Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

South of Broad by Pat Conroy

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, October 31 2009, 8:24pm

Recently while I was on a vacation trip I started reading Pat Conroy’s latest novel, South of Broad (2009). I was staying with friends and they had both just finished reading it. They were both disappointed because it was “just so unbelievable...

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It's time for a ghost story...

by bookchick@evpl on Monday, October 26 2009, 5:18pm

Do you remember reading ghost stories as a kid? That shivery feeling you got up and down your spine, the hair standing up on the back of your next and the feeling of being watched? Douglas Clegg brings back the traditional ghost story in a small volume...

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Great Scot! (aka, Grateful American)

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Friday, October 23 2009, 12:11pm

Many celebrity biographies possess certain similarities: ambition, failed relationships, struggle, and frequently, addictions and/or abuse. So much of the success of the book depends not only on how the author has dealt with these situations in real life...

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Filed under: humor, audiobooks, books, alcoholism, celebrities, memoir, Scotland, Craig Ferguson, talk shows

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, October 16 2009, 6:48am

Originally published in Sweden as Män Som Hatar Kvinnor , which means “men who hate women” in Swedish, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson is a very dark mystery. Stieg Larsoon died in 2004 leaving three related novels...

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Recent Chick Lit Reads

by KickinLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, October 14 2009, 4:33pm

In the past few weeks since my last blog post, I have been on a chick-lit rampage. I have been speed-reading through recent releases like I don't have a hundred other things to do. Laundry piled up, kitchen didn't get cleaned, and packing for...

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Filed under: humor, reviews, fiction, books, chick lit, London, funny, love, women, friends, Sophie Kinsella, Amy Sohn, Paula Froelich

Nancy Drew fans--don't miss this one

by this.is.not.here@evpl on Thursday, October 8 2009, 11:51am

After my gory blog about the Trilogy of Terror by Chelsea Cain I began to investigate what other books she had written. Funny I should use the term "investigate". This title Confessions of a Teen Sleuth: a Parody by Chelsea Cain caught my eye...

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Filed under: mysteries, Chelsea Cain, Nancy Drew

The Library: An Illustrated History by Stuart A. P. Murray

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, October 5 2009, 6:01pm

This very readable and lavishly illustrated book is a survey of libraries, from the earliest gatherings of clay tablets in the library at Nineveh to the present grandeur of the Library of Congress. It is full of the characters of library history as well...

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Filed under: reviews, books, History, books and reading, libraries, pictorial works

Halloween Thrillers are treats for your eyes and ears.

by this.is.not.here@evpl on Friday, October 2 2009, 5:54pm

Since it's Oct. and Halloween is just around the corner it is only fitting to dip into the library's collection of thrillers. There's a new chapter in the Chelsea Cain trilogy of terror. The newest one is called Evil at Heart . in which Gretchen...

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Filed under: sequels, suspense, psychological fiction, serial killer, dectectives, horror, Halloween, thrillers

Halloween is Almost Here

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Thursday, October 1 2009, 9:16am

Halloween is almost here and new books for Halloween have been arriving at the library over the past month. Here are the two that have me most excited: Ghoulish Goodies by Sharon Bowers is a whole 150-page cookbook just for Halloween! Extreme Halloween...

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Filed under: nonfiction, Food, holiday, cookery, cooking, recipes, decorating, Tom Nardone, Sharon Bowers, Halloween, pumpkins

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by KickinLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, September 30 2009, 9:04am

When I went home a little while back, I saw a copy of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in my little sister's room. Feeling a bit nostalgic, I went home and started reading the battered copy on my bookshelf. I don't know how many times I have read this...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, books, historical fiction, teens, families, Mothers & Daughters, poor, World War I -- Fiction, growing up, love

Jane Brody - speaking at Central Library - Tuesday, October 6th, 7pm

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, September 29 2009, 5:59pm

Most folks recognize Jane Brody as an advocate of healthful living. Her early books were all about good diets, healthy foods, and maintaining a good relationship with your doctor. But even healthy lives come to an end. Brody explains in the preface of...

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Filed under: central library, author visit, illness, death, 2009, end of life issues, Jane Brody, Lottes Lecture

Lost Boy by Brent W. Jeffs

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, September 28 2009, 5:08pm

Anyone familiar with John Krakauer's book Under the Banner of Heaven will be familiar with the polygamous, Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints (FLDS). In that book Krakauer recounts how religious polygamy was often used as a cover for pedophilia...

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Filed under: reviews, books, families, relationships, Brent Jeffs, polygamy, Warren Jeffs, abuse, Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, cults

College Admissions - what is a parent to do?

by kiya@evpl on Wednesday, September 23 2009, 5:35pm

It's late September. This year's juniors are getting ready to take the PSATs, and seniors are squeezing in one last SAT or ACT while starting college applications and essays. What is a parent to do? How do you help, but still let the kids take...

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Filed under: red bank branch, teens, college, college admissions, Learning Express, test prep

With friends like these...

by librarianinheels@evpl on Monday, September 21 2009, 5:06pm

Wow. When I started reading Luncinda Rosenfeld's new book I'm So Happy for You , I thought that there might be some character growth in the novel. I was wrong. Touted as "a novel about best friends", and lauded on the cover by Publisher's...

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Filed under: chick lit

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, September 19 2009, 10:04pm

The Little Stranger (2009) by Sarah Waters is set in rural England shortly after World War II and is narrated by the local middle aged bachelor doctor. Dr. Faraday is called to Hundreds Hall to see to a sick servant and soon falls under the spell of the...

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