The bookmarks for February highlight 2 iconic holidays. The first is for all the romantics. That's right - Valentine's Day. "Isn't it Romantic?" features a list of books by well-known authors of all things romantic, including Mary Balogh, Julia Quinn, and James Patterson. (yes, that James Patterson, who writes best-selling thrillers). They're a nice, light way to get through a nasty, dark month.
More substantive are the titles on the nonfiction bookmark. As it's Black History Month, it focuses on black history, with a local emphasis. Many people don't know that the Massachusetts 53rd regiment, whose story was told in the movie Glory, was started right here in New Bedford. They went on to fight with distinction in the Civil War. A book telling this story is A Brave Black Regiment, by Russell Duncan.
Another book featuring New Bedford is The Fugitive's Gilbraltar: Escaping Slaves and Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by Kathryn Grover. With its strong Quaker traditions, New Bedford was a haven for escaped slaves in the years preceding the Civil War. Frederick Douglass was just one of the people who found sanctuary here.
The bookmarks, and more reading suggestions, are available in all the New Bedford libraries. And watch for March's bookmarks, which will feature two very different aspects of New England: New England Sports, and Mass(achusetts) Murder.
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