Atwater Library and Computer Centre
1200 Atwater Avenue H3Z 1X4 Westmount, QC, Canada

Here are the latest additions to our collections of books and DVDs. FICTION THE DIPLOMAT'S WIFE by Pam Jenoff, bestselling author and Rutgers law professor the new short story collection by acclaimed Scottish writer A.L. Kennedy... Montrealer Ann Lambert's mystery THE DOGS OF WINTER, set around Cabot Square NONFICTION Michael Posner's book chronicling Leonard Cohen's early years the memoir of celebrated game show host Alex Trebek, a Canadian export to the US DVDs Season 5 of the Emmy-nominated crime series BETTER CALL SAUL TENET, Christopher Nolan's latest film Our TOUCHLESS TAKEOUT LIBRARY SERVICE is continuing. Our members can reserve online through our catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home A librarian will notify you of your pickup time, either TUESDAY or FRIDAY from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Members can borrow our eBooks and Audiobooks any time by clicking on this link: https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ For info and help: [email protected] or 514-935-7344.

LOVE AFTER LOVE by Trinidadian Ingrid Persaud won the Costa Book Awards category prize for First Novel, it was announced last evening. The Costas are influential book prizes that celebrate "the most enjoyable books of the year by writers resident in the UK and Ireland." https://www.costa.co.uk/behin/costa-book-awards/book-awards... The Guardian's glowing review begins, "The family setup comes at a price for a widow, her son and her lodger who is gay in this tender novel set in Trinidad." https://www.theguardian.com//love-after-love-by-ingrid-per We offer our members LOVE AFTER LOVE in eBook format. https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/

During the holidays, take advantage of our growing selection of eAudiobooks. Listen to touching stories and informative analyses of current issues as you do your chores or go for a walk. Enjoy a skilled reader tell you a bedtime story. Link for all our Audiobooks and eBooks:... https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ Our staff are available by phone and email up to December 23 and, after the holidays, starting January 4. Phone: 514-935-7344 Email: [email protected] Our latest Audiobooks range from the American classic Little Women to Canadian journalist Justin Ling’s gripping account of the disappearance and murders of eight members of Toronto’s gay community at the hands of a serial killer.

Our eBooks and Audiobooks are always available to our members, even during the holidays. Our staff are working up to Wednesday, December 23 at 6:00 pm and would be happy to issue new memberships or renew current ones. 514-935-7344... [email protected] Link for our entire selection of eBooks and Audiobooks: https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ Our latest eBooks are shown below. Margaret MacMillan’s WAR: How Conflict Shaped Us was named one of the best ten books of 2020 by The New York Times Book Review.

Next Monday, December 21 is the last day before the holidays to reserve loans of our physical books and DVDs, for pickup the next day. We'll be closed from Christmas Eve until after New Year's. We have some exciting additions to our collections for your reading and viewing pleasure.... NONFICTION THE MONTREAL SHTETL by Zelda Abramson and John Lynch, about Holocaust survivors’ struggles to make a new life. DVDs Seasons 1 and 2 of the neo-noir German series BABYLON BERLIN. Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. FICTION eBook of the new Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child and Andrew Child. A CHILDREN'S BIBLE by Lydia Millett, one of the NYT Book Review top 10 books of 2020. PINE by Francine Toon, winner of the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book. A brilliant novel by Jess Walter about the chasm between rich and poor. Link for our full catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home Link for eBooks and eAudiobooks only: https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ For info and help: [email protected] or 514-935-7344.

The holidays are fast approaching with invitations to connect and celebrate through Zoom. But what if you're not yet comfortable using Zoom? No worries! Our elves have been busy creating solutions...and we're offering two free live online workshops.... TUESDAY, December 1 1:00 to 2:30 pm HOW TO USE ZOOM: Christine Paquette explains the basics and features such as polls, screen sharing, and breakout rooms. WEDNESDAY, December 2 1:00 to 2:30 pm BUDGETING FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Liz Perrin gives tips for saving money and shopping online. Discussion and sharing of ideas. In collaboration with Voice of English-speaking Quebec. After you learn all about Zoom the first day, practice your new skills the following day by joining in a useful and fun discussion. REGISTER in advance for ONE OR BOTH sessions and get the Zoom link(s) from our Financial Literacy Program Coordinator, Natalie Domingue: [email protected] For questions about your digital device, contact CONNECT Project Coordinator Liz Perrin: [email protected] or 514-935-7344. With funding from the Government of Canada.

