Book Review: Mona Passage by Thomas Bardenwerper
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Jun 2, 2022 | Announcements, Events
Review by Proprietor Ed Caylor A friend recently encouraged me to give Mona Passage a try. I was hesitant because I thought the book might be a CSI tale, or a shoot ‘em up military thriller. Still, based on the encouragement, I sat down to read the book in front of a...Book Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 30, 2021 | Announcements, Library
Review by Research Librarian Katy Sternberger For readers interested in World War II, human relationships, and library history, The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is a thought-provoking new addition to the historical fiction genre. This is a good read for...Book Review: Why Fish Don’t Exist
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Sep 2, 2020 | Announcements, Library
Review by Librarian Robin Silva A book rarely surprises me, but this one did, delightfully. Why Fish Don’t exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller is not quite a biography, author memoir, science book, or self-help book, but a little...Book Review–In Pursuit of History: A Lifetime Collecting Colonial American Art and Artifacts
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 28, 2020 | Announcements, Library
Review by Proprietor Gerald W. R. Ward For more than fifty years, the Dietrich American Foundation of Pennsylvania has played an important role in the world of early American art and material culture. Established in 1963 by H. Richard Dietrich Jr., the collection now...Recent News
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