For most parents, asking a child to clean up is more likely to spark a tantrum than a yelp of joy. But, wouldn’t you know it, Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizing guru — and mother of two — who has sparked a worldwide clutter purge, thinks otherwise. Read More ⇒

FULTON - With an incredible story of childhood trauma and victory over life challenges, Leroy Collin’s story of faith and triumph will be featured in CNY Arts Center’s Author Spotlight from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. Collins book titled “The Running Back: From the Wheelchair to the NFL” wi… Read More ⇒

AUBURN - The final entry in the fall 2019 edition of Cayuga Community College’s Cultural Speaker Series will remember a legendary Central New York woman who survived spousal abuse and a shipwreck to make a fortune in business — only to see it all stolen away. Read More ⇒

By Barbara Kingsolver. (Harper Perennial, $17.99.) Two narratives, one set in the 21st century and one in the 19th, entwine in this novel about two families that occupy the same house centuries apart. Each seeks elusive shelter as it reels from its own set of disruptions. Kingsolver “has giv… Read More ⇒

Cabinets of Curiosities Read More ⇒

The Butterfly Girl Read More ⇒

The Blood of the Vampire By Florence Marryat Valancourt. 227 pp. Paperback, $16.99 Read More ⇒

The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando Read More ⇒

In his memoir “Another Bulls--t Day in Suck City,” Nick Flynn wrote of his troubled family life, focusing on his father, who had robbed a bank, gone to prison and lived much of the rest of his life on the streets of Boston. (The Robert De Niro film “Being Flynn” was based on the book.) This … Read More ⇒

By Miriam Pawel. (Bloomsbury, $20.) Pawel traces four generations of the Brown family and their 24-year political domination of California, recounting the two-term governorships of Edmund (Pat) Brown and his son, Edmund (Jerry) Brown Jr. Times reviewer Lisa McGirr found the book “fascinating.” Read More ⇒

Former Army paratrooper Erik Schlimmer has hiked thousands of miles in the Adirondacks and his experiences have resulted in a pyramid of books about hiking in the mountain range. Read More ⇒

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life Read More ⇒

By Elizabeth McCracken. (Ecco, $16.99.) In McCracken’s sixth novel, a woman of mysterious origins, found unconscious in a cemetery at the turn of the 20th century, becomes a local legend, wedding the doctor who revived her and opening a bowling alley that becomes a town landmark. “McCracken’… Read More ⇒

Music: A Subversive History Read More ⇒

OSWEGO - Author and professor Lisa Tessman of Binghamton University will discuss “Setting Ourselves Up for Moral Failure” in this year’s Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Marano Campus Center auditorium, Room 132, at SUNY Oswego. Read More ⇒

FULTON - Writers, thinking about taking the next step? Read More ⇒

OSWEGO - From invasive social platforms to data breaches, daily headlines paint a cautionary tale of information on the internet, which is explored in depth in a new book, “Costs of Connection,” co-authored by Ulises Mejias of SUNY Oswego’s communication studies faculty and Nick Couldrey of … Read More ⇒

Taped to Ray Hansen’s clunky, 60-year-old Royal typewriter that he still uses to clang out dispatches are words of wisdom and of inspiration. Read More ⇒

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children’s Author, and Creator of The Railway Children Read More ⇒

Our bodies are the best technology we’ve ever taken for granted, according to Bill Bryson’s 20th book, “The Body: A Guide for Occupants” ($30, Doubleday), which will be released Oct. 15. Having already covered topics such as nature, homes and linguistics, Bryson takes on life, death and ever… Read More ⇒

“Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite Monsters” Read More ⇒

Marlon James’s novel “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” an epic fantasy about a bounty hunter on the trail of a mysterious boy, on Tuesday was named one of the five fiction finalists for the National Book Award. Read More ⇒

By Jane Leavy. (Harper Perennial, $18.99.) This detail-packed biography of the baseball legend recounts his eventful life and tracks the machinations behind his rise to an unprecedented kind of celebrity in the United States. Times reviewer John Swansburg said Leavy “captures Ruth’s outsize … Read More ⇒

Anniversaries can be distinctly bittersweet occasions, and even the most lavish family gathering or corporate spectacle never wholly dissipates a certain melancholy: Where have the years gone? How did I get so old? Is this all there is? Read More ⇒

The Giver of Stars Read More ⇒

MASSENA — If you have material that was due back to the Massena Public Library and you never got around to returning it, October is your lucky month. Read More ⇒

The first time I went to London, I asked a friend who lived there for bookstore recommendations. “Well,” he said with a pause, “that depends. What kind?” I was too embarrassed to admit I didn’t realize I had to specify. But given that I was in the center of the English-speaking literary worl… Read More ⇒

By Rebecca Traister. (Simon & Schuster, $17.) Traister spotlights the role of anger in female political activism, contending that women’s organized, patriotic fury about being denied basic rights often gets underplayed in public discussions. Times reviewer Elaine Blair called the book “r… Read More ⇒

The Clockwork Man Read More ⇒

OSWEGO - The Resurrection Readers book club is up and running for this year with a monthly selection of books to discuss. It will meet Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Church of the Resurrection in Oswego to discuss the “Educated” by Tara Westover. Read More ⇒

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Read More ⇒

Go ahead and clutch that pumpkin spice latte in one hand, but leave the other free for a book. This fall brings new titles from literary heavy-hitters, plus long-awaited sequels and spooky reads to get you in the mood for Halloween. Here are some to look forward to this season. Read More ⇒

Writer Greg Rucka will be the first to tell you: Lois Lane, the greatest reporter in the history of DC Comics, subscribes to the Washington Post. “Find me a good journalist who doesn’t actively pursue other good journalism,” he says. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO - A pediatrician who led the fight for clean-water justice in Flint, Mich., and award-winning author of “What the Eyes Don’t See,” Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at SUNY Oswego. Read More ⇒

By Carol Anderson. (Bloomsbury, $18.) Offering a history of disenfranchisement of African Americans and an analysis of how laws passed by Republican governors and legislators blocked minority voters in the 2016 election, Anderson argues that democracy is at stake. The Times’ Jennifer Szalai … Read More ⇒

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know Read More ⇒

As a journalist covering the spy beat, I’ve read my share of CIA memoirs and interviewed my share of CIA officers. But until I read advance, uncorrected proofs of “Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA” by Amaryllis Fox, I had never come across such granular detail about how they do thei… Read More ⇒

The World Doesn’t Require You Read More ⇒

The Institute Read More ⇒

“Akin” Read More ⇒

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Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession Read More ⇒

It’s not quite fall yet, but let’s just say the fall reading season has begun. Here are six promising new paperbacks. Read More ⇒

By Eric R. Kandel. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $17.) Bridging science and the humanities, Kandel, a Nobel laureate in medicine, offers a refreshingly holistic look at mental illness. Times reviewer Alan Jasanoff praised its blend of historical context, first-person accounts and description… Read More ⇒

The Assault on American Excellence Read More ⇒