The calls and requests are coming into the Library for the latest book chosen by Oprah for her Book Club: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It's an interesting choice given that this is author David Wroblewski's debut novel.

I haven't read it yet and would be glad to hear any comments from those who have! Please contact us if we can help you place a copy on hold.

mcs

Posted by Readers Services at 06:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Isn't it delightful when you know about a hot new book before all your friends do? Or hear about the latest books in your particular field of interest, from science to business, gardening to history? And isn't the best thing of all to have this information delivered to you on a regular basis, right in your own e-mail inbox?

Well, if all these reading fantasies sound too good to be true, they're not. Through a new program called Bookletters, the library offers daily, weekly, and monthly newsletters on topics such as "Science and Nature," or "Past and Present," plus new fiction and nonfiction previews, and hot new "Book Club Choices." You can learn what books will be featured on TV shows such as "Book TV," and get a recap of books that have already been discussed on other programs during the previous week. Fans of mysteries, science fiction, and romance novels can receive newsletters with titles they're sure to enjoy. There are even Author Profiles with great information about your favorite writers (a valuable resource for book discussion groups!) as well as streaming videoclips for many DVD titles and streaming audioclips for many audiobooks.

You can learn more about this vast and ever-changing new feature by clicking on the Bookletters icon found on our web site's home page, or ask a Readers Services librarian for more information.

CH

Posted by Readers Services at 06:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Whether we're ready or not the campaign season is now in full swing and many are checking out the books written by the Presidential candidates, including (in alphabetical order): The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Obama), Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Obama), Faith of My Fathers (McCain), and Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir (McCain). Of course the Library also carries many books about the candidates as well.

If you want to go behind the books, BookTV (on C-Span2) will host a discussion of the books written by the presidential candidates featuring Jonathan Karp, editor of all John McCain's books and John K. Wilson, author of Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest. The show will air on "In Depth" on Sunday, September 7th (LIVE, Noon - 3 pm ET).

By the way- if you, like me, don't subscribe to cable, BookTV also has a variety of interviews and more with top nonfiction authors that you can watch on the BookTV website and on their YouTube page. Some are really quite interesting and even show moments caught "back stage" or off air!

mcs

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