One for the Books

One for the Books
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593101766

Wedding bells are ringing in the latest page-turning Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Word to the Wise. Love is in the air in Briar Creek as library director Lindsey Norris and boat captain Mike (Sully) Sullivan are finally tying the knot. The entire town is excited for the happy day, and Lindsey and Sully's plan for a small wedding evaporates as more and more people insist upon attending the event of the year. When Lindsey and her crafternoon pals head out to Bell Island to see if it can accommodate the ever-expanding guest list, they are horrified to discover a body washed up on the rocky shore. Even worse, Lindsey recognizes the man as the justice of the peace who was supposed to officiate her wedding ceremony. When it becomes clear he was murdered, Lindsey can't help but wonder if it had to do with the wedding. Now she has to book it to solve the mystery before it ends her happily ever after before it's even begun....

Books Can Be Deceiving

Books Can Be Deceiving
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425242188

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cupcake Bakery Mysteries comes the start of a series about a library where the mysteries refuse to stay in the fiction section... Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey’s friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children’s book, but Beth’s boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way. When they go to confront him, he’s found murdered—and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast—before they throw the book at the wrong person.

Library Lovers

Library Lovers
Author: JB Heller
Publisher: JB Heller
Total Pages: 47
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

He’s been a pain in my ass since the day he chopped off my braid in kindergarten and shoved it down his pants. AVA He’s the biggest a-hole I’ve ever had the misfortune to know. Growing up in our small town there wasn’t much to do, but he made his own fun, and by fun, I mean he annoyed the crap out of me at every opportunity. You’d think he’d have a new hobby by now, we’re adults for goodness sake. But apparently, gods gift to women still has me in his sites. Because he’s back and he just kissed me senseless… JENNINGS She’s always been the one, I just wasn’t ready to settle down until now. I always planned on coming back to Shiloh Springs for my sassy little bookworm. Even when surrounded by starlets and models like myself, she was on my mind. So, I came home, I laid it all out—like a freakin’ gentleman—and told her I was there to stake my claim. But she had to go and make things difficult, like she always does. Not to worry though, I've got a plan. And by the end of this week, Ava will be mine. *Fall in love with some of the residents of Shiloh Springs where JB's Moments and Hunters & Co. series are based. These quirky small-town locals will have you laughing, swooning, and down-right fanning yourself from all the steam rising from the pages in this unputdownable mini rom-com.

Read It and Weep

Read It and Weep
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101626607

William Shakespeare is credited with inventing how many words?* Answering Shakespeare trivia comes with the job description for library director Lindsey Norris. But when the Briar Creek Community Theater mounts their newest production of the Bard, she has no intention of leaving the stacks for the stage. Unfortunately a villain is waiting in the wings… Former Broadway actress Violet La Rue is holding auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream—and everyone from the sour spinster librarian Ms. Cole to Lindsey’s youthful library pages are trying out for parts. Brought in to play the mischievous Puck is the flirtatious professional actor Robbie Vine, who seems to have eyes for Lindsey. Before her blush has faded, the Bard’s dream turns into a nightmare—when one of the cast is poisoned. Now Lindsey and her crafternooners must take center stage to unmask the culprit before the final curtain call… *Over 17,000

I'd Rather Be Reading

I'd Rather Be Reading
Author: Guinevere de la Mare
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1452158592

A compendium of delightful essays, poems, photos, quotations, and illustrations for book lovers. For anyone who’d rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this ebook is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books. Artwork from the likes of Jane Mount, Lisa Congdon, Julia Rothman, and Sophie Blackall is interwoven with text from essayist Maura Kelly, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, and award-winning author and independent bookstore owner Ann Patchett. Rounded out with poems, quotations, and aphorisms celebrating the joys of reading, this lovingly curated compendium is a love letter to all things literary, and the perfect thing for bookworms everywhere.

Hitting the Books

Hitting the Books
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451492684

It's murder by the book in the latest hit Library Lover's mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death in the Stacks. When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the books. Before Lindsey can delve into the library's records, the victim of the hit and run, Theresa Houston, suffers another "accident" and the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted homicide. A clue surfaces in the confiscated library materials that could crack open the case and it is up to Lindsey to piece it all together. But things are not as they seem in the sleepy town of Briar Creek, and when the driver of the stolen car turns up dead, Lindsey, her staff, and her library friends have to hit the books before the murderer gets the last word....

Due or Die

Due or Die
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 042524668X

Library director Lindsey Norris must solve a murder in her cozy Connecticut hometown before anyone else is checked out for good in this Library Lover’s mystery. Carrie Rushton, the president of the Friends of the Library, has been accused of murdering her husband. The evidence is stacking up against Carrie, but neither Lindsey nor the Briar Creek crafternoon club is buying it. When a nor'easter buries the small coastal town, the police are too busy digging out the locals to investigate the murder. With the help of her crafternoon friends and an abandoned puppy they name Heathcliff, Lindsey has to solve the question of who murdered Mr. Rushton before the killer closes the book on Carrie...

At Home with Books

At Home with Books
Author: Estelle Ellis
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Books in interior decoration
ISBN: 9780517595008

At Home with Books is a visual delight, a helpful resource, and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library. Includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting, and shelving. Full-color photographs.

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time
Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425260739

The New York Times bestselling Library Lover's mysteries continue with a hot new case... Loving a good cup of coffee runs in the family for Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris. But when her brother, Jack, a consultant for a coffee company, goes missing, her favorite beverage becomes a key clue in a dangerous mystery. Between preparing the library for the holidays and juggling the affections of ex-boyfriend, Captain Mike Sullivan, and her new crush, actor Robbie Vine, Lindsey has her hands full. But the mysterious disappearance of her world-traveling playboy brother takes precedence over all. Afraid that involving the police could brew trouble for Jack, Lindsey takes matters into her own hands. But as her quest for her brother embroils her in a strange case involving South American business dealings and an enigmatic and exotic woman, it’ll take the help of both her library book club—the crafternooners—and her eager-to-please suitors to keep Jack from ending up in hot water… INCLUDES READING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS