No sooner had I heard an interview with Adam Ross on WNYC than I found his novel, "Mr. Peanut," on the New Book shelf at the Plainfield Public Library. In addition, there was Jennifer Egan's "A Visit from the Goon Squad."
By coincidence, my daughter Audrey had holds on both books in the Seattle Public Library system. I love the ability to dialogue from coast to coast on all sorts of things, but especially on books.
Audrey has an extra advantage in that she can download available books and read them before the reading date expires. Around here, I think only Westfield has downloadable books.
Anyway, "Mr. Peanut" kept me transfixed through the last heat wave and the Egan book (some parts of which I remember from The New Yorker) is doing the same in this new heat wave.
When one can only recline and wait for the heat wave to be over (especially with no air conditioning), a really good book is a great distraction.
--Bernice
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Plainfield Library card holders have access to downloadable books through ListenNJ (http://www.listennj.com) in both ebook and audio formats. You will need your Library Card # and Pin Code. This service is available through a cooperative so you will need to choose "Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium" out of the list of libraries in order to check out a title.
ReplyDeleteBernice, no air conditioning? You can get one for less than $100! For heaven sake woman! This is a dangerous heat wave, especially for a senior citizen!!!
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