Great Book Resource for Avid Readers

If you love to read ( and if you're reading this blog, I'm guessing you do!), you need to check out the website Fantastic Fiction. It's my favorite resource for upcoming titles for favorite authors-- you'll get projected release dates and a look at the cover art. Fantastic Fiction is also great for folks who love series. Under each author entry, the author's series are listed in order. I find the series listings in the actual books to often be incomplete, or difficult to decipher, so I turn to Fantastic Fiction for complete listings. Try it-- you'll like it!

If you love Janet Evanovich....

....you might want to read The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz. A young female PI, a wacky dysfunctional family, and a mysterious disappearance all add up to a laugh-out-loud suspense tale. Put your copy on hold today!

New Oprah's Book Club Pick

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides details the Stephanides family's journey from a small Greek town to a surburban American existance, and the journey of a single gene handed down through the generations to Cal Stephanides. Put your copy on hold today.

If you loved The Kite Runner.....

..... you will definitely want to read Khaled Hosseini's new book, A Thousand Splendid Suns. It is an epic tale of Afghanistan told through the eyes of two women. You can read reviews here.

THE BIG READ

Come join us and particpate in THE BIG READ, a program designed to encourage community members to connect to literature and one another. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is this year's title. There are several library events scheduled that focus on The Joy Luck Club and Asian culture. Click here for more information on THE BIG READ.

Lean Mean Thirteen

Janet Evanovich's newest Stephanie Plum novel is now on order at MCMLS! Click here to place a hold.

The Road: Oprah's Book Club

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is Oprah's newest pick for her bookclub. It is also the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. You can read a description and reviews here.