Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Friday, September 18, 2009

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.



Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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