Amy Kay
Hooked on Books
The countdown is on for our annual author event – this Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. you can meet Bryn Turnbull, author of The Last Grand Duchess, at our Amherstview branch library.
County of L&A Libraries have been hosting authors as part of our One Book, One Community reading program since 2104 (except for a brief hiatus due to COVID). The program supports reading, celebrates books and writing, promotes Canadian writers, and builds a sense of community through the shared experience of reading. One Book, One L&A encourages people in Lennox and Addington to read the same book, discuss it, attend an event, and meet the author. The book and author are announced annually in the spring with an author event planned for October. Here is a look at the selections over the years.
Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and A Strange Death on An Island Paradise by Charlotte Gray (2020)
Explores the life of Sir Harry Oakes, from his early days of mining exploration, to his explosion of wealth and grandiose gestures of philanthropy, to his mysterious murder and the bungled investigation that failed to bring justice.
The Gown by Jennifer Robson (2019)
When Heather Mackenzie discovers that the embroidered flowers among her grandmother’s possessions are the same pattern from Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding gown, she sets out to discover why they were in her possession.
Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley (2018)
As war is raging, young French Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran is captured and billeted with a Long Island family, becoming an unwilling and unwelcome guest that soon has feelings for the daughter of the house, Lydia Wilde.
Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delaney (2017)
Gemma Doyle, manager of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, finds herself investigating a real-life mystery when she and her best friend, Jayne Wilson, stumble upon a dead body.
Season of Darkness by Maureen Jennings (2016)
In rural Shropshire, England, during the Second World War, a German invasion seems imminent and everyone is on edge. When Elsie Bates, a Land Army girl is murdered, Detective Inspector Tom Tyler must set aside his own worries and work with a German psychiatrist to find the murderer before another innocent life is lost.
The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphries (2015)
RAF pilot James Hunter, shot down on his first mission, spends WWII in a German POW camp where his interest in the local birds leads him to develop a complicated relationship with the prison’s kommandant. Meanwhile, back in England, his desperately lonely young wife, Rose, falls into a passionate affair with a soldier stationed nearby and forms an unexpected friendship with James’ sister, Enid, who has lost everything during the Blitz in London.
No Relation by Terry Fallis (2014)
After 15 years, a NYC copywriter is suddenly fired, and single. But his worst trouble? Meet Earnest Hemmingway, bedeviled by moniker of famous author Ernest Hemingway. Earnest’s father pressures him to come home and help run the family clothing business. As a complex familial battle plays out, Earnest’s inherited name leads him in unexpected directions.
All of these titles can be reserved at your local County of Lennox and Addington Library or online at www.countylibrary.ca.