We have many exciting events for adults coming up in the next few weeks:

• April 16 at 12 p.m. – National Canadian Film Day: Join us at the Shelburne Public Library and watch “Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie”

• April 16 at 7 p.m. – Coffee, Conversation & Books featuring Sonia Day will be held at the Grand Valley Public Library

• April 26 at 2 p.m. – David T. Chapman will present Exploring Birds of Ontario III and give us tips and tricks to identify birds quickly in the wild

• May 4 at a to-be-determined time – A Library Literary Event featuring Robert Rotenberg will be held at the Shelburne Public Library.

Recommended read 

The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister: Since time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended the cranberry bog. In exchange, the bog sustains them. The staunch seasons of their lives are governed by a strict covenant that is renewed each generation with the ritual sacrifice of their patriarch, and in return, the bog produces a “bog-wife.” Brought to life from vegetation, this woman is meant to carry on the family line. But when the bog fails--or refuses--to honor the bargain, the Haddesleys face an unknown future.

Why Molly recommends it: Equal parts Mexican Gothic and The Yellow Wallpaper, this latest offering from Chronister is also my new favourite eco-horror. This story's gnawing anxiety and slow, creeping dread is somehow told in a brisk manner.