Beach Reads

Indie Booksellers Target Summer's Best Reads
Check out these beach reading suggestions from indie booksellers posted on NPR.org

Books Made Into Movies in 2011

NPR has put together an annotated list of books that will come out as movies in 2011.

This list includes popular titles including Water for Elephants, which is already out in theaters, and The Help which is set for release in August.

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Based on the Book

Based on the Book is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing the Internet Movie Database as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980.

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Books Everyone Should Read

Book Everyone Should Read: A Consensus Cloud

Click on the link above to see a cloud of a combination of favorite and award-winning book titles.

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eBooks

Did you know that you can download free eBooks from your Library's homepage?
Go to http://www.monroetwplibrary.org/ and choose Download Ebooks & Audiobooks. Choose eBooks (Next to ListenNJ) and follow the instructions to load an ebook onto your Nook, Sony Reader, or ipad. Our ebooks are not compatible with the Kindle at this time.

Here is a list of free ebooks available on the Internet:

• Planet eBook -- http://www.planetebook.com
• ManyBooks -- http://manybooks.net
• Textbook Revolution -- http://textbookrevolution.org
• Books Should Be Free -- http://booksshouldbefree.com
• FeedBooks -- http://www.feedbooks.com
• Free Tech Books -- http://freetechbooks.com
• EPubBooks -- http://epubbooks.com
• Web-Books -- http://web-books.com
• Books.google.com -- http://books.google.com
• Internet Archive -- http://www.archive.org
• Project Gutenberg -- http://wwww.gutenberg.org

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DailyLit

Set up an account at
DailyLit.com to receive free installment of books sent to your email account or blog reader. You can choose the frequency of installments. The site includes a forum for each book where you can discuss titles with other DailyLit subscribers.

Best sellers from the week you were born

What books topped the New York Times' best seller list the week your were born? Find out here at BibliOZ.com.

Currrent bestseller list

Recommended Readings . . .

Recently the library hosted Connie Paul to lead 3 discussions about Jane Austen. At the final session, Connie and the group came up with a list of recommended readings and authors. Why not share the list with everyone?

Connie has kept a list of Season's Readings for years. This is the list that the group came up with additions from a few other members that sent their lists after the meeting.

Here's to everyone finding a new book to enjoy this season!

Book Discussion Kits

Did you know that you can borrow a Book Discussion Kit from the Library?

In Each Kit You Will Find:

• 10 copies of the book
• Discussion questions
• Information about the author
• Reviews

How to Check Out A Kit:

• Kits are at the Monroe Township Library
• Kits can be renewed 1 time

Returning the Kit:

• Check that all the contents are in the kit
• Please do not place kit in a library bookdrop
• Overdue fine $1.00 per day

To see a list of titles, you can search in the Library catalog.

Top 10 Books for Library Journal

Librarians and book reviewers have chosen their top ten books of 2010 for Library Journal's Top Ten Best List. Fiction and non-fiction titles are included and, according to the site, this list, "represents an assortment of books appropriate for a broad reading audience."

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2010 Booker Prize Shortlist Nominees

ReviewofBooks.com provides a list of shortlisted Man Booker Prize Nominees with links to lengthy reviews from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more here.

ReviewofBooks.com is a great resource if you are looking for book reviews longer than a paragraph.

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100 Best First Lines from Novels

21. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. —James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)

26. 124 was spiteful. —Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987)

41. The moment one learns English, complications set in. —Felipe Alfau, Chromos (1990)

If we have managed to pique your interest, you may view the entire list here at 100 Best First Lines from Novels from AmericanBookReview.org.

Reading Radar

Reading Radar is a mashup that combines features of the New York Times Bestseller List with Amazon.com. This is a great way to see a list of bestselling titles, read reviews from customers and professional reviewing sources, and make a purchase, all from one website.

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'Under the Radar' Reads

Librarian and voracious reader Nancy Pearl picks her 'Under the Radar' reads here. She has included a thoughtful synopsis of each title. Perhaps you will find a wonderful hidden treasure to read.

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Paranormal Fiction

Things That go Bump in the Stacks: Whole Collection Advisory for Paranormal Fiction from Readersadvisory.com is a great resources for paranormal fiction. Click on Paranormal Fiction: a Guide to view annotated bibliographies for books on ghosts, psychics, vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies, teen paranormal series, and paranormal graphic novels. Enjoy!

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Teen Books Popular with Adults

A recent editorial in the LA Times talks about how young adult novels have become popular with adults. These pages have links with brief descriptions of YA novels with adult appeal.

• The Ten Best Young Adult Novels for Grownups
• 13 Going on 30: The Best YA for Adults from Library Journal
  
• Recommendations from SF Signal

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Killer Thrillers

Here are the Top 100 Killer Thrillers, chosen by 17,000 voters from NPR's audience.

Top ten thrillers:

1. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
3. Kiss the Girls, by James Patterson
4. The Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum
5. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
6. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
7. The Shining, by Stephen King
8. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
9. The Hunt tor Red October, by Tom Clancy
10. The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For your convenience, there is a display of thriller in the center of the library that you can select from.

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson have been causing a bit of a sensation. I know that I could not put the first book down and have my name on the reserve list for the second title in this trilogy. If you have finished reading these books and are clamoring for more more like them, these links provide some suggestions.

Stieg Larsson & Scandinavian Mystery/Thriller Readalikes from the Johnson County Library

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Read Alikes from Norway Public Library Norwary, Maine

Readalikes suggested by Bookbrowse.com

Stieg Larsson readalikes from Edmonton Public Library

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More Beach Reads

The Ann Arbor District Library had put together Summer Reading 2010, a page with links to beach reads from Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and more.

I'm currently reading Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin, from the comfort of my air conditioned home, but it would make a great beach read as well.

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15 Soaring Summer Reads

Independent booksellers Rona Brinlee of The BookMark in Atlantic Beach, Fla., Daniel Goldin of Boswell Book Co. in Milwaukee, and Lucia Silva of Studio City, Calif.'s Portrait of a Bookstore have chosen Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads

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