A couple of months ago, I came across a cookbook at an estate sale called The New Joys of Jell-O. The copyright was 1975. The first recipe to catch my eye was one for "Jellied Gazpacho." I had to have that book!
All Mid-Continent Public Library branches will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including the Kearney Branch.
We, your energetic and enthusiastic Kearney Branch staffers, will be finishing up our shopping and celebrating the holiday with family and friends on those days.
Don't worry. We'll be up bright and early on Wednesday, Dec. 26 to open up the Library doors at 9:00 a.m.
Night Watch - Don't Miss this Gem from the Backlist!
Terry Pratchett’s laugh-out-loud humor, sharp wit, and savvy satire have kept me reading, re-reading his novels, and snatching up his new books as soon as they hit the shelves for years. His Discworld series, now over 40 titles, made Sir Pratchett, (knighted in 2009) the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. They've sold over 70 million copies worldwide in 37 languages.
Let's find out. Here are the answers to Scrooge's Bah! Humbug! Quiz:
Q) What year did Charles Dickens write A Christmas Carol?
A) Dickens penned his classic holiday tale in 1843 and is credited with saving Christmas in the Victorian era. Seems the English had become rather "Scroogy" and didn't take off much time to celebrate any holiday, let alone Christmas. We didn't know Wal-Mart was around back then.
Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol, will play on stage and screen countless times this holiday season.
Unless you spend your holidays hiding under a rock, you've probably seen a few adaptations of Dickens' novella, even if just in bits and pieces. But how well do you really know A Christmas Carol?
Kansas City author Whitney Terrell’s award-winning novel, The King of King’s County, is inspired by his hometown’s colorful past. Though a work of fiction, the plot draws heavily on details from the JC Nichols family’s rise to power and influence.
The Kirkus Review calls King of King’s County, "…an honest and unsentimental post mortem for America’s cities…also a moving and original coming-of-age story. A grand work of fiction, epic in scope and intimate in detail."
On December 7th, the Kearney Book Club will discuss The Good Father by Noah Hawley. I can’t promise a lively discussion. In fact, I expect it to be fairly somber. The subject of this very realistic novel is a parent’s worst nightmare.
This month’s search into the backlist led me to one of the most successful authors of all time, Stephen King. Mr. King is king of horror. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) We all remember the books and movies - Carrie, Cujo, The Stand, Stand by Me, The Green Mile...The list goes on and on. I could have chosen any one of those instant classics, but instead, in honor of National Novel Writing Month, I’ll attempt to inspire you to read one of his lesser known works, On Writing.
