Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Authors doing good works with their written words

by kiya@evpl on Saturday, December 13 2008, 2:48pm

This week I heard about a fundraiser that author Patrick Rothfuss has been doing for Heifer International. After having run a successful contest on his personal blog, Rothfuss decided to try raising a little money for his favorite charity, Heifer International...

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Filed under: celebrities, blogs, author, charity, Heifer International, J K Rowling, Patrick Rothfuss

"The Quiet Girl" by Peter Hoeg

by MediaPhile@evpl on Saturday, December 13 2008, 11:53am

If you read literary fiction, you might want to pick up "The Quiet Girl." Danish author Peter Hoeg's first novel, "Smilla's Sense of Snow," is one of my all-time favorites. All his novels since then have sounded rather weird...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, mysticism, peter hoeg, copenhagen, the quiet girl

"The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, December 12 2008, 10:45am

I just finished reading "The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez. The Gabaldon family consists of four sisters, a brother, and a widowed father. The sisters and brother are all named after movie stars - Bette Davis Gabaldon; Sopia Loren...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, Lorraine Lopez, gifted gabaldon sisters

"Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, December 11 2008, 2:59pm

My fondest memories of childhood include exploring the "wild" areas in my neighborhood. When I was in the third grade we moved into a new subdivision on the edge of some undeveloped areas. You wouldn't think that anyone could find nature...

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Filed under: nonfiction, nature, nature deficit disorder, last child in the woods, richard louv

All Things Orange County

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Friday, December 5 2008, 10:37am

Awhile back I posted about first discovering the Mexican, Gustavo Arellano. I recently finished reading his new book, Orange County: A Personal History . As I said in my previous post, Orange County isn't a place I'd naturally want to read about...

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Filed under: nonfiction, California, Gustavo Arellano, History

The Gossip Girl Wears Prada

by librarianinheels@evpl on Thursday, December 4 2008, 5:50pm

Imagine graduating from a top-notch liberal arts college, and finding out that your life's ambition to be a teacher is "disappointing" to your parents. Imagine that in their extreme disappointment, they cut you off financially. Imagine still...

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Filed under: chick lit, women authors -- Fiction

Books For Lunch @ Red Bank

by Guatemama@evpl on Thursday, December 4 2008, 1:16pm

Join us at Red Bank Branch Library for Books for Lunch our December book discussion where will will discuss Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup. Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008 from noon until 1:00 PM. Experience another point of view, another way of seeing...

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Filed under: nonfiction, book discussions, biography, Kate Braestrup, Here If You Need Me

Celebrate with us!

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Tuesday, December 2 2008, 4:48pm

On December 9, 1968, Meadow Park Branch Library opened. In June of 1984 its name was changed to North Park Branch. And in April of 2005 the new North Park Branch was dedicated at its present location, 960 Koehler Dr, next to Central High School. On Tuesday...

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Filed under: events, north park branch, reception, anniversary

Recently added bestsellers available for download

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Tuesday, December 2 2008, 7:56am

We've recently added the following bestseller titles to our OverDrive collection : WMA audiobook format - Brass Verdict, Christmas Grace, The Fire, Here's the Story, Mother Angelica's private & pithy lessons, Shadow Factory, Tried by War...

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Filed under: audiobooks, ebooks, digital library, MP3 players, OverDrive, bestsellers, downloads

'Tis the Season to Curl Up With a Good Book

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Monday, December 1 2008, 5:01pm

Most years I try to pick out and read at least one Christmas novel during the holidays. I thought I would share some of the titles I've enjoyed in years past. Some of the novels I've read are fairly traditional. I've never been a fan of Charles...

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Filed under: fiction, Terry Pratchett, Christmas, holiday, Charles Dickens, Maeve Binchy, Dave Barry, Elizabeth Burg, Christopher Moore, David Baldacci, Stewart ONan

"The War Within : a Secret White House History, 2006-2008" by Bob Woodward

by MediaPhile@evpl on Friday, November 28 2008, 5:38pm

We will soon have a new President making decisions about the war in Iraq. So is this book ancient history? Unfortunately, the answer is no. I had read all three of Bob Woodward's previous books about the Bush White House, starting with Bush at War...

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Filed under: nonfiction, bob woodward, iraq, war, military, the war within

"Zen and Now: on the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Mark Richardson

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, November 27 2008, 9:23pm

No, you aren't seeing double. The cover of this biographical travelogue features an out-of-focus motorcyle. I was in grad school in 1974 when "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" was published. I never read it or its British precursor...

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Filed under: nonfiction, reviews, biography, philosophy, robert pirsig, zen and now, zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

What do writers read?

by lit.fic.reader@evpl on Tuesday, November 25 2008, 5:28pm

It's always intriguing to find out what famous and newly acclaimed authors recommend from their current or past reading. Parade, the Sunday magazine that is distributed by many newspapers (including the Evansville Courier & Press ), publishes...

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"Hoosiers in Hollywood" by David L. Smith

by MediaPhile@evpl on Monday, November 24 2008, 7:08pm

David Smith, professor emeritus of telecommunications at Ball State University, wrote this coffee-table tome about Hoosiers who found fame in Hollywood. Here are some you may or may not know about: Alice Terry (born on a farm near Vincennes, she was a...

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Filed under: nonfiction, reviews, stars, hoosiers, hollywood

Is it "Hot" in here, or is it just me?

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Friday, November 21 2008, 10:25am

Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when gasoline prices rose from under eighty cents to the staggering price of $1.40 a gallon, the United States government implemented measures to reduce oil imports and improve energy efficiency. Flash forward twenty...

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Filed under: nonfiction, reviews, books, economics, bestsellers, globalization, Thomas Friedman, global warming

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