On the shelves - June 23

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. 

“I’ve Got My Mind Set on Brew” by Stephanie Jayne. Kat Malone is left cash-strapped after a job loss and a bad breakup when she discovers a surprising new career path: craft beer brewer. When the brewpub is sold, the new owner places his light-on-experience son in charge of the pub. Ryan is as basic as a pale lager and aims to turn quirky Resistance into a sports bar. Worse, he won’t consider Kat for the position of brewer’s assistant--the job she’d been promised by the previous owners. Despite clashes between Kat and Ryan, he confides that Resistance is in financial trouble and that changes will be needed if the pub has any hope of survival. Forced to collaborate, Kat realizes Ryan isn’t as bland as she assumed. But just as Ryan promises Kat a true partnership in the face of his father’s opposition, Kat is offered the opportunity of a lifetime.

“The Flower Sisters” by Michelle Collins Anderson. Daisy Flowers is fifteen in 1978 when her mother dumps her in Possum Flats, Missouri. Sentenced to spend the summer living with her grandmother, the wry town mortician, Daisy draws the line at working for the family business, Flowers Funeral Home. Instead, she maneuvers her way into an internship at the local newspaper where she learns of a mysterious tragedy from fifty years earlier. On a sweltering night in 1928, an explosion at the local dance hall left dozens of young people dead, scarring a town that still doesn’t know how or why it happened. Listed among the victims is a name that’s surprisingly familiar to Daisy, revealing an irresistible family connection to this long-ago accident. Obsessed with investigating the horrors and heroes of that night, Daisy soon discovers Possum Flats holds a multitude of secrets for a small town. And hardly anyone who remembers the tragedy is happy to have some teenaged hippie asking questions about it. Some secrets are guarded by the living, while others are kept by the dead, but as buried truths gradually come into the light, they’ll force a reckoning at last.

“The War Begins in Paris” by Theodore Wheeler. Two women meet: Mielle, a shy pacifist and shunned Mennonite who struggles to fit in; the other, Jane, a brash, legendary American journalist, who is soon to become a fascist propagandist. When World War II makes landfall in the City of Lights, Mielle falls under Jane’s spell, growing ever more intoxicated by her glamour, self-possession, and reckless confidence. But as this recklessness devolves into militarism and an utter lack of humanity, Mielle is seized by a series of visions that show her an inescapable truth: Jane Anderson must die, and Mielle must be the one to kill her.

“The Hidden Histories of Flowers” by Maddie & Alice Bailey. From the symbolism and meaning behind flowers, to how humans interact with flowers based on cultural and geographical differences, to how flowers have been coveted for their medicinal aspects, The Hidden Histories of Flowers showcases fascinating details of flowers and our relationship with them.

“5 Ingredients Mediterranean” by Jamie Oliver. With over 125 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, it’s all about making every day cooking super-exciting, with minimal fuss. You’ll find recipes to empower you to make incredibly delicious food, but without copious amounts of ingredients, long shopping lists or loads of cleaning up.

”Pickleball Mindset” by Dayne Gingrich and Jill Martin. Not just another book about how to play pickleball, Pickleball Mindset dives deep into how to think on the court. Coauthored by Dayne Gingrich, top senior professional pickleball player; and Jill Martin, an attorney turned personal trainer, the book follows their year-long coaching relationship in which Jill seeks to become mentally dominant on and off the court.

— Summaries provided by library staff