What Our Staff is Reading

The following are fiction and non-fiction titles that have been read and recommended by members of our staff. The initials or pen name of the contributing staff member are noted after each review. The titles may include award winners, not-so-recent bestsellers or a new look at the classics.

September 2007

Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless by Cora Daniels
Nonfiction 2007
Popular culture has embraced the Ghetto persona, from urban and suburban kids to celebrities like Paris Hilton. At turns humorous, frustrating or maddening, Cora Daniels examines this phenomenon through the cultural and economic forces that helped shape the Ghetto mindset.
Reviewed by mac


Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Fiction 2007
Adelia, a 'mistress of the art of death,' is sent to Cambridge in 1171 to solve the mystery of the murder of four children being blamed on the town's Jewish community. A Medieval CSI with great characters, rich period detail and a tightly packed mystery.
Reviewed by Lucy