On the shelves - March 3

The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup.

“The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight” by Andrew Leland. This book was given in memorial of Jean Waters. We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. Full of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him.

“In Defense of Witches” by Mona Chollet. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many. But who were the women who were accused and often killed for witchcraft? Celebrated feminist writer Mona Chollet explores three types of women who were accused of witchcraft and persecuted: the independent woman; the childless woman; and the elderly woman.

“Sewing Perfect Little Bags & Totes” by Carolina Moore. A fun and approachable guide to learning bag-making techniques! 18 projects and techniques including adding zippers, pockets, handles, magnetic snaps, and more, plus using quilting, vinyl, and cork. Mix and match the techniques however you like to make all kinds of bags, from a simple clutch purse to an organizational tote or reusable gift bag.

“Double Take” by Lynette Eason. Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division due to wounds sustained when an IED blew up near him. Physician Assistant Lainie Jackson is eighteen months out from an attempted murder perpetrated by her ex, which ended when she managed to grab the weapon and shoot him. When he appears to have survived and is back to finish the job he started, Lainie insists it’s not possible. But someone keeps trying to kill her. Together, Lainie and James must work together to find out who, exactly, is after her and why he wants her dead.

“The Only Purple House in Town” by Ann Aguirre. Iris Collins is the messy one in her family. Her sisters are all wildly successful, while she can’t balance her budget for a single month. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great aunt, her plan to turn it into a B&B fails. She winds up renting rooms like a Victorian spinster, collecting other lost souls. Eli Reese grew up as the nerdy outcast in school, but he got rich designing apps. Over the years, he’s never forgotten his first crush, so when he spots her at a café, he takes it as a sign. Except then he gets sucked into the Iris-verse and somehow ends up renting one of her B&B rooms. As the days pass, Eli grows enchanted by the misfit boarders staying in the house and even more so by Iris. Could Eli have finally found a person and a place to call “home”?

“Goodbye Girl” by James Grippando. Piracy costs the movie and music industry billions. No one has been able to stop it. But that won’t stop Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck. Imani Nichols is a Grammy-winning popstar who, despite her success, is severely underpaid because of an onerous record contract she signed as a teenager with her ex-husband Shaky Nichols. Imani takes to social media and tells her millions of fans to go pirate and download her music illegally. Her hardball tactic leads to scorched-earth litigation, and now she needs Jack’s help. The case takes a deadly turn when salacious allegations of infidelity send Imani and Shaky each implicating the other in the unsolved murder of Imani’s extra-marital lover twelve years ago. Yet as Jack discovers, uncovering the truth about the killing won’t just exonerate or convict his client, her ex, and their music empire. It may shape the future of the entire recording industry.

— Summaries provided by library staff