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Sapna

Jul 19, 2024

The Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson

The origins of the environmental movement go back to the 1960s. One of the pivotal books written at this time was Silent Spring by Rachel...

Every Good Boy Does Fine, by Jeremy Denk

Mehr

Jul 19, 2024

Every Good Boy Does Fine, by Jeremy Denk

Denk’s memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, is about his early life and influences, his journey as a musician, the perceptive teachings of...

The enduring charm of The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

Mehr

Jul 14, 2024

The enduring charm of The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

-- by Mehr The Wind In The Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, is a classic children’s novel, and is based on the bedtime stories Grahame told...

Mehr

Jul 2, 2024

The Corfu Trilogy, by Gerald Durrell

The naturalist Gerald Durrell humorously recounts his adventures with his chaotic and funny family on the Greek island of Corfu.

Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne. And by Michael Palin.

Sapna

Jun 22, 2024

Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne. And by Michael Palin.

Jules Verne's adventure novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, is an enduring classic that has captivated generations of readers....

Mehr

Jun 22, 2024

Mehr's Corner: Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

[Welcome to Mehr's Corner on the Luna blog. Mehr is a fourteen year old who loves to read. She has been a frequent visitor to Luna ever...

Mehr

Jun 20, 2024

Mehr's Corner: Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Welcome to Mehr's Corner on the Luna blog. Mehr is a fourteen year old who loves to read. She has been a frequent visitor to Luna ever...

Team Luna

Jun 2, 2024

John le Carré: The Spymaster

A quick introduction to the writer and his works - our recommendation to those looking for great spy novels. In a world of...

Sapna

Jun 2, 2024

Aldous Huxley and his Brave New World

Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, in 1894. His grandfather was the noted biologist and naturalist T. H. Huxley, an early proponent of...

Team Luna

May 15, 2024

Cosmos and Carl Sagan

"We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." These are the words of Carl Sagan who became a household name in...

John Buchan and the birth of the modern spy novel

Sapna

May 5, 2024

John Buchan and the birth of the modern spy novel

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, published in 1915, is considered by many to be the progenitor of the modern spy novel, the classic...

Exploring the Intricate Mysteries of Tana French

Team Luna

May 3, 2024

Exploring the Intricate Mysteries of Tana French

Tana French is a literary force, renowned for her gripping psychological thrillers and her masterful weaving of complex characters with...

Percival Everett: A Master of Satire and Subversion

Team Luna

Apr 27, 2024

Percival Everett: A Master of Satire and Subversion

Why we love Percival Everett's novels.

The Three Body Problem: A brief introduction

Team Luna

Apr 27, 2024

The Three Body Problem: A brief introduction

Here is a quick introduction to The Three-Body Problem trilogy by Chinese science fiction writer Cixin Liu.

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: The Martin Beck Series

Shilpa

Aug 2, 2023

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: The Martin Beck Series

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, are widely regarded as the pioneers of Scandinavian crime fiction. Both left-wing journalists, they met in...

Paddling her own canoe: Louisa May Alcott

Shilpa

Jun 2, 2023

Paddling her own canoe: Louisa May Alcott

“I will make a battering ram of my head and make my way through this rough and tumble world” -- Louisa May Alcott Little Women, by Louisa...

Team Luna

Apr 29, 2023

No pigeon hole for Le Guin

“Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our...

Team Luna

Apr 12, 2023

The Golden Age of Crime Fiction

We have had several interesting conversations with customers on this topic. Our crime shelves are happily populated with Golden age crime...