The latest tomes from local authors for December’s bookshelf
By Lynn Norusis
‘Come Rain or Come Shine’
by Jan Karon (Putnam)
Many readers have come to know Father Tim Kavanagh through Jan Karon’s best-selling Mitford novels, and in “Come Rain or Come Shine,” she gives her fans a storyline many have been waiting for: the marriage of Dooley Kavanagh and Lace Harper. Through the small-town nuptials, readers are reminded that ordinary life can be extraordinary especially through the challenges of love, loss and growth. (September 2015)
‘Roxanne’s Story’
by Diane Butler (Authorhouse)
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, it seems as though human civility is the first thing to go. In Diane Butler’s debut novel, the characters fight zombies, but the ones they really must watch are the other human survivors. Seeking shelter in a decrepit amusement park, a band of humans learn to not only fight for their survival, but also how to regain their sense of humanity now that the world is no longer theirs. (October 2015)
‘The Upside of Insanity’
by Nichole M. Tucker (CreateSpace)
The struggles within ourselves are sometimes the hardest to understand. In Nichole Tucker’s chapbook, “The Upside of Insanity,” her poetry questions the dichotomy of being feminine and a feminist, love being insane and the roles we all continue to adhere to when one is part of a society that still plays by the old rules. (September 2015)
( December 2015 )
