The Write Stuff - Amy Jones

Born in Halifax N.S. Amy Jones won the 2006 literacy prize for Short Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2005 Bronwen Wallace award. She now lives in Thunder Bay where she is the associate editor of The Walleye ( Thunder Bay's arts and culture magazine).
The library has a copy of her first novel "We're All in This Together" which tells the story of a dysfunctional family plunged into chaos when the matriach , Kate, survives plummeting over a waterfall in a barrel. It is all captured on a video which goes viral. The novel is funny and heartfelt, and described as a complicated layering of timeshifts and pespectives, as each family member reveals their inner emotions and personal histories.
Click here for more details.

iPad Course

Storyfest

   

Hudson Box Office (HBO) - Shetland

Shetland is a BBC Scotland murder mystery series set against the stunning background of the Shetland Islands. It stars Douglas Henshall as Chief Inspector Jimmy Perez, and the series is based on the novels of Ann Cleeves. The Guardian has described it as "a gripping detective story" to rival Wallander. The library has the first two seasons. Click here for more details.

Murder Ink - John A. Connell

John Connell spent years working as a cameraman on some of the biggest films and television shows, including Jurassic Park and NYPD Blue. He loved the travel, the excitement, and the art of bringing stories to the screen but longed to move from behind the scenes helping bring to life someone else’s story, to writing his own. His novel, Ruins of War, a unique historical thriller set in postwar Germany garnered national acclaim. 

Connell now lives with his wife in Madrid, Spain, where he is currently working on the third book in the Mason Collins series.

The Library recently acquired his debut novel.  Click here to visit Connell online.

Scarecrow Workshop - September 18

LOTS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE!

Sunday, September 18

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hudson Historical Museum and Garden

541 Main Road, Hudson

The Hudson Historical Society and Hudson Fine Craft will hold a SCARECROW MAKING WORKSHOP for the whole family.

Cost:  $20 per person or $25 for family group

Register:  Email hudsonfinecraft@hotmail.com or call 450-458-0625

Look forward to adding to our agricultural history and heritage!

August - Fiction

Vinegar Girl
Anne Tyler






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The Alphabet House   Jussi Alder-Olsen
A Country Road, A Tree   Jo Baker
The Stargazer's Sister   Carrie Brown
The Radiant Road   Katherine Catmull
The Queen of the Night   Alexander Chee
The Solomon Curse   Clive Cussler
Zero K   Don DeLillo
The Measure of Darkness   Liam Durcan
Absolom's Daughters   Suzanne Feldman
Belgravia   Julian Fellowes
The Privileged   Emily Hourican
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar   Suzanne Joinson
We're All in this Together   Amy Jones
China Rich Girlfriend   Kevin Kwan
One Night in Winter   Simon Sebag Montefiore
Barskins   Annie Proulx
The Improbability of Love   Hannah Rothschild
I Promise You This   Patricia Sands
The Daughter   Jane Shemilt
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile   Enid Shomer
Golden Lion   Wilbur Smith
Predator   Wilbur Smith
The Paris Secret   Karen Swan
Summer at Tiffany's   Karen Swan
The Ashes of London   Andrew Taylor
Angelopolis   Danielle Trussoni
Winter Garden   Kristin Hannah ( Large-Print)
Still Alice   Lisa Genova (Audiobook)
Sharkman Six   Owen West ( Audiobook)
The Witches Salem 1692   Stacey Schiff ( Large-Print)

August - Mysteries

River of the Dead
Robert Pobi







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Ruins of War   John A Connell
Seven Days Dead   John Farrow
Rock with Wings   Anne Hillerman
Orphan X   Gregg Hurwitz
I Let You Go   Clare Mackintosh
Taking Pity   David Mark
Knife Gun Poison Bomb   Martin O'Brien
It Happens in the Dark   Carol O'Connell
15th Affair   James Patterson
Cop Town   Karin Slaughter
Crazy Love You   Lisa Unger
In The Blood   Lisa Unger
Foreign Affairs   Stuart Woods
The Overlook   Michael Connelly (Audiobook)

August - Non-Fiction

Home-Cooked Comforts
Laura Washburn





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The Cabaret of Plants   Richard Mabey
Goodbye Parkinson's, Hello Life!   Alex Kerten
Fish and Seafood   Canadian Living
Complete Guide to Sushi and Sashimi   Jeffrey Elliot
Everyone Behaves Badly   Lesley M M Blume
100 Places That Made Britain   David Musgrove
The Nazi Officer's Wife   Edith Hahn Beer
Game of Crowns   Christopher Anderson

August - Children's Books

The Familiars#1
Adam Jay Epstein







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Familiars #2: Secrets of the Crown   Adam Jay Epstein
Familiars #3: Circle of Heroes   Adam Jay Epstein
Familiars #4: Palace of Dreams   Adam Jay Epstein
Babysitters Club #4: Claudia and Me   Rana Telgemeier
Drama   Rana Telgemeier
Hilo #1: The Boy who Crashed to Earth   Judd Winck
Hilo #2: Saving the Whole Wide World   Judd Winck
Calling on Dragons    Patricia C. Wrede
Dealing with Dragons   Patricia C. Wrede
Searching for Dragons   Patricia C. Wrede

August - DVDs

House Of Cards
Season Four






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Shetland   Seasons One and Two

September Book Sale

The September Book Sale starts on Monday, September 12th and runs until Saturday, September 17th. Art books are featured.

The Write Stuff - Sunjeev Sahota

Sunjeev Sahota was born in Derby, UK in 1981, he's a British-Indian Sikh. He had not read a novel until he was 18, and graduated in Mathematics. His first novel "Ours are the Streets" was published in 2011 to critical acclaim, it's the story of a British Muslim suicide bomber.
The library has a copy of his second book "The Year of the Runaways" which was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker prize. It's a bold and original novel about illegal immigration to Britain from India, focusing on four migrant workers in Sheffield.
Sahota lives in Sheffield with his wife and two children. Click here to visit him online.

Hudson Box Office (HBO) - Black Work

Black Work is a 3 part British detective thriller written by Matt Charman, and starring the wonderful actress Sheridan Smith as police officer Jo Gillespie. She sets out to discover who murdered her husband, an undercover police officer. During the course of her investigations she uncovers some dangerous secrets about her husband which tests her faith in the police family. The library has the DVD, click here for more details

Murder Ink - David Swinson

David Swinson is a retired police detective, having served 16 years with the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department. Before joining the DC police Swinson was a record store owner in Seal Beach, California, a punk rock/alternative concert promoter in Long Beach, California, and a music video producer and independent filmmaker in Los Angeles, California.

Swinson currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, daughter, bull mastiff, and bearded dragon.

The Library recently acquired his second novel The Second Girl.  Click here to visit Swinson online.