Monday, December 21 is the last day before the holidays to reserve loans of our physical books and DVDs, for pickup the next day. We'll be closed from Christmas Eve until after New Year's. We have some exciting additions to our collections for your reading and listening pleasure.... NONFICTION The eAudiobook of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly's delightful memoir. Robert Lecker's biography of Doris Hedges (1896-1972), the Montreal author who started Canada's first literary agency. DVDs Season 3 of the popular HBO series WESTWORLD. FICTION David Baldacci's latest in his ATLEE PINE thriller series. WRITERS & LOVERS by Lily King, a novel about loss, love and creative ambition. Sue Miller's brilliant new novel MONOGAMY about a widow grappling with the realities of her marriage. The eAudiobook of bestselling thriller BLOOD ORANGE by Edinburgh-born Harriet Tyce. Link for our full catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home Link for eAudiobooks and eBooks only: https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ For info and help: [email protected] or 514-935-7344.

SHUGGIE BAIN by Douglas Gibson has won this year's Booker Prize! Earlier this afternoon Montreal time, the Booker judges made the announcement online with palpable excitement and emotion. Link for the Booker site with a video of the judges' remarks:... https://thebookerprizes.com/fiction/2020 SHUGGIE BAIN is the story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, set in rundown part of Glasgow in the early 1980s. It has pride of place in the Atwater Library Scottish Collection, which we've developed over the years with the support of the St Andrew's Society of Montreal. Link for our catalogue to reserve: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home For more information and help borrowing, email [email protected] or phone 514-935-7344.

INTERIOR CHINATOWN by Charles Yu has won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction, one of the most prestigious American literary prizes. https://www.nationalbook.org/books/interior-chinatown/ We have it in paper and eAudiobook formats.... Joel de la Fuente's audiobook narration has earned high praise: "...spectacular performance filled with drama, theatrics, and razzle-dazzle that beautifully showcases Charles Yu's satire of Asians in America..." --AudioFile website. Link for our full catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home Link for our Audiobooks and eBooks: https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/collection/1051424

Today is Margaret Atwood's birthday! We're celebrating her tremendous literary output as well as her generosity to libraries and many other important causes. We have fond memories of her visit to the Atwater Library four years ago, when she gave a presentation on "Hag-Seed" and had a fun chat with her old friend Peter Pearson. Our Facebook cover photo was taken then.... "Dearly: Poems," her latest book, is now in our collection for our members to enjoy. Link to our catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home The Guardian, November 7: "Caught in time's current: Margaret Atwood on grief, poetry and the past four years" https://www.theguardian.com//caught-in-times-current-marga

Terry Mosher has been a phenomenal supporter of the Atwater Library. For many years, he's donated autographed prints of his best Aislin cartoons for our fundraising events. This fall, our online auction featured 20 of the best Aislins of 2020. Two were about US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Hockey great Bob Gainey bid on those two cartoons.... We're happy to share Terry Mosher's Facebook post with the backstory. Editorial & Political Cartoons

Our TAKEOUT LIBRARY SERVICE continues while Montreal is in the COVID red zone. Our members can reserve online through our catalogue: https://atwater.insigniails.com/Library/Home... A librarian will notify you of your pickup time, either TUESDAY or FRIDAY from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Here are some recent additions to our physical collections: FICTION "The Driftwood Girls" by Mark Douglas-Home of Scotland, Book 4 of his Sea Detective series. (We have the first three.) "The Beguiling" by Zsuzsi Gartner, a finalist for the 2020 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Shani Mootoo's "Polar Vortex," a finalist for this year's Giller Prize. NONFICTION "Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other" by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish of "Outlander" fame. Top of the NYT bestseller list. "Best of Me," a compilation of David Sedaris' best essays and stories. DVDs Season 3 of the acclaimed and super popular TV series "THE CROWN." Our eBooks and eAudiobooks are always available and we just added some wonderful Audiobooks! https://atwaterlibrary.overdrive.com/ We welcome your suggestions and requests. Email [email protected].