. See the table below for her recommendations.
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"Fiddler in the Subway" by Gene Weingarten
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"Georgia Bottoms" by Mark Childress
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"I Remember Nothing" by Nora Ephrom
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"Mr. Chartwell" by Rebecca Hunt
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"American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields" by Rowan Jacobsen
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"The Red Garden" by Alice Hoffman
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"The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe" by Glynis Ridley
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"The Uncoupling" by Meg Wolitzer
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Martha Bayley's Fall 2010 Book Recommendations
Once again at this year's Bainbridge Island Library Volunteer Celebration, Martha Bayley's "Books Too Good To Miss" was a smash hit. Her synopsis of each book and descriptions of the author are always an event that causes the circulation on these books to sky-rocket. So, go to the library or go online and get your copy to read today!
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"Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds and Dreamers" by Nancy Pearl
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"Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era" by Caroline Moorehead
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"An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town" by David Farley
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"Angel With Two Faces: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey" by Nicola Upson
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"Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer" by Novella Carpenter
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"52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning and a Really Good Crust" by William Alexander
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"The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest" by Jack Nisbet
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Martha Bayley's Spring 2010 Reading Recommendations
On March 14, 2010, Martha gave her recommendations on spring reading. Below those five recommendations, you can still find her recommendations from the fall of 2009. The books can be checked out at the Library or can be bought at our local bookstore - Eagle Harbor Books (
http://www.eagleharborbooks.com/). The nine books were (
click on the book cover to go to Amazon.com to read a review):
