Category: Book Reviews

• Wine & Words: How do you like them apples?

  North Woods By Daniel Mason Winter has thawed and the warmth of spring has bloomed. The robin sings its melody while the sunrise glistens on the morning dew. The breeze rustles through the windows and the curtains dance to the tune of a new day. The trees are budding a fluorescent green and mother earth…

  sbarillari

  June 30, 2025

  Book Reviews, Recipes, Recommendations, Wine & Words

  AppleAperitif, Apples, DanielMason, Elderflower, ElderflowerLiqueur, ElmsfordNY, Neversink, NewEngland, NorthWoods, Recipe, Spring, summer

• Reaching for the Top Shelf, Russell Library’s new podcast

  Are you looking for your next book recommendation? Do you like discussions with bookish people who talk about their favorite stories and well-crafted writing? Do you feel stuck in a literary rut and need suggestions? Russell Library has the solution! We’re proud to introduce Top Shelf with Russell Library, a new podcast where you’ll hear…

  kspachman

  June 23, 2025

  Book Reviews, Inside Stories, Library Services, Podcast, Recommendations, Technology, Trending

  DigitalLab, NotaryServices, Podcast, SilentBookClub, TopShelf

• Wine & Words: The Real Truth?

  In Cold Blood by Truman Capote There are many different readers throughout the world. There are people who are born readers. Then there are others who find reading, or sometimes reading finds them. It could be a book or an author that is the catalyst spinning them into a bibliophile. I was one of those…

  sbarillari

  June 16, 2025

  Book Reviews, Wine & Words

  Bibliophiles, ClutterFamily, FermeDeLaForet, Gamay, GamayNoir, InColdBlood, Murder, TrumanCapote, WineColor

• Wine & Words: Secrets of the Past

  Possession: A Romance By A.S. Byatt Writing is a form of expression. Be it a novel, a text message, or a blog post. The art of writing is constantly evolving. It changes to match the needs of people. This mode of expression is slipping into a wave of constant contact, through a text or even…

  sbarillari

  April 28, 2025

  Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

  ASByatt, ItalianWine, Poets, PossessionARomance, RedWine, RossoDiTodi

• Tournament of Books 2025 Recap – How “The Women” Won

  The readers have spoken. The Tournament of Books has concluded, and the results are in! Middletown readers have voted Kristin Hannah’s The Women to be the 2025 Tournament of Books Champion! Going into the tournament, many foresaw this outcome–in fact, 65% of all brackets submitted this year predicted The Women to emerge victorious. In a…

  Jack B.

  April 14, 2025

  Book Reviews, Events, Recommendations

  Audiobooks, Ebooks, FourthWing, I’mGladMyMomDied, IronFlame, KillersOfTheFlowerMoon, TheWager, TheWomenByKristinHannah, Tournament, TournamentOfBooks