Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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.

Theresa A.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

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.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

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.

Theresa

Thursday, September 2, 2010

'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.

Theresa

Sunday, August 29, 2010

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!

Theresa

Monday, August 9, 2010

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.




Theresa

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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.

Theresa A.