Wendy Fink’s Best Reads of 2016

wendyMy name is Wendy Fink.  My husband Matt and I have raised our three children in Evanston (where we have resided for almost 30 years).  I like to read, knit, cook, scrapbook and exercise.  I volunteer at EPL and ETHS regularly.

1)   A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (2014)

I relished the delightful character development of Ove from a depressed bitter man seeking to check out of life into a warm giving grandfather figure in his Swedish community.  The simple narrative style and sparse dialogue work well to mimic Ove himself. Continue reading “Wendy Fink’s Best Reads of 2016”

In Stieg’s League: Millennium Trilogy Readalikes

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Find “In Stieg’s League: Millennium Trilogy Readalikes” at Off the Shelf’s new home on Evanston Public Library’s redesigned website.

See you there!!