Thursday, May 15, 2008

New York Times Bestsellers






HARDCOVER FICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. SUNDAY AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
2. THE WHOLE TRUTH, by David Baldacci
3. TWENTY WISHES, by Debbie Macomber
4. HOLD TIGHT, by Harlan Coben
5. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE REVOLUTION, by Ron Paul
2. A WOLF AT THE TABLE, by Augusten Burroughs
3. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler
4. HOME, by Julie Andrews
5. ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer




Go to the following page for all of the bestseller lists:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html


Saturday, May 10, 2008

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

100 Best Novels



100 Best Novels published in the English language since 1900 chosen by Modern Library and from reader polls:
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

Thursday, April 24, 2008

If You Like Jodi Picoult, Please Consider.....

Elizabeth Berg
Patricia Gaffney
Kaye Gibbons
Jane Hamilton
Alice Hoffman
John Irving
Sue Miller
Anna Quindlen
Carol Shields
Ann Patchett
Cathie Pelletier
Richard Russo
Anita Shreve
Nicholas Sparks
Lily Tuck
Anne Tyler
Eudora Welty

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Looking For a Good Laugh?









Here's a list of humorous authors compiled by subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list

· Andersen, Susan
· Banks, Leanne
· Barnett, Jill Bewitching and Dreaming
· Bartholomew, Nancy light mysteries with romance
· Berg, Patti
· Bevarly, Elizabeth
· Bird, Sarah
· Cabot, Meggin
· Cabot, Patricia
· Carmichael, Emily
· Civil-Brown, Sue
· Colwin, Laurie
· Cooper, Susan Rogers light mysteries with romance
· Criswell, Millie
· Crusie, Jennifer
· Donovan, Susan new author, shows great promise
· Duncan, Alice
· Evanick, Marcia
· Evanovich, Janetlight mysteries with romance
· Fforde, Katie
· Fielding, Liz
· Finnamore, Suzanne
· Garwood, Juliehistoricals only
· Gibson, Rachel
· Grayson, Kristine
· Greyle, Katherine
· Heller, Jane
· Heyer, Georgette
· Hill, Sandra time travel and contemporary
· Holden, Wendy
· Howard, Linda recent romantic suspense
· Ivory, Judith
· Jones, Luanne
· Kenner, Julie
· Keyes, Marian
· Kistler, Julie
· Kurland, Lynn
· Lee, Karen
· Linz, Cathie
· McFadden, Corey
· Medeiros, Teresa
· Michaels, Kasey
· Michaels, Lynn Mother of the Bride
· North, Hailey
· Ortolon, Julie
· Phillips, Susan Elizabeth
· Quinn, Julia historical author
· Resnick, Laura
· Rice, Patricia
· Ridgway, Christie
· Schulze, Dallas
· Shalvis, Jill
· Sinclair, Linnea
· Wells, Robin
· Winters, Jill
· Wrede, Patricia C. & Stevermer, Caroline Sorcery and Cecelia
· Zigman, Laura

Please check with the Reference Staff for assistance finding books by these authors.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

A.K.A. - Otherwise Know As

Find out the pseudonyms used by your favorite authors at these web sites:









a.k.a. - Also Known As http://www.myunicorn.com/pseudos.html

Author Pseudonyms http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm

Romance Author Pseudonyms http://www.fictiondb.com/RomanceDB/Default.htm

Science Fiction Author Pseudonyms http://www.hycyber.com/SF/author_pseudo.html

Thursday, April 3, 2008

National Book Award Winners for Fiction


Looking for a good read? Here is a list of National Book Award Winners for Fiction.

http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/awards/adult/nba.htm

Learn more about the National Book Awards.