Sunday, December 14, 2014

Top 10 New York Times Best Sellers for the Week of December 14th




FICTION (print and E-book)

     1.) Hope to Die by James Patterson
     2.) The Escape by David Baldacci
     3.) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
     4.) Gray Mountain by John Grisham
     5.) The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
     6.) Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
     7.) Revival by Stephen King
     8.) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
     9.) All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
   10.) Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter



NON-FICTION (print and E-book)

     1.) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
     2.) Killing Patton by Bill O’ Reilly
     3.) 41 by George W. Bush
     4.) Yes Please by Amy Poehler
     5.) Wild by Cheryl Strayed
     6.) The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
     7.) The Andy Cohen Diaries by Andy Cohen
     8.) What If? by Randall Monroe
     9.) Lying in Wait by Ann Rule
   10.) You Can't Make this Up by Al Michaels and L. Jon Wertheim




New Releases for December 14th - December 21st



FICTION
- The Voices by F. R. Tallis
- Black Diamond by Zakes Mda
- The Emperor of Ice-cream by Dan Gunn
- A Price to Pay by Alex Capus
- The Devil in Montmarte by Gary Inbender 
- The Doll's House by Tana Carver
- Pressure Point by William P. Wood
- Kill 'em With Cayenne by Gail Oust
- A Nip of Murder by Carol Miller
- Thief by Mark T. Sullivan


NON-FICTION
- Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale by  Marina Warner
- In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, the Grave, the Legend by Edoardo Albert
- Over the Top: Alternate Histories of the First World War by Peter S. Tsouras
- Hallow Heroes by Michael Arnold 

 

Monday, December 8, 2014

Can You Identify These Classic Novels By Their Cover Art?





Buzzfeed recently did an article, asking its readers if they could identify classic novels by just their book covers.  The link is below.  

Let us know how you did in the comments below!

Test your literary knowledge here!

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Top 10 New York Times Best Sellers for the Week of December 7th




FICTION (print and E-book)

     1.) Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
     2.) The Escape by David Baldacci
     3.) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
     4.) Gray Mountain by John Grisham
     5.) The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
     6.) The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark
     7.) Revival by Stephen King
     8.) The Job by Janet Evanovich
     9.) The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans
   10.) Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell



NON-FICTION (print and E-book)
 
     1.) 41 by George W. Bush
     2.) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
     3.) Killing Patton by Bill O’ Reilly
     4.) Yes Please by Amy Poehler
     5.) The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
     6.) The Andy Cohen Diaries by Andy Cohen
     7.) There was a Girl by Brooke Shields
     8.) Wild by Cheryl Strayed
     9.) Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
   10.) Dreamers and Deceivers by Glenn Beck




New Book Releases for December 7th - December 14th





FICTION
- Only the Brave by Gerald N. Lund
- For Real by Alison Cherry
- You Know Who Killed Me by Loren Estleman
- Asylum City by Liad Shoham
- Perfect Sins by Jo Bannister
- No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown
- Five by Ursula P. Archer
- Little White Lies by Katie Dale
- The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
- Zodiac by Romina Russell
- Sidetracked by Brandilyn Collins
- The Confession by Robert Whitlow
- Witness in Heaven by Gilbert Morris
- It’s in his Kiss by Jill Shalvis
- The Doll’s House by Tonia Carver


 
NON-FICTION
- Gondola by Donna Leon
- Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale by Marina Warner


Monday, December 1, 2014

Get to Know the LDL Staff: Allison

ALLISON ENGER
 
Library Location:  Wherever Needed

Position at Library:  Rotating Branch Librarian

Favorite Genre to Read:  Fantasy

 What are you Currently Reading?: Clariel by Garth Nix


Interesting Facts About Yourself:  
    - I can food such as pickles and jam.
    - I am of Norwegian heritage and my family were founding members. 

3 Books that Have Stuck with You:  
    - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
    - The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
    - In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez 

New Book Releases for December 1st - December 7


FICTION

- Ticker by Lisa Mantchev
- The Illustrated Journals of Susanna Moodie (poems) by Margaret Atwood
- Love Song by Elizabeth Lowell  
- Swimming in the Shadows by Diane Janes
-  Full Force and Effect by Tom Clancy
- The Big Finish by James W Hall
- Woman with a Gun by Phillip Margolin
- The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen
- Now That You're Here by Amy K Nichols






 

NON-FICTION 

- The First Other World War by Douglas Boyd
- Letters to the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
- The Selected Letters of Normal Mailer by Norman Mailer 
- Judy: A Dog in a Million by Damien Lewis 

 






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