NHCPL Reads discussion

Are you having trouble finding books to meet certain squares on the BINGO card? Did you find a great book that met the requirements and can't wait to share it with people? Let us know!

The first square I completed was "Read a book set in the state or country where you were born." For this, I read History of Wolves, which is set in Minnesota.

I'm working on a top-line bingo--so far I've read a book from the New shelf (32 Yolks, a memoir by chef Eric Rupert) and a book with a number in the title (Starter for Ten by David Nicholls).

I'm not working on a particular BINGO quite yet but I am filling in squares as I read books, with three potential BINGOs.

For the "Read a book under 200 pages" square, I read Singletasking: Get More Done One Thing at a Time.

For the "Read a book from the NEW section," I recently finished Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide To Thriving In The Age of Accelerations.

Right next to that square is "Read an award-winning book." For this square, I read Today Will Be Different.

Lastly, I finished "Read an author's debut book" with The Ice Beneath Her. Although the author has written other books, she only co-authored those so The Ice Beneath Her is the author's true debut book.

I just finished listening to Me Talk Pretty One Day (audiobook narrated by the author). This was interesting, because some of the pieces had been recorded in the studio, but others were recorded while Mr. Sedaris was reading for a live audience. l am interested by the fact that I found the live-audience pieces much funnier; the delivery was that much better, both in timing and in expression. This reinforces my respect for the truly excellent studio narrators -- it's HARD to remain engaging without the interaction provided by an audience.