Stop, You're Killing Me!

This site is a great resource for readers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy and suspense novels. Follows the links on the left for book reviews, book award winners, read-a-alikes, and more.


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html

One Book New Jersey Winners Announced

One Book New Jersey Winners
One Book New Jersey is a fun and exciting program sponsored by the New Jersey Library Association. The goal is to bring people together by encouraging them to read and participate in discussions and other events about the same book. Check the One Book New Jersey website for more information.

The Results Are In!

Adult - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon Young Adult - The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Middle Grade - The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Read to Me - Click Clack Moo : Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

Amazon.com's Bestsellers

Amazon.com has compiled a list of their current bestselling books. Check it out and maybe you'll find a good read.

Stephen King's Under the Dome is currently #2 on the list.

Bestsellers from The New York Times

Bestseller list from Tuesday, November 3

Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
2. THE SCARPETTA FACTOR, by Patricia Cornwell
3. PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn
4. NINE DRAGONS, by Michael Connelly
5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett

Does the Brain Like E-Books?

Does the Brain Like E-Books from The New York Times' Room for Debate blog.

Nook, Barnes and Noble's New E-Book Reader

Read about nook at Crains New York Business.com

Nook review from Information Week.


Nook product details from the Barnes and Noble website.

Amazon.com's Kindle E-book Reader

10 Websites for Book Lovers

iLibrarian has put together a list of 10 websites for Book Lovers

The first site on the list is booksprouts. Here is the description from iLibrarian:

1. BookSprouts

BookSprouts is a website where you can join and create book clubs. Members can vote on which book to read next, have book discussions in forums, post book reviews, and hold meetings.

Literary Advocates Redefine Their World Without Books

Blog reader Alan W. King shared his recent blog post entititled, "Literary Advocates Redefine Their World Without Books."

Favorite Book Discussion Titles

ReadingGroupGuides.com has put together lists of the most popular book discussion titles from 2004-2008. Click on book titles for a synopsis of each book with book discussion questions.

Oprah's Latest Book Pick

Oprah has chosen Say You're One Of Them by Uwem Akpan, a collection of stories detailing the often violent and grim lives of children in Africa, as her latest Book Club selection. Learn more about this book at Oprah's Book Club site.

http://www.oprah.com/entity/oprahsbookclub

Customer reviews at Amazon.com

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Fans of The Da Vinci Code will be happy to hear that Dan Brown has just come out with a new book entitled, The Lost Symbol. Here is an excerpt.

Customer reviews on Amazon.com.

Audiobooks for Road Trips

Better Homes and Gardens magazine has put together a great list of audiobooks suitable for car rides for passengers of different interests. Here is a selection of titles from that list.

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 917.4044 BRY (CD & Cassette)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee FIC Lee (CD)

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White JFIC White (CD)

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin B Martin (CD & Cassette)

Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler FIC Tyler (Cassette)

The Library has a great selection of audiobooks for youth, teens, and adults on a wide variety of topics. Audiobooks are cataloged just like books with separate sections for fiction, non-fiction, and biography. For further assistance locating and selecting audiobooks, please contact a reference librarian at the Reference Desk phone: 732-521-5000 or e-mail: mtplref@monroetwplibrary.org

Society Crime Author Dominick Dunne Dies at 83

CNN.com obituary

Official Dominick Dunne site

Vanity Fair obituary

Book Titles

Free E-Books

Find links to thousands of free electronic books at this site put together by Stockton Public Library under the heading "Free E-Book Sites." You can find Newbery and Nobel Prize winning titles, poetry collections including works from Walt Whitman, reference works including the Columbia Encyclopedia, and much more. Electronic books can be downloaded and read from your computer, free-of-charge, from these websites. Some of these titles can also be loaded on to portable devices.

http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/ebooks.htm

Free Book From Chris Anderson, Author of The Long Tail

Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail, has made his latest 288-page book, Free, available on Scribd. Here’s the description:

“In his revolutionary bestseller, THE LONG TAIL, Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets, allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before. Now, in FREE he makes the compelling case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them. Far more than a promotional gimmick, FREE is a business strategy that may well be essential to a company’s survival.”

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/free-e-book-by-chris-anderson/

Favorite Authors on Twitter

Mashable.com has a list of the 100 best authors on Twitter.


Here is an excerpt from the introduction on that page:

Twitter is a great way to connect with others who share your interests or offer information you value. There are Twitter users covering virtually every niche out there. Writers and authors are no exception. Below you’ll find a listing of more than 100 authors active on Twitter.

http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/

Author Videos from 2008 National Book Festival

Author Videos

AllReaders.com

AllReaders.com classifies books based on plot, setting, character, and writing style. This is a great place to find book review and books that are similar to others that you have enjoyed.

Great Book Lists

The Logan Library in Logan, Utah has put together several fantastic lists of recommended books, arranged by topic.

Please check the Library online catalog to see if a title is available at the Monroe Library or contact the Reference Desk for further assistance at 732-521-5000 or mtplref@monroetwplibrary.org

The New York Times Bestseller Lists

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Free Electronic Books

Project Gutenberg
Visit Project Gutenberg to view and/or download books. These are older titles, published before 1923, that are not subject to copyright laws.

John Updike Remembered

Author John Updike passed away on Tuesday, July 27th. Please read this article to read about his life and work.

The Library owns several books by this author. Most are shelved in our fiction section under "Updike." Please see a reference librarian at the reference desk for assistance locating one of these titles.

The 10 Best books of 2008 From the New York Times

The editors of the New York Times Book Review have selected these titles from the list of 100 Notable Books of 2008.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/books/review/10Best-t.html

The Top 150 Best-Selling Books

View the top 150 best-selling books from this past week.

The four titles from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series hold the first four slots.