Book discussion groups meet in November Oct 22, 2009
The next meeting of the Evening Book Discussion Group at Holbrook Public Library will be Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. The selection for the month is Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani. A starred review in Booklist says: Tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is Big Stone Gap, the bucolic backdrop for Trigiani's popular series. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
How Richard and Judy changed what we read Jul 2, 2009
Toast by Nigel Slater Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani Brick Lane by Monica Ali Starter for Ten by David Nicholls The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold White Mughals by William Dalrymple The Know by Martina Cole Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. Referring to the first Richard and Judy list from 2004 [detailed in the factbox on the right], she says: "That is a fantastic list. Five years on that list stands up really well.". (BBC News -- UK)
Library corner 4-2 Apr 2, 2009
Adult fiction: ;The Associate; by John Grisham, ;Handle with Care; by Jodi Picoult, ;Paths of Glory; by Jeffrey Archer, ;The Given Day; by Dennis Lehane, ;While my Sister Sleeps; by Barbara Delinsky, ;One Day at a Time; by Danielle Steel, ;Very Valentine; by Adriana Trigiani, ;Scarpetta; by Patricia Cornwell, ;The Bodies Left Behind; by Jeffery Deaver, and ;Just After Sunset; by Stephen King. DVDs: ;High School Musical 3,; ;Twilight,; ;Bolt,; ;The Secret Life of Bees,; ;Madagscar Escape 2... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
5 questions for Adriana Trigiani Feb 12, 2009
Adriana Trigiani's Very Valentine starts off her trilogy about a wedding shoe designer. By Carol Memmott, USA TODAY Adriana Trigiani's new novel, Very Valentine (Harper, $25. (USA Today -- Life)
Out of tune with the world Feb 8, 2009
Adriana Trigiani's many fans will welcome "Very Valentine," the delightful, energetic first novel in a planned trilogy about Valentine Roncalli and her large Italian-American family ... VERY VALENTINE By Adriana Trigiani. (Boston Globe)
Arts, books, more Feb 7, 2009
3: TODAYs Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford talk to author Adriana Trigiani about her new novel, Very Valentine. . (MSNBC -- Gossip)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
Authors this year include David Baldacci, Adriana Trigiani, Steve Berry, Carla Neggers and Tracy Brown. 904-630-1995. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
