Fiction Old and New

My review The Proving Ground DB133660 by Michael Connelly brings back Mickey Haller in a fast moving, gripping, and suspenseful legal thriller that will not let you sit still as you experience this compelling drama. This time, Mickey has stepped away from criminal law and is now working in civil court. If you are already a fan of the  Lincoln Lawyer series, then you already know that these books d...

This book gets a 4.3 rating on Goodreads with more than 100,000 reviews.   The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com .   The Meeting link is at heading level 1.   My review Come and walk with me as we step back into yesteryear. Let us turn to the year 1963.  That was the year that the book, “The Feminine Mystique” DB53797 by Betty Friedan was published and q...

The Fiction Old And New reading group meets the first Friday of each month. On Friday, April 3 , 2026 at 8 PM Eastern we will discuss The book, The sunshine sisters DB88188 by Jane Green . This book gets a 4.35 rating on “Good Reads” with more than eighty five thousand  reviews.   The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com .   The Bookshare link to this title and...

The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com .   My review Kristin Hannah is a master of emotional storytelling , creating vivid characters whose hope, grit, and resilience pull readers in and refuse to let go. Her novels center on strong women who endure loss, fight for meaning, and find the courage to prevail. With more than twenty-four bestselling novels, Hannah has e...

The Fiction Old and New Discussion Group meets the first Friday of each month. The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com .   My review:   The book, Culpability: a novel by Bruce W Holsinger DB131607 is written as though it was ripped from these headlines from tomorrow’s newspaper.   “Self-driving car has head on collision with oncoming vehicle, five injured,...

The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com . This book can be found on Bookshare at this link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2911709?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUElMkJSZWRiaXJkJTJCQ2hyaXN0bWFz My review: My first introduction to Fannie Flagg was through her novel, Fried Green Tomatoes, so I  knew what a gift she has for making small towns...

On 10.3.2025 at 8 PM Eastern we will be discussing the book, The widower’s wife: a thriller by Cate Holahan DB128362. The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com. My review: The widower’s wife: a thriller DB128362 is an intriguing thriller that grabbed hold of me from the start and wouldn’t let me go. Ana Bacon is a wife and mother. Her husband, Tom Bacon, is str...

on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.  Please join us to welcome Tracey back and don’t forget to bring your questions and comments. The BARD annotation is below. Unfortunately, this book is not available on Bookshare.   Our facilitator for this meeting will be Michelle Bernstein, hamletsweetlady@gmail.com . BARD annotation What happened to the McCrays? DB128432 Author:...

We will not meet in July due to the July 4th holiday. We will continue this group without a facilitator until we have one and we hope you can join us to informally discuss this book. NLS annotation Three days in June DB127313 Author: Tyler, Anne Reading Time: 4 hours, 25 minutes Read by: Smith-Cameron, J. Subjects: Human Relations, Family, Women, Romance   “Gail Baines is long divorced...

No hiding in Boise DB118022 Author: Hooper, Kim Reading Time: 9 hours, 41 minutes Read by: Adam Barr, Pete Cross, Madeleine Maby, Stephanie Einstein, Michael Brusasco, Patrick Lawlor, Stephanie Willing, Nick Mondelli, Neil Hellegers, Devon Sorvari, Hillary Huber Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories, Women   “Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with...

(BARD annotation below). We will continue this group without a facilitator until we have one and we hope you can join us to informally discuss this book.   Here is the NLS annotation:   The Heaven & Earth Grocery store: a novel DB115655 Author: McBride, James Reading Time: 12 hours, 24 minutes Read by: Dominic Hoffman Subjects: Bestsellers, African American Topics, Disability, Histor...

Here is the NLS annotation: The berry pickers: a novel DB117941 Author: Peters, Amanda Reading Time: 8 hours, 47 minutes Read by: Jordan Waunch, Aaliya Warbus Subjects: General Fiction, Family, Historical Fiction “A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, and remains unsolved for nearl...

