New Books in February

A few of our new books in February.

Adult Fiction

Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves

Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly

Green by Sam Graham-Felsen

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Need to Know by Karen Cleveland

Elmet by Fiona Mozley (2017 Man Booker Prize Finalist)

pH by Nancy Lord

Adult Non-Fiction
iGen by Jean M. Twenge, PhD
A New Map of Wonders by Caspar Henderson
Social Media Wellness by Ana Homayoun
The Food Forest Handbook by Darrell Frey & Michelle Czolba
Mushrooming Without Fear by Alexander Schwab

Children's Books
every color soup by Jorey Hurley
Barkus by Patricia MacLachlan

Take a look at all the new titles added to our online catalog in the last 14 days (link).

"Rosy cheeked apples and a brimming mug of cider"

Two new books in the Heath Free Public Library 

Growing apples and making cider have a long history in Heath. On page 38 of the Heath, Mass. Centennial Aug 19, 1885 book, a passage from the Historical Address by John H. Thompson reads

Orchards were set out early, and in the virgin soil soon bore a bountiful supply of apples, and there was a cider mill in every neighborhood. In the autumn the farmer rolled into his cellar a dozen or twenty barrels of cider, and the neighbor who dropped in of a long winter evening would have felt himself inhospitably received, if he had not been entertained with a dish of rosy cheeked apples and a brimming mug of cider.

 

You can learn about the great variety of apples that are available and how to use them in Apples of Uncommon Character: 123 Heirlooms, Modern Classics, & Little-Known Wonders, Plus 20 Sweet and Savory Recipes. Library catalog listing:  http://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/3422290

Ready to try your hand at cider making? Check out this new book:  The New Cider Maker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Craft Producers by Claude Jolicoeur. Library catalog listing:  http://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/3156571


Want some hands-on apple or cider experiences? The 20th Annual Franklin County CiderDays is coming soon:  Friday, October 31st through Sunday, November 2nd, 2014. Schedules and more details at http://www.ciderdays.org/

Two CiderDays events related to the books featured above:

• Fruit Exploring with John Bunker and Rowan Jacobsen, author of Apples of Uncommon Character, on Saturday at Apex Orchards, Shelburne FREE 
• Ice Cider Making with Claude Jolicoeur, author of The New Cider Maker's Handbook, on Saturday at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center. Claude will also present a workshop on Apples for Juice and Cider on Sunday at Bear Swamp Orchard in Ashfield. FREE (taste hard cider with the purchase of a $5 glass)