Title: "Dogs That Know
When Their Owners Are Coming Home"

A story of the unexplained powers of animals

Author: Rupert Sheldrake

Reviewer: Lisa Wise,
Director, Broome County Public Library

Wednesday,
April 4
12 noon

Title: “Stealing Lincoln's Body"

On the evening of the presidential election in 1876,
a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom.
The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he dedicated the rest of his life to protecting
the president's corpse.

Author: Thomas J. Craughwell

Reviewer: Gerry Smith,
Broome County Historian and
President, Associations of Public Historians
of New York State

Wednesday,
April 18
12 noon

Title: “The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

A mystery with humor and knowledge of a completely new culture and a cast of enchanting characters.

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Reviewer: Jo Anne Maniago,
Professor Emeritus of History
at Broome Community College

Wednesday,
April 25
12 noon

Title: “Quiet:
The Power of Introverts in a World
That Can't Stop Talking"

We are losing immense reserves of talent and vision because our culture overvalues extroversion.
Quiet people will see themselves in a whole new light!

Author: Susan Cain

Reviewer: Stephen Heiss,
Pastor, Tabernacle United Methodist Church, Binghamton

Title: "War and Redemption"

A Civil War tale of valor, grief and romance
set in locations from Skaneateles and Binghamton
to Gettysburg and Virginia.
It features the 137th Civil War Regiment
from Broome/Tioga/Tompkins.

Author and Reviewer: David Cleutz

David Cleutz is a Pennsylvania native whose family was
deeply rooted in Gettysburg.
This first novel has led to a series of non-fiction books recounting the history of the 137th Civil War Regiment.