Category: Book Reviews
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Wine & Words: Famesick
By Lena Dunham Let’s set the scene. It’s Brooklyn circa 2012, when craft beer was the king of kings, people had mustache tattoos on their fingers and polka dots transformed the manic pixie girls into fashion icons. Chunky necklaces and bright colors absorbed women’s bodies, which resembled a sense of hope. Obama was in his…
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Novels for the Nervous System
Scanning the shelves of the Russell Library, I find myself drawn in by a cozy bookstore, a quaint cafe, and a magical library. The warm glow of a whimsical storefront captures my attention, my focus lingers as I admire an adorable feline surrounded by steaming cups of coffee. These cozy, pastel-toned scenes offer an immediate…
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Wine & Words: Bridging Connections with Sancerre
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans People express themselves in various ways. Some of those expressions are unconventional, and others are sometimes through the simplest forms. Artists may express themselves through a painting and actors through a performance. Mechanics express it through refurbishing a 1967 Mustang; an influencer through the content they create for their followers…
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Back-to-Back: Tournament of Books Recap 2026
Middletown readers can’t get enough of Kristin Hannah. When the bracket for this year’s tournament was unveiled in late February, the librarians at Russell Library were puzzled about which ones to pick in their brackets. “I have NO idea which one is going to win,” said one of my coworkers. “I could honestly see at…
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