Adult Summer Reading Club ends -

Today we awarded the final grand prizes - a $75.00 gift certificate to 16 Prospect Wine Bar & Bistro and a $75.00 gift certificate to Acquaviva delle Fonti.  Congratulations to those lucky patrons! 

We'd like to thank all the Westfield businesses that donated prizes to support this program.  Thank you to Alan's Orchard, Casa di Pizza, Cod Almighty Chippery, Cosimo's, Isabella's American Bistro, Limani Seafood, Mojave Grill, Sweetwater's Steakhouse, Theresa's, Tinga Taqueria, Trader Joe's, Turning Point, Vicki's Diner, and Wild Greens.

                                                       

 And we want to give a special shout out to the grand prize donors - thank you!

 

16 Prospect Wine Bar & Bistro

Acquaviva delle Fonti

Congratulations to all our winners.  We hope you enjoyed participating and reading the suggestions in the blog.  Even though the summer is over, you could read the books during the fall too.

Enjoy!

Summer is almost over :(

Just in case you're still searching, here are some suggestions from other sources for good summer reads -

American Booksellers Association  

National Public Radio

Entertainment Weekly

Good Housekeeping

O Magazine 

Phew - that should just about do it for summer reading!

The last day to submit prize entry coupons is Sat., August 25th.  The two August grand prizes, a $75.00 gift certificate to 16 Prospect Wine Bar & Bistro and a $75.00 gift certificate to Acquaviva delle Fonti, will be drawn on Monday August 27th.

Last weekly prizes awarded today -

Today we gave away gift certificates to La Famiglia Sorrento on Central Ave., Alan's Orchard on Quimby Street and Casa di Pizza on Elm Street.  Congratulations to the lucky patrons.

The last day to submit prize entry coupons is Sat., August 25th.  The two August grand prizes, a $75.00 gift certificate to 16 Prospect Wine Bar & Bistro and a $75.00 gift certificate to Aqauviva delle Fonti, will be drawn on Monday August 27th.

Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy...

A spy thriller always makes for a good summer read.

If you're waiting for Mission to Paris by Alan Furst, you could try one of his earlier titles -

Or perhaps one of these recently published fiction titles -

                   An American Spy - Olen Steinhauer

                        The Expats - Chris Pavone

                A Foreign Country - Charles Cumming

                      House of the Hunted - Mark Mills

                                                         Istanbul Passage - Joseph Kanon

                                                   The Silent Oligarch - Chris Morgan Jones

                                                                 Trapeze - Simon Mawer

If you like to read about real spies, you'll enjoy one of these nonfiction books -

                                                              Agent Garbo - Stephen Talty

                                                               Deception - Edward Lucas

                                                            Double Cross - Ben Macintryre

                                                         Hitler's Spy Chief - Richard Bassett

Roger that...over and out!

Two more winners!!!

Congratulations to the two patrons that won gift certificates to these restaurants, Vicki's Diner and Theresa's.  Both of the restaurants are located in downtown Westfield.

We'll have one more weekly drawing with three prizes on August 20th and then two grand prizes will be picked on August 27th.  The last day to submit prize coupons will be August 25th.

You can't play if you don't participate!

Happy Birthday, Julia!

 

August 15th will be the 100th anniversary of Julia Child's birth and so we're featuring books about her as well as some she wrote.

                            As Always, Julia - Julia Child

                          A Covert Affair - Jennet Conant

         Dearie; the Remarkable Life of Julia Child - Bob Spitz

                              Julia's Cats - Patricia Barey

                             Julie and Julia - Julie Powell

                                                      Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Julia Child

                                                                   My Life in France - Julia Child

                                           Visit Julia's Facebook page for more information about her 

                                            birthday celebration - https://www.facebook.com/JuliaChild

In addition, these recently published books are about other famous people from the culinary world.

                                                    Beaten, Seared and Sauced - Jonathan Dixon

                                                      Blood, Bones & Butter - Gabrielle Hamilton

                    The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat; Craig Claiborne - Thomas McNamee

                                                       The Sorcerer's Apprentices - Lisa Abend

                                                              Yes, Chef - Marcus Samuelsson

Bon Appétit!

Two new weekly winners -

Today we awarded a gift bag of goodies from Trader Joe's of Westfield and a gift certificate for two entrees at the Turning Point restaurant on Central Ave.  Congratulations to the lucky winners!

Any library materials, including Playaways and Books on CD, can be used to enter the contest.  So if you're going on a road trip, why not listen to a book and use that check out to enter the Adult Summer Reading Club.