An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power by Al Gore The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient Truth, this timely book will publish in time for the premiere of Vice President Gore’s new documentary, An Inconvenient Truth 2. This new book will be a daring call to action, exposing the reality […]
Three Stars for THE NINTH HOUR
The Ninth Hour, a portrait of the Irish-American experience by National Book Award-winner Alice McDermott has received THREE starred reviews! “Enveloping, emotionally intricate, suspenseful drama… Like Alice Munro, McDermott is profoundly observant and mischievously witty, a sensitive and consummate illuminator of the realization of the self, the ravages of illness and loss, and the radiance […]
#thrillerthursday (7/20/17)
It’s #thrillerthursday and we’re reading: The Breakdown by B.A. Paris A Library Journal Spring 2017 Editors’ Pick “This psychological thriller is even harder to put down than Paris’ 2016 best-seller debut [and LibraryReads pick] BEHIND CLOSED DOORS; schedule reading time accordingly. With two in a row, Paris moves directly to the thriller A-list.” — Booklist, […]
CRAFTS (7/19/17)
CRAFTS . . . Rhymes with . . . WAIT FOR IT . . . CATS!!! #meow 350 + Knitting Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets: How to Be Better at What You Do by Betty Barnden Hundreds of tips for professional-looking knits, suitable for all skill levels! 350 + Crochet Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets […]
YA Debut Spotlight (7/18/17)
The Inevitable Collision of Birdie & Bash by Candace Ganger Birdie never meant to be at the party. Bash should have been long gone. But when they meet, a collision course is set off they may never recover from. Sebastian Alvaréz is just trying to hold the pieces together: to not flunk out, to keep […]
#bookbday (7/17/17)
Happy EARLY #bookbday to you! Happy EARLY #bookbday to you! Arbitrary Stupid Goal by Tamara Shopsin “Shopsin weaves a marvelous patchwork quilt of stories about a Manhattan that doesn’t exist anymore—that of 1970s Greenwich Village, where her father opened Shopsin’s General Store… An artistic ode to a way of life that people now living in […]
#fridayreads (7/14/17)
Today’s #fridayreads are: The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year’s best science fiction stories. Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology by Jonathan Maberry, George A. Romero An original anthology of zombie stories by other respected horror and thriller writers including Mira […]
Fall YA Announcements: Tuesday August 8
h1 h2 h3 h4 Register here. Date and time: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:00 pm Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) Program: Booklist Webinars Duration: 1 hour Description: Fall YA Announcements, 2017: Get the inside scoop on this fall’s forthcoming YA titles in this free, hour-long webinar, featuring Wednesday Books + Flatiron Books YA. Moderated by […]
GLASS HOUSES + EMMA IN THE NIGHT = August 2017 LibraryReads picks!
HUZZAH! Both GLASS HOUSES by Louise Penny and EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker are August 2017 LibraryReads picks! Glass Houses by Louise Penny A Library Journal Summer Fiction pick! “A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward a breaking point that will leave you breathless. It’s Three Pines as […]
#thrillerthursday (7/13/17)
It’s #thrillerthursday and we’re reading: The Devil’s Muse by Bill Loehfelm “A rookie New Orleans cop discovers that regular rules don’t apply during Mardi Gras, when a shooting sets off a cascading series of violent events. Loehfelm doesn’t need showy murders or gory scenes to writes crime stories with grit that stay lodged in your […]
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