Here is the NLS annotation:   The accident: a novel DB74117 Author: Barclay, Linwood Reading Time: 12 hours, 17 minutes Read by: Peter Berkrot Subject: Suspense Fiction   After his wife Sheila is killed in a drunk-driving accident she caused, struggling contractor Glen Garber is angry and confused–Sheila never drank that much. When the mother of his eight-year-old daughter’s...

The Fiction Old and New book group again welcomes guest host Sally Rosenthal on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss The color purple DB58842 by Alice Walker.   (BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us this Black History Month to discuss this compelling story. Here is the NLS annotation: The color purple DB58842 Author: Walker, Alice Reading Time: 8 hours, 51...

The Fiction Old and New book group is thrilled to welcome guest host Sally Rosenthal on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. to discuss “Crow Lake” by Mary Lawson, DB 59867 (BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling story.   Here is the NLS annotation: Crow Lake DB 59867 Lawson, Mary. Reading time 7 hours, 39 minutes. Read by Martha Harmon Par...

(BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling story.   Here is the NLS annotation: Help wanted: a novel DB 121085 Waldman, Adelle. Reading time 9 hours, 27 minutes. Read by Katie Boothe. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.   Subjects: Humor; Human Relations; General   Description: “E...

Here is the NLS annotation   I have some questions for you DB 112960 Makkai, Rebecca. Reading time 14 hours, 8 minutes. Read by Julia Whelan. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.   Subjects: Suspense Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories; Bestsellers; Psychological Fiction Description: “A successful film professor and podc...

Here is the NLS annotation Dogwood Blossom: growing up Native American DBC 11736 Noriega, DeAnna Quietwater. Reading time 1 hour, 15 minutes. Read by Laurie Coiley Massing. A production of Perkins Library, Perkins School for the Blind. Subjects: Biography of Persons with Disabilities; Family Description: In Dogwood Blossom, the author invokes a simpler time and how it was growing up in a world tha...

We hope that you can join us to discuss this human relations and romance audiobook by best-selling Black author Kennedy Ryan. Here is the NLS annotation: Before I let go: a Skyland novel DB 111356 Ryan, Kennedy. Reading time 13 hours, 48 minutes. Read by Jakobi Diem Wesleigh Siobhan. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Psycholog...

Here is the NLS annotation: Late bloomers: a novel DBC 29005 Varadarajan, Deepa. Reading time 12 hours, 16 minutes. • Read by Shahjehan Khan Mehr Dudeja Deepa Samuel. A production of Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Talking Book Program. Subjects: Humor; Family Description: “After thirty-six years of marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new p...

The frozen river: a novel  DB 117781 Lawhon, Ariel . Reading time 15 hours, 8 minutes. Read by  Ariel Lawhon   Jane Oppenheimer . A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects:  Suspense Fiction ;  Historical Fiction ;  Mystery and Detective Stories Description: “Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ic...

We hope that you can join us to discuss this historical fiction audiobook. Here is the NLS annotation: Loot DB 115153 James, Tania. Reading time 8 hours, 45 minutes. Read by Shawn K. Jain. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: “Abbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver c...

The Fiction Old and New book group is thrilled to welcome author Tracey Lange to our Friday, April 5, 2024 meeting at 8 p.m. She will be discussing her two family novels, “We are the Brennans”, DB 104795 and “The Connellys of County Down”, DB 116746. We hope you can join us for this amazing event. Here are the NLS annotations: 1. The Connellys of County Down DB 116746 Lange...

Here is the NLS annotation: Land of milk and honey DB 116953 Zhang, C Pam. Reading time 8 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Eunice Wong. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Science and Technology; General; Women Description: “A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city t...

We hope that you can join us to discuss this psychological novel from acclaimed author Emma Cline. Here is the NLS annotation: The guest: a novel DB 114407 Cline, Emma. Reading time 8 hours, 39 minutes. Read by Carlotta Brentan. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Psychological Fiction Description: “Summer is coming to a c...