The Bookmark: Recommendations to check out this fall
By SUSAN CRUTCHFIELD, Newnan Carnegie Library
It was another amazing summer at the Newnan Carnegie Library! We welcomed thousands of people through our doors for so many fun events and programs. We love serving our community!
We also have some amazing fall programs coming up for children, adults and teens! Some of the programs on the horizon are Family Open Art, Bingo, Teen Self-Care, writing workshops, author visits, screening of Murder in Coweta County, Armchair Travelers-Scotland, Self Portrait Paper Collages, screening Jane Austen films, Intro to Photography and so, so much more. You can always check out our schedule at newnancarnegie.com/calendar for more information.
I want to leave you with some recommendations to check out this fall.
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst— This book was set in the same universe as the author’s first book Spellshop, which I also highly recommend. This was a cozy fantasy book. I enjoyed it so much. The book features disgraced librarian, Terlu Perna. She broke the law by creating a living and talking plant and is turned into a statue. She doesn’t know who has woken her up but she ends up at a mysterious greenhouse and finds a new purpose in life. The greenhouse was so magical and I loved how it just went on forever. It was like another character in the book. This one was perfect to read with a cup of tea!
6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk— This was a fantastic thriller. I will always love a murder mystery train! It reminds me of when I first started reading Agatha Christie books. In a nod to the queen of mysteries our main character’s name is Agatha. She is gifted a trip on the train to Montreal by her husband. The reason for the train trip is for her to work on the book she is writing with no outside distractions. This one was especially thrilling and the ending was just horrifyingly delightful.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan—This was a really interesting fiction read about an author of a bestselling book trilogy that became a movie series. The author of the series, Cate Kay, is a mysterious figure who is never seen in public. It turns out that Cate Kay doesn’t really exist. Who is the author of these books and why is she hiding her identity? This book was written from multiple points of view, so I feel like we were able to get a really good look into this story from so many people. I listened to this one on audio and it was excellent.
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark—This thriller and family drama kept me flipping the pages to find out what was going on! Olivia is a disgraced ghostwriter because she dared to call out a horrible male ghostwriter on social media. Her estranged father, a famous horror writer, contracts her to ghostwrite his next book. Through this project family secrets that have been long buried are revealed. This was an excellent thriller that I consumed in one day.
We hope to see you at the Carnegie soon!
Susan Crutchfield is the director of the Carnegie Library in Historic Downtown Newnan. She also is a professional photographer and enjoys volunteering with the Newnan ArtRez and the Newnan Theatre Company.
