Marlene’s Comments (group member since Aug 03, 2015)

Marlene’s comments from the Discuss @ Carroll County Public Library group.

Nothing takes the chill out of winter like a good book, a warm spot by the fire and a hot beverage! Share your favorite winter reads - be it a chilling mystery, a cookbook of delicious soup recipes or a warm and cozy romance.

OK, summer time and the livin' is easy! You are headed to your beach chair on your patio, or maybe even to the beach. Tell me, what's in your beach bag? Share with others your favorite beach reads. Enjoy the breezes - from your fan or the ocean.

I just listed to three of Cokie Roberts audio books and enjoyed them. The first, First Ladies (2015) was a compilation she had done for NPR featuring a group of First Ladies. Cokie's insight into Washington, DC and her lifelong connections to politics, added flair and inside information other authors may not have. I especially appreciated audio clips of the First Ladies themselves, such as Eleanor Roosevelt. I then listened to her 2008 book Ladies of Liberty, The Women Who Shaped Our Nation and was amazed how much of politics today is still based on the way our nation started. From the names of committees to DC protocols - sometimes it sounded like they were talking about todays news.I just finished listening to her newest book Capital Dames, The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848-1868 and I found it very engaging as well. I had never read this author and did not expect to continue one title after the other. I think Capital Dames was my favorite. The books were read by the author, which I like.