Friends of WHLibrary Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Friends of WHLibrary

Anna Sewell was born #OTD 1820. Her sympathy with animals & their suffering that drove her to write her famous work, 'Black Beauty' - a classic tale of the life of a handsome, spirited horse, from a young foal through to a working horse. https://t.co/7z0vwZzlXb

Friends of WHLibrary

Born and brought to the edge of manhood in the huge, rotting castle of Gormenghast, Titus Groan has rebelled against the age-old rituals and run headlong into the outside world. The 3rd in the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake who was born #OTD 1911 https://t.co/B72pDzMPQt

Friends of WHLibrary

Discover the brave new world of Aldous Huxley's classic novel, written in 1932, which prophesied a society which expects maximum pleasure & accepts complete surveillance - no matter what the cost. He was born #OTD 1894 https://camdenlibrary.overdrive.com/media/212550 https://t.co/ILyvrfjd2s

Friends of WHLibrary

Happy birthday SF author William Gibson. Get to know his writing with this collection of stories set in the infamous Sprawl, the landscape of Neuromancer. In these stories Gibson's trademarks are new and invigorating. Three are co-written with other authors. #OTD https://t.co/jZnkqd0TZ6

Friends of WHLibrary

Lorraine Hansberry was born #OTD 1930 Read about the brave and talented woman who overcame the racial obstacles in a segregated American theatre. Hansberry She was just 29 years old when her play A Raisin in the Sun opened & became an overnight sensation. https://t.co/ch0va132ms

Friends of WHLibrary

The first publication of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was printed #OTD 1890, for the July issue of 'Lippincott's Monthly Magazine'. Wilde would later make some changes to the text, & republish it as a slightly longer novel the following year https://t.co/3E87GTJKM6

Friends of WHLibrary

The Reys first introduced young readers to the big-hearted, fun-loving troublemaker-hero Curious George in 1941.This 200-page treasury, contains 8 stories based on the popular primate, with H A Rey's original illustrations.🐒#MonkeyDay https://t.co/c9jyKrYkYu

Friends of WHLibrary

Who says princesses can't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black. Happy Birthday, Shannon Hale, author of the Princess in Black series & more. https://t.co/yQ6uS8RyL2

Friends of WHLibrary

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and critic Hilary Mantel was born #OTD 1952. The best-selling author twice won the Man Booker Prize for two of her Tudor Trilogy novels centred on Thomas Cromwell - Bring Up the Bodies and Wolf Hall. https://t.co/KhVJN4yAxG

Friends of WHLibrary

Author & broadcaster, George Orwell, who lived in 10a Mortimer Crescent NW6, sadly died of TB #OTD 1950. His last novel, 1984, was written in between periods spent in hospital. We have it & his other novels in print, audio or e-book formats. https://camdenlibrary.overdrive.com/media/4593272 https://t.co/Km26j6UMvm