Janet Skeslien Charles

Jul 16, 2024 | mofflylifestylemedia.com | Janet Skeslien Charles |Erik Larson |Emily Henry |Colm Toibin

Photograph by Venera AlexandrovaNeed a new book? The experts at Darien’s Barrett books take the guess work out of finding your next beach read. by Janet Skeslien CharlesA must-read for historical fiction fans, except this is based on a true story. In 1918, Jessie Carson, a NYPL librarian who heads to post-war France with the American Committee for Devastated France to rebuild their libraries, then vanishes.

Jun 7, 2024 | thestate.com | Janet Skeslien Charles |Kaliane Bradley |Essie Chambers |Samantha Harte

FIRST Book Club is back with more thrilling book recommendations and new titles, perfect to sink into as the summer gets into full swing. Kicking us off for the week of June 7 through June 13 is Swift River by Essie Chambers, a new coming of age book that FIRST Associate Food Editor Emily Boyette couldn’t put down. If you’re in the mood for a romance, Funny Story by Emily Henry is the perfect new book to wrap yourself in.

May 8, 2024 | calgaryherald.com | Erik Larson |Wade Davis |Rupert Holmes |Janet Skeslien Charles

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May 4, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Jiaming Tang |Nina St. Pierre |Janet Skeslien Charles

1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild destroyed French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen—children’s libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians.

May 3, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Janet Skeslien Charles

Jessie “Kit” Carson has always merged her favorite literary characters and stories with reality, often quoting endearing lines that fit the situations in which she finds herself. Helping people is also in her nature --- from encouraging children to check out books as a librarian at the New York Public Library to assisting those who are surviving in a small French town 40 miles from the front lines during World War I.