Something New: May 21, 2013
May 26 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonNew hardcover fiction and nonfiction releases for May 21, 2013 included Kahled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed, Jeff Shaara's A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg, and Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream by Deepak and Sanjay Chopra. Peruse the list of new releases below for your next great read. Which books are you most looking forward to reading?
New York Times Bestsellers at Richland Library, May 26, 2013
May 26 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonLooking for an exciting new read? Why not check out some of these hot titles from the May 26 edition of the New York Times Bestsellers list?
Vista Book Group – The Dog Stars
May 23 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonThe Vista Book Group met in May to discuss The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. An award winning adventure writer and author of several nonfiction books this is Heller’s first work of fiction. The Dog Stars is a novel about a pilot living in a harsh post-apocalyptic world but there still a sense of beauty and tenderness that underlays the bleakness.
Read All About It! Books in the News II
May 23 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonHere are some books that appeared on various news shows in the last few weeks. If you are an avid reader of Garden and Gun and enjoy stories about good food and drink then you will probably savor Julia Reed's But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria. If you grew up in the eighties when MTV was born and came of age then you may want to dive into VJ, coauthored by the five original VJs. Do any of the books listed below sound like your kind of read?
Power Customer
May 13 , 2013Here are some books that appeared on various news shows in the last few weeks. If you are an avid reader of Garden and Gun and enjoy stories about good food and drink then you will probably savor Julia Reed's But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria. If you grew up in the eighties when MTV was born and came of age then you may want to dive into VJ, coauthored by the five original VJs. Do any of the books listed below sound like your kind of read?
Something New: May 14, 2013
May 14 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonHistory buffs have a nice selection of new releases to choose from this week.
Something New: May 7, 2013
May 12 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonCharlaine Harris has just released the last entry in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead Ever After, and according to various blogs that I've read many Sookie fans are quite upset! However, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly (linked below) when asked whether she was happy with the ending, she said "It’s the ending I had planned all along, maybe from like the second book on. There will be people who are super happy and there will be people who will not be happy, but you have to stay true to your own vision."
New Arrivals for Children | May 7, 2013
May 7 , 2013 by Leah B.Mo Willems adds another fun tale to the shelves at Richland Library with his book, That Is Not a Good Idea! Check it (or a number of additional new arrivals) out at your library, today!
Read All About It! Books in the News
May 11 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonOn CBS This Morning sociologist Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. discussed her book The Normal Bar which was cowritten with fellow sociologist James Witte, Ph.D and wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup. The Normal Bar outlines the elements that constitute "normal" behavior among happy couples and provides practical suggestions on how couples can establish a "new normal" in their own relationship.
Something New: April 30, 2013
May 6 , 2013 by Chantal WilsonLast week’s new arrivals included a new fantasy/horror mash up novel by Joe Hill titled Nos4A2 and a new western, Butch Cassidy, by William Johnston.