This week, join Laura and Nicole as they go beyond the Big Names of Regency (Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Amanda Quick), and draw your attention to some lesser-known titles set during this extremely popular time period. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next, listen through your web... Continue Reading →
It's one of our favourite times of year: spooky season! Unlike last year, when we grouped our horror by genre, this year it's just a bunch of different styles of horror all piled together. We have some literary (Motherthing), some pastoral (The Honeys), some historical gothic (The Wild Hunt)... something for everyone! And make sure... Continue Reading →
Notes from the fall 2020 edition of Read This Next. Watch this and past episodes on the TBPL Facebook page or YouTube channel. Visit our online catalogue to place holds on these titles. Not sure how to place holds? Visit this Guide for details. Haunted House Classics The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson:... Continue Reading →
While I normally don’t read much young adult fiction, the cover of this book kept catching my eye so when it was recommended by a patron whose tastes I normally share, it was hard to resist. Proving that going with your first instincts it usually the right course, the book was a treat. The story... Continue Reading →
Agatha Christie is one of the world’s bestselling novelists thanks to her 66 detective novels. According to her website, she has only been outsold by Shakespeare and the bible. Having never read an Agatha Christie novel before, I decided to read And Then There Were None, which is considered to be one of her best... Continue Reading →
What would you do if all the imaginary horrors of the world weren't imaginary at all? Such is the world of Edgar Brim. As a young boy, his father told him many tales of the bizarre and the macabre, leading to Edgar's heighten sense of fear and frequent night terrors. Later when he is sent... Continue Reading →
I came across an article, recently, about the best libraries in literature: a list that could not fail to include the Cemetery of Lost Books, a fascinating labyrinth of forgotten tomes created by Zafón. Certain rules exist for those fortunate enough to enter this library: any first time visitor is required to wander the endless... Continue Reading →
During a boyhood competition with his slingshot, William Bellman kills a crow and by doing so, unknowingly, sets the course of his future. As a man, he is a success in business and has a thriving family but there is a subtle darkness that follows him. It is when William thinks he has everything, that... Continue Reading →
Morton is a compelling author, a little cumbersome at times, but she’ll keep you enthralled until the end. Described as gothic in style, each of her three novels unravels the facets of a mysterious event whilst delving into the lives and secrets of the characters involved. The House at Riverton, Morton’s first novel, retells the... Continue Reading →
A Drowned Maiden’s Hair starts with Maud Flynn’s improbable adoption by the maiden Misses Hawthorne (Hyacinth, Judith and Victoria). She is told that she will be a ‘secret child’ but not given a reason; coddled with ice cream, books, and new clothes, Maud is not overly concerned. She also is enamored of Hyacinth Hawthorne, the... Continue Reading →
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