As I’m writing this column, Saint Patrick’s Day is just a few days away. I’ve had a fascination with Ireland since the fourth grade. Why so specific? Well, my teacher asked each student to pick a country and write a paper about it as well as provide representative examples of the country’s culture. I chose Ireland because I have some Irish in my family tree. This fourth grader really got into the shamrocks and leprechauns, but I also learned a lot about Ireland’s history and society. Fast forward 40+ years, and I’m still charmed by everything Irish. Perhaps I’ll be lucky enough to visit the Emerald Isle one day and enjoy a pint of Guinness in a local pub.
Today’s Irish-themed reading list is just a small sampling of books available in the library’s collection. As is my custom, I focus on the nonfiction collection because there is a wealth of hidden gems just waiting for the right reader at the right time. But if you’re a fan of Irish-themed fiction, type “Ireland fiction” in the search box at www.fvrl.org and you’ll have hundreds of titles to choose from. No matter your interest – history, cooking, travel, crafts, music, memoirs, fiction – the library has something for you.
Erin Go Bragh!
- All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship by Kathryn Miles
- The Farmette Cookbook: Recipes and Adventures from My Life on an Irish Farm by Imen McDonnell
- Fodor’s Essential Ireland by Fodor’s Travel
- The Irish Countrywomen’s Association Book of Crafts: 40 Projects to Make at Home by Irish Countrywomen’s Association
- Singing in Irish Gaelic: A Phonetic Approach to Singing in the Irish Language, Suitable for Non Irish-Speakers by Mary McLaughlin
- Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir by John Banville
New at the Library
Fiction
- Leopard’s Hunt by Christine Feehan
- Murder in the Tea Leaves by Laura Childs
- The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Nonfiction
- Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg
- What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life by Billy Dee Williams
- Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed
Children
- My First Earth Day written and illustrated by Karen Katz
- No More School, April Fools! written by Dan Gutman, illustrated by Jim Paillot
- The Overeager Egg written and illustrated by Milja Praagman
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Visit the district’s 15 locations, our website at www.fvrl.org, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org
