A Museum of Poo

 

 

Miss Felicity Beadle’s The World of Poo by Terry Pratchett

Fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series will enjoy this children’s book, as will children who have never heard of Pratchett. In the book “Snuff” Sam Vimes, Commander of the Watch, gave this book to his young son, knowing that he would laugh himself sick.

This is the tale of young Geoffrey, who visits his grandmama’s house in Ankh-Morpork while his mother is having a baby. While he was in the yard, a bird poos on his head, and he decides to make a museum of poo in one of the gardening sheds. Geoffrey and his grandmama visit Sir Henry King, who collects all the poo in the city. He also visits the Guild of Plumbers, and along the way collects the poo of hippos, wyverns, dragons and gargoyles.

 

Armand Gamache goes to Paris

 

All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny

New York Times best selling author Louise Penny is back with another mystery featuring Armand Gamache, former head of the Quebec Surete. Gamache and his wife Reine-Marie are in Paris for the birth of a grandchild, and while they are there they have dinner with Stephen Horowitz, a billionaire and Gamache’s godfather. As they are leaving the restaurant, Horowitz is the victim of a hit and run, which Gamache believes is no accident.

Gamache and his former second-in-command and son-in-law investigate—the local police believe it was an accident. But there are secrets to uncover, and Gamache’s family is caught up in the danger, not knowing who to trust. The Paris setting is a change from the rural setting of Three Pines, Quebec, and fans of the series may miss some of the characters who inhabit the village, but will enjoy the intimate look at Gamache’s family life.

December's Books

Steve Martin is an actor, comedian, and author. Harry Bliss is a New Yorker cartoonist, cover artist, and author and illustrator of children's books. They joined together for "A Wealth of Pigeons," a collection of cartoons featuring dogs, cats, outer space, museums, and other subjects. It's like reading the New Yorker without all the stories.
 

All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny

Mort by Terry Pratchett

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Fowler

Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton

The Comeback by Ella Berman

Rage by Bob Woodward

A Year to Live: how to live this year as if it were your last by Stephen Levine

A Wealth of Pigeons by Harry Bliss and Steve Martin

Disloyal by Michael Cohen

Library Marketing and Communication by Cordelia Anderson

The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews