Director's blog
Peeled by Joan Bauer. read more »
Saga by Conor Kostick. read more »
The James Beard Foundation has announced the nominees for their book awards that feature the best in cook books.
Here are some of the nominees we have here at the library:
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr.
The sequel to the amazing Wicked Lovely tells the story of one of Aislinn's human friends who doesn't know anything about the faeries living around them or that Aislinn is now Queen of the Summer Court. Leslie is a girl whose life has turned upside down, her mother left, her father turned inward, her brother deals drugs, and she was sold as a sexual favor to cover his debts. She is damaged but not broken as she turns to a tattoo to restart her life, declaring her body her own again. But it is not that simple, because Rabbit, her tattoo artist has ties to the Dark Court and Leslie finds herself slowly drawn into their fight for survival through the very tattoo she thought would mark a new beginning of freedom. read more »
1. Losing It by Valerie Bertinelli.
2. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff.
3. Stori Telling by Tori Spelling.
4. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.
5. Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. read more »
1. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult.
2. The Appeal by John Grisham.
3. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella.
4. 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
5. Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein. read more »
The 2008 Hugo Nomination List has been announced. Here are the nominees for best novel:
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Halting State by Charles Stross
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon read more »
Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90. He's the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey as well as over 80 other fiction and nonfiction books and more than 100 short stories. read more »
MTV has an interview with Ashley Greene, star of the film version of Stephanie Meyer's popular vampire books. She tells of her own love of the novels, and talks about fan concerns about her height and the length of her hair. read more »
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.
Released March 25th, 2008.
Frankie is a sophomore at a private boarding school, Alabaster. As a freshman she was invisible to the popular crowd, although her older sister had introduced her to everyone multiple times. But now with a fuller figure, she gains the attention of Matthew, a very cute senior. Frankie starts going out with Matthew but becomes more and more worried about what exactly he sees in her beyond her body. When she discovers that Matthew and his friends are part of a secret all-male society on campus, she waits and waits for him to tell her about it. But when he doesn't, Frankie takes matters into her own hands and makes the Loyal Order her own with a blend of modern technology and classic pranks. read more »