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La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, December 27 2009, 2:18pm

La’s Orchestra Saves the World (2009) by Alexander McCall Smith is the first book in a long time that I have sat down and read in one sitting. McCall’s book is an old fashioned story set in Suffolk, England, during World War II. La, short...

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Filed under: WWII, England, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Alexander McCall Smith, Las Orchestra Saves the World

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, January 16 2010, 7:03am

A friend recommended Tricks (2009) by Ellen Hopkins; I am not sure why he would have thought that I would like this book. I read the book jacket quote, “When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of survival.” I thought I would...

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Filed under: Ellen Hopkins, Tricks, Young Adults

Lucky "Thirteenth"

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Wednesday, February 25 2009, 10:59am

I'll admit when it comes to literature, I am something of a late bloomer. It took a book group assignment last year for me to finally read Jane Eyre , and of course, I fell in love with it. Recently I followed some friends' recommendations of...

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Filed under: reviews, suspense, gothic fiction, women authors -- Fiction, ghost stories, twins -- Fiction, English, Diane Setterfield, Thirteenth Tale

A History of Personal "Trials" and "Attempts"

by Bufkinite@evpl on Thursday, January 22 2009, 4:52pm

The essay is one of my favorite literary forms, so imagine my delight in coming across The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present . What a wonderful survey - even though it has a distinctly Anglo-centric bias - with...

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Filed under: reviews, books, anthologies, essays, Phillip Lopate

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

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise - Ruth Reichl

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, December 28 2008, 4:08pm

Daphne Durham (Amazon.com) says “Ruth Reichl is a wonderful memoirist--a funny, poignant, and candid storyteller whose books contain a happy mix of memories, recipes, and personal revelations.” This is a great description of Reichl's book...

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Filed under: Food, memoir, critic, recipes, Rachel Reichl, New York Times

"Pride and Prejudice" the movie

by GoldensRule@evpl on Monday, September 8 2008, 3:53pm

I know, I know, this is supposed to be a book blog. However, since P&P is based upon one of the most beloved novels of all time, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, I could not resist noting the differences between the 2001 BBC, A&E version...

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Filed under: jane austen, Pride and Prejudice

"The Lace Reader" author hits it rich!

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, August 28 2008, 4:43pm

I recently heard Brunonia Barry talk about her very successful first novel, "The Lace Reader," a Mary Higgins Clark sort of adventure/love novel set in contemporary Salem, Massachusetts. Barry, a former scriptwriter with theatre experience who...

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Filed under: witchcraft, salem, suspense, psychic

"Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton is dead at age 66

by MediaPhile@evpl on Wednesday, November 5 2008, 4:08pm

Bestselling author, scriptwriter and director Michael Crichton is dead at age 66 after a "private battle with cancer." Crichton used his scientific background, which included Harvard Medical School, to create believable thrillers where technology...

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Filed under: reviews, suspense, bestsellers, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

"Story of Edgar Sawtelle" is Oprah pick!

by MediaPhile@evpl on Friday, September 19 2008, 5:10pm

And the winner is................. I am going to play the Devil's Advocate here and ask why this is such a sensation! There was alot of buzz about it at the American Library Association conference earlier this year. The reviewers have been ecstatic...

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Filed under: reviews, books, dog training, oprah, edgar sawtelle

mini READ posters

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Monday, August 11 2008, 9:45am

Mini READ posters are starting to pop up all over the web, thanks to ALA and many bloggers. Here are links to the Flickr READ poster pool and ALA generator

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Filed under: READ posters

Weiner-fest (it's pronounced WY-ner!)

by librarianinheels@evpl on Wednesday, July 30 2008, 2:42pm

Jennifer Weiner is arguably the queen of American chick-yet. Good in Bed , her first novel, was almost an instant best seller and is a perennial favorite here at EVPL (i.e. it almost always has a waiting list). Her novels are eagerly anticipated by her...

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Filed under: chick lit, Jennifer Weiner

"Silks"

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Friday, September 12 2008, 11:10am

Dick Francis is an author I came to by way of listening to someone else talk about what she likes about his books. Dick Francis books are set against a background of the English horse-racing world, and character, especially such values as loyalty and...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, mysteries

"Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Saturday, September 6 2008, 2:09pm

Okay; I admit it. I have never liked vampires. From a very young age, I have been really very scared of them. So when the Twilight books came out, I was reluctant to take them on. Sure, Harry Potter had his Dementors, but you could be pretty sure Harry...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, teens, Vampires

Book Bus in your backyard!

by bookchick@evpl on Friday, January 16 2009, 10:14am

Need to save gas? Need to save time? Need a good book? Your library can help you with all of these! The River City Book Bus just might be stopping in your neighborhood. Now open to the public, the Book Bus offers books for babies, adults and every age...

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Filed under: Book Bus, schedule

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