‘Rainy Day Reviews’ to begin Jan. 4 at library

The reviews, geared toward an adult audience, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. every Friday from Jan. 4 through Feb. 22

Next week, the Aberdeen Timberland Library will begin its annual series of “Rainy Day Reviews.”

The reviews, geared toward an adult audience, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. every Friday from Jan. 4 through Feb. 22 in the library’s Spellman Meeting Room.

The books run the gamut from French author Albert Camus’ seminal 1942 novel “The Stranger” to “The Irregulars,” Jennet Conant’s 2008 account of World War II espionage in Washington, D.C. Each is reviewed by a different member of the Harbor community.

The series kicks off next Friday, Jan. 4, with Harold Warren’s review of “An Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America,” written by Thomas King.

After that:

Jan. 11: “The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington,” written by Jennet Conant; reviewed by Martha Hill

Jan. 18: “When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn’s Cold War Triumph and its Aftermath,” written by Stuart Isacoff; reviewed by Ingrid Larson

Jan. 25: “Good Time Coming: A Novel of the American Civil War,” written by C.S. Harris; reviewed by Pam Earnest

Feb. 1: “Lab Girl,” written by Hope Jahren; reviewed by Vicki Mitchell

Feb. 8: “Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and their Journey,” written by Isabel Fonseca; reviewed by Sherry Hulscher

Feb 15: “The Stranger,” written by Albert Camus; reviewed by William C. Carter

Feb 22: “What Would Jefferson Do?” written by Thom Hartmann; reviewed by Alan Richrod

The library is located at 121 E. Market St. (at I Street). For more about this and other programs, visit TRL.org.