On the Shelf

What’s New on the Shelves

New-to-the-Downieville Library items keep appearing on its shelves. And (exciting news!), some of them are actually new-to-the-world items. Here’s what’s appeared lately:

Fiction books

This Old Man, by Pam Adams (easy reader)

Knave of Diamonds, by Laurie R. King (mystery — latest book in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series)

The Frozen River, by Amy Lawhon

In the Time of Five Pumpkins, by Alexander McCall Smith (latest book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series)

The Black Wolf, by Louise Penny (mystery — latest book in the Armand Gamache series)

Green Earth, by Kim Stanley Robinson (science fiction)

Shaman, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Non-fiction books

The Side Dish Bible, by America’s Test Kitchen

Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Matrix, by Mark Bittman

Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes Using Native American Ingredients, by Lois Ellen Frank

The Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices, by Tony Hill

A Season for That: The Lost and Found in the Other Southern France, by Steve Hoffman

The Milk Street Cookbook: 2017-2024, by Christopher Kimball

Tassajara Cookbook, by Karla Oliveira

The Flavor Bible, by Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg

The Backyard Bird Chronicles, by Amy Tam

Audio-books

Stone Cold, by David Baldacci (thriller)

The Target, by David Baldacci (thriller)

Inferno, by Dan Brown (thriller)

Chill Factor, by Sandra Brown (mystery)

At Home, by Bill Bryson (non-fiction)

The Road to Little Dribbling, by Bill Bryson (non-fiction)

Deep Black: Sea of Terror, by Stephen Coonts (thriller)

The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett

The Good German, by Joseph Kanon

Cell, by Stephen King (thriller)

Desperation, by Stephen King (thriller)

Finders Keepers, by Stephen King (thriller)

Gerald’s Game, by Stephen King (thriller)

Important Upcoming Dates at the Downieville Library

Thursday, November 27: the library will be closed for Thanksgiving (bet you figured out that one already)

• Monday, December 8: Library@Nite (6:00-8:00 PM) — last one of 2025

• Thursday, December 25: the library will be closed for Christmas

Of course, our regular daytime hours are of great importance as well. They occur on:

• Tuesdays: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

• Thursday: noon to 4:00 PM

And, there aren’t that many of them left in 2025. So, come on down to the library. You don’t want to miss out!