The first week of the month means that once again lovers of tea and books gather at the West Branch to indulge in these two passions for an hour.
This month’s tea was pomegranate green, which was served iced.
For a full list of books and news discussed by library staff, check out the July Literatea Newsletter. Of course, things really got interesting when the ladies of Literatea started discussing their recent book recommendations.
In the world of book news, one of the hot tidbits is still the upcoming release of Harper Lee’s new book, Go Set a Watchman (released in 7 days… but who’s counting?). One participant suggested that book lovers may want to check out the new American Masters biography about Harper Lee that will be on PBS this coming Friday, July 10th.
Meanwhile, until you can get your hands on Lee’s new offering, you may want to check out these other titles suggested by the voracious readers at Literatea:
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani
Love, Loss and What I Wore by Ilene Beckerman
(This novel was adopted into a play with Nora Ephron)
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
(also recommended was the TV adaptation of this book series)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
(If you have read or read this one and enjoy it, note that the sequel was just released: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy)
Broken Harbor and other novels by Tana French
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Invisible City and Run You Down by Julia Dahl
Under Orders and other novels by Dick Francis
And that fellow bibliophiles, should keep you happily reading until the first of August when we return with more books and tea that you won’t want to miss.