Books

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki, business
Home by Marilynne Robinson, fiction
Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist, good news
I Am Not a Cop! by Richard Belzer, mystery
White House Ghosts by Robert Schlesinger, nonfiction
Pale Moon Stalker by Shirl Henke, romance
Slant by Laura E. Williams, teen

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Book Club

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The book club will be reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer.

The Random House blurb about the book says:

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

Random House also gives a Reader’s Guide with questions and discussion topics. Check it out and see if it adds to your enjoyment of the book.

I looked through the customer reviews from Amazon and many people loved it but some gave it one star. Read the book and tell us which side you’re on!

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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The sixth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly:

* 1950
The Cardinal, Henry Morton Robinson

* 1951
From Here to Eternity, James Jones

* 1952
The Silver Chalice, Thomas B. Costain

* 1953
The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas

* 1954
Not as a Stranger, Morton Thompson

* 1955
Marjorie Morningstar, Herman Wouk

* 1956
Don’t Go Near the Water, William Brinkley

* 1957
By Love Possessed, James Gould Cozzens

* 1958
Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak

* 1959
Exodus, Leon Uris

Comments on these titles are welcomed.

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

I Am Potential by Patrick Henry Hughes, audio
No More Mondays by Dan Miller, business
Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper, fiction
Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus, good news
The Pain Nurse by Jon Talton, mystery
A Life in Twilight by Mark Wolverton, nonfiction
Guardian of the Flame by T. L. Higley, prepub
Star Bright by Catherine Anderson, romance
Fall With Honor by E. E. Knight, sci-fi
Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman, teen
Boneyard by Michelle Gagnon, thriller

To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this wonderful service for our readers out there!

If you have already joined, leave a comment if you have read book s you wouldn’t have picked up otherwise.

New downloadable audiobooks

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The following new titles are available on the Salon website, our link to OverDrive audio books. Just click on the icon to the left of the blog that says “Download audiobooks OverDrive” for these and many more. If you’re reading by listening, let us know which title(s) you have enjoyed recently.

Children’s e-audiobooks:

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; read by Jesse Bernstein

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan; read by Jesse Bernstein

Adult e-audiobooks:

Burn by Linda Howard; read by Joyce Bean.

The Defector by David Silva; read by Phil Gigante

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson; read by Simon Vance

Storm Cycle by Iris and Roy Johansen ; read by Tanya Eby

Two of the Deadliest by Elizabeth George; read by Sile Bermingham, Cassandra Campbell, et al

Undone by Karin Slaughter; read by Natalie Ross

Pember Presents: Ann Rich Duncan & Johnny Vic

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JohnnyVicJoin us at the Pember Library  when Ann Rich Duncan will read from the latest book in her Johnny Vic historical fantasy series. Johnny Vic’s Nautical Adventure features historical and scientific information about Lake Champlain. Duncan will also lead craft projects including creating a rubber ship for use as a game piece to play Johnny Vic’s Crazy Cargo Game. Then attendees will have a chance to create a pictorial story board, focusing on Lake Champlain.

The 400th Anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain includes a series of celebrations in 2009, and it’s the perfect time for the publication of Johnny Vic’s Nautical Adventures. Geared for kids but lauded by adults and teachers, all of the Johnny Vic adventures are exciting stories that include real historical and scientific information. It’s a fun way to become more aware of the important role the Champlain Valley played in the development of our country. Through a multi-disciplinary project featuring the adventures of Johnny Vic, families will have an opportunity to enjoy math, writing, and arts and crafts skills.

The program is part of the New York State Summer Reading Program, Explore New York, for teens and adults. All are welcome.

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

Subliminal Persuasion: Influence & Marketing Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know by Dave Lakhani, business
Oxygen by Carol Cassella, fiction
Living Water by Brother Yun, good news
Death by Pantyhose by Laura Levine, mystery
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee, nonfiction
Compromised by Kate Noble, romance
Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar, teen

To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this wonderful service for our readers out there!

If you have already joined, leave a comment if you have read book s you wouldn’t have picked up otherwise.

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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The fifth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly:

* 1940
How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn

* 1941
The Keys of the Kingdom, A. J. Cronin

*1942
The Song of Bernadette, Franz Werfel

* 1943
The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas

* 1944
Strange Fruit, Lillian Smith

* 1945
Forever Amber, Kathleen Winsor

* 1946
The King’s General, Daphne du Maurier

* 1947
The Miracle of the Bells, Russell Janney

* 1948
The Big Fisherman, Lloyd C. Douglas

* 1949
The Egyptian, Mika Waltari

Anyone who has read any of these is welcome to make a comment.

Dear Reader Online Book Club

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The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader:

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, audio
How to Castrate a Bull by Dave Hitz with Pat Walsh, business
The Night Villa by Carol Goodman, fiction
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin, good news
The Stolen by Jason Pinter, mystery
Gangleader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh, nonfiction
The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique, pre-pub
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins, romance
Vixen by Bud Sparhawk,  sci-fi
Peril on the Sea by Michael Cadnum, teen
Illegal by Paul Levine,thriller

To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this wonderful service for our readers out there!