Fiction Old and New

Here is the NLS annotation: We are the Brennans DB 104795 Lange, Tracey. Reading time 9 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Barrie Kreinik. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: General; Psychological Fiction Description: When twenty-nine-year-old Sunday Brennan wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital after a drunk driving accident she caused,...

The Fiction Old and New book group is meeting on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. to discuss “Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center, D B C 1 1 9 3 9. We hope that you can join us to discuss this latest novel from one of our favorite authors. Here is the NLS annotation: Happiness for beginners DBC 11939 Center, Katherine. Reading time 9 hours, 49 minutes. Read by Leslie Rogers. A p...

The Fiction Old and New book group is honored to have guest host LeDon lead the discussion of Dennis Lehane’s latest book, “Small Mercies”, DB 1 1 4 4 5 6 on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling suspense audiobook. Here is the NLS annotation: Small mercies: a novel DB 114456 Lehane, Dennis. Reading time 10 hours, 2...

We hope that you can join us to discuss this entertaining audiobook. Here is the NLS annotation: Warrior girl unearthed DB 114761 Boulley, Angeline. Reading time 11 hours, 34 minutes. Read by Isabella Star LaBlanc. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories; Young Adult Description: “With the rising...

Here is the NLS annotation: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: a novel DB 110919 Cruz, Angie. Reading time 6 hours, 19 minutes. Read by Kimberly M. Wetherell Rossmery Almonte. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Family Description: “Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her li...

Here is the NLS annotation: The Lehman trilogy: a novel DB 101774 Massini, Stefano Dixon, Richard. Reading time 13 hours, 43 minutes. Read by Edoardo Ballerini. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction; Family Description: Henry Lehman leaves Bavaria for the United States to make a better life. He builds a textile...

Here is the NLS annotation: We all want impossible things: a novel DB 111246 Newman, Catherine. Reading time 6 hours, 58 minutes. Read by Jane Oppenheimer. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Friendship Fiction Description: “Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over forty-two years. They’ve shared the mundane...

Here is the NLS annotation: The displacements DB 109018 Holsinger, Bruce W. Reading time 13 hours, 38 minutes. Read by Austenne Grey. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction Description: “To all appearances, the Larsen-Hall family has everything: healthy children, a stable marriage, a lucrative career for Bran...

Here is the NLS annotation: The whalebone theatre DB 110521 Quinn, Joanna. Reading time 18 hours, 25 minutes. Read by Olivia Vinall. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: “One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but tw...

The Fiction Old and New book group will be discussing the contemporary novel, “Nora Goes Off Script” by Anna Monaghan, D B 1 0 8 6 5 7 on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. Here is the NLS annotation: Nora goes off script DB 108657 Monaghan, Annabel. Reading time 6 hours, 59 minutes. Read by Hillary Huber. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print D...

The Fiction Old and New book group discussed the classic novel, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. Two versions of this novel are available on BARD and both are posted below. Here are the two book annotations: 1. Invisible man DB 56346 Ellison, Ralph. Reading time 20 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Peter Jay Fernandez. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically...

The Fiction Old and New book group is privileged to welcome guest host Shelly Kane who will lead the discussion of the suspense novel, “Behind Every Lie” by Christina McDonald, D B 9 9 6 9 4 on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. Here is the NLS annotation: Behind every lie DB 99694 McDonald, Christina. Reading time 9 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Fiona Hardingham. A produc...

Here is the NLS annotation: Musical chairs DB 100230 Poeppel, Amy. Reading time 12 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Jackie Sanders. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: General Description: Cellist Bridget Stratton and her best friend Will are part of a chamber music trio in need of a new violinist. Bridget’s plans for a relaxing...

The Fiction Old and New book group will be discussing “A Town Called Solace” by acclaimed Canadian author Mary Lawson, D B 1 0 8 0 1 0 on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. Here is the NLS annotation: A town called Solace DB 108010 Lawson, Mary. Reading time 7 hours, 34 minutes. Read by Ian Lake. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of C...

Here is the NLS annotation: The younger wife DB 107296 Hepworth, Sally. Reading time 9 hours, 20 minutes. Read by Zoe Carides. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction Description: Heart surgeon Stephen Aston is looking to get married again, but he must first divorce his current wife–who can no longer speak for...

Here is the NLS annotation: Lessons in chemistry DB 107538 Garmus, Bonnie. Reading time 11 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Bonnie Garmus. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: In the early 1960s, chemist Elizabeth Zott has a lot of challenges as the only woman on her team at Hastings Research Institute....

How to walk away DB 91087 Center, Katherine. Reading time 10 hours, 38 minutes. Read by Therese Plummer. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Subjects: Human Relations; Family Description: Margaret Jacobsen is in a plane crash with her boyfriend which leaves her paralyzed. In the aftermath, she reevaluates her relationships, re...

Love & saffron: a novel of friendship, food, and love DB 106798 Fay, Kim. Reading time 3 hours, 48 minutes. Read by Kim Fay. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Friendship Fiction; Historical Fiction Description: In 1962, Joan Bergstrom, a twenty-seven-year-old just starting out as a food writer in Los Angeles, sends a fan...

The nature of fragile things DB 102273 Meissner, Susan. Reading time 10 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Jason Culp. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Friendship Fiction; Historical Fiction; Human Relations Description: In 1905, a year before the earthquake that would devastate San Francisco, Irish immigrant Sophie Whalen is so desp...

On Friday, May 6, 2022, the Fiction Old and New Book group is privileged to welcome guest host DeAnna Noriega who will be discussing the novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley DB 102762. This exceptional audio book has been optioned by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, for a forthcoming Netflix series. Please join DeAnn...

What you wish for DB 99569 Center, Katherine. Reading time 10 hours, 20 minutes. Read by Thérèse Plummer. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Romance Description: Samantha Casey loves being an elementary school librarian in Galveston, Texas until her school gets a new principal: Duncan Carpenter, Samantha’s former crush. U...

Here is the NLS annotation: The downstairs girl DB 96993 Lee, Stacey. Reading time 10 hours, 24 minutes. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction; Young Adult Description: 1890. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, daughter of one of...

Please join us to discuss this classic novel by a significant 20th century American writer. Here is the NLS annotation: The optimist’s daughter / DB 31668 Welty, Eudora. Reading time 4 hours, 26 minutes. Read by Laura Giannarelli. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Subjects: Family Description: Laurel Hand, a middle-aged widow since World...

Please join us to discuss this suspenseful thriller set in italy. Here is the NLS annotation: Palace of the drowned DB 104759 Mangan, Christine, (Christine Rose). Reading time 10 hours, 14 minutes. Read by Emily Pennant-Rea. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction Description: 1966. Years after the success of her fi...

Here is the NLS annotation: The vixen: a novel DB 104346 Prose, Francine. Reading time 12 hours, 21 minutes. Read by Tristan Morris. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: In 1953, recent Harvard graduate Simon Putnam is newly hired by a distinguished New York publishing firm. He gets a difficult fir...