By: Iris Johansen The author has a serious case of "adverbitis," too many pages of "smiled impishly," "said absently," "gazed anxiously," "asked quizzically," etc, etc, etc. I strongly wished to smite the author ferociously. (Fiction) 07/27/09
Our Adult Summer Reading Program has ended (July 6 - August 27, 2009) and we were so delighted with our readers' responses. A total of 86 people registered for the program and 275 book reviews were posted. What a great community of readers we have!
Feel free to continue to use this page as a source for book reviews until we update our website. Check back for information on books, authors, book reviews and more.
And the Grand Prize Winner Is!
Merrill Spaeth
Congratulations to Merrill Spaeth who is the winner of the grand prize for the "Master the Art of Reading" Adult Summer Reading Program. The grand prize was a $50 gift certificate from Barnes and Noble, donated by the Friends of the Newburgh Free Library. The drawing was held at the Wrap-Up Party on August 27.
And a special thanks to all our readers for participating in our 2009 Adult Summer Reading Program.