by Donna Rueff | May 7, 2019 | Books by the Beach
by Phaedra Patrick We meet Arthur Pepper, a 69-year-old retired English locksmith, on the one-year anniversary of his wife Miriam’s death. He had spent the last year in semi-hibernation, taking a “time out” from Life, stunned by the unexpected end of their happy...
by Donna Rueff | Apr 7, 2019 | Books by the Beach
by Marcus Samuelsson I intended to choose a book for this month’s selection that was unrelated to cooking and chefs. Then I read Samuelsson’s book. I hope you’ll bear with me–I think Samuelsson’s and Ripert’s book (32 Yolks, March selection) should be paired. I...
by Donna Rueff | Mar 31, 2019 | Meet the Author
Join us at the library on Wednesday, April 3 from 7 – 9 pm as we welcome Barbara M Hodges and enjoy… A reading by the author Book signings Wine and refreshments Q & A and conversation Author of suspense, fantasy, and children’s books. Barbara M...
by Donna Rueff | Mar 7, 2019 | Books by the Beach
by Eric Ripert Who is Eric Ripert? If you are a fan of Anthony Bourdain’s series “Parts Unknown,” you may have seen a handsome white-haired, green-eyed man with a French accent on several shows. Ripert and Bourdain were good friends, and in fact they were shooting...
by Donna Rueff | Feb 7, 2019 | Books by the Beach
This month’s selection focuses on a little-known historical event in honor of Black History Month. In recent months, I’ve become interested in events occurring in the few years after World War I in the U.S. We know much of that history, and some issues of that time,...
