Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

"Perdido Street Station": a steampunk classic

by MediaPhile@evpl on Tuesday, February 9 2010, 11:12am

If you're in the mood for something really different, try this marvelously inventive fantasy novel. British author China Mieville (who has a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics) self-describes it as "basically a...

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Filed under: Fantasy, steampunk, china mieville, perdido street station

If you can't find the book you want...call ILL! Inter-Library Loan

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, February 5 2010, 9:10pm

The Shoebox Bible (2006) by Alan Bradley is a gem. It is funny and touching, and difficult to locate! Bradley, a Canadian writer, is the author of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie ; one of my favorite books of 2009. I stumbled across an advanced...

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Coming Soon!

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Friday, February 5 2010, 5:13pm

I thought you might like to know about some new titles from authors myself and others have written about here before. Rene Gutteridge has a new book titled Listen that should be arriving at a library near you any day now. Blog writer this.is.not.here...

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Filed under: fiction, sequels, series, Lisa Lutz, Alan Bradley, Rene Gutteridge, Sarah Addison Allen

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

by HRevvdon@evpl on Wednesday, February 3 2010, 3:55pm

Set in a small southern town, Beautiful Creatures (2009) revolves around Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes. Ethan is born and raised in Gatlin and can’t wait to get out. He runs with the "in" clique and is a basketball star. Then Lena comes...

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Filed under: witchcraft, gothic fiction, Beautiful Creatures

How To Find Books in a Series

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Monday, February 1 2010, 10:56am

Do you ever have trouble remembering which book comes next in the series you are reading? Do you ever find yourself staring at the copyright page, only to realize you still don't know which book is next? To all of you who have ever tried to find the...

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Filed under: fiction, series, Databases, books and reading

"Catcher in the Rye" one of the most censored books of the 20th century

by MediaPhile@evpl on Saturday, January 30 2010, 12:26pm

Reclusive novelist and short story writer J. D. Salinger died on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the age of 91. "Catcher in the Rye" the penultimate novel of teen angst -- first published in 1951 -- has sold 65 million copies worldwide and over...

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Filed under: reviews, catcher in the rye, J D Salinger, censorship

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Friday, January 29 2010, 11:20am

What a delicious piece of fiction! A truly precocious eleven year old girl delves into the gory details of a murder in her family's cucumber patch with the zeal and insight of Sherlock Holmes. The year is 1950 and Flavia de Luce lives in a giant manor...

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"John Dillinger : the life and death of America's first celebrity criminal" by Dary Matera

by MediaPhile@evpl on Wednesday, January 27 2010, 4:16pm

Because of the Indiana connection, I've always been somewhat interested in John Dillinger. But it was only after watching Johnny Depp bring the notorious bankrobber to life in his latest flick , that I decided to check out the details. This book was...

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Filed under: reviews, John Dillinger, Indiana Welcome Center, public enemies, Dillinger Museum, Johnny Depp, movies

The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Monday, January 25 2010, 9:02am

I just finished this book a few days ago, and I still have yet to find the right words to describe it. Here is what I wrote on GoodReads right after I read it: At once monochrome, dull, and gray and at the same time hauntingly beautiful, The Girl with...

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Filed under: Fantasy, love stories, books and reading, strong female

Spenser creator Robert B. Parker dead at age 77

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, January 21 2010, 4:24pm

Prolific and beloved mystery/suspense author Robert B. Parker died suddenly on Monday, January 18. He was at his desk working on his latest Spenser novel. Parker actually wrote three different series, as well as a number of unrelated titles, but his most...

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Filed under: reviews, mystery series, robert b parker, spencer

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

by HRevvdon@evpl on Saturday, January 16 2010, 7:36am

The year is 1991 and doctorate student Connie Goodwin is looking for the subject for her dissertation. Connie is a student of early American history at an Ivy League university. Her mother, a native New Englander transplanted to Arizona where she reads...

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Filed under: witchcraft, salem, marblehead, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine Howe

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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New Ed Mat Books

by TeachersPet@evpl on Monday, January 11 2010, 2:41pm

OK - my New Year's Resolution is to send out the lists of new books in the Educational Materials area in a more convenient format and faster notification time! Let's hear it for 2010! (Please be patient - I have several months of new 2009 books...

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Filed under: kids

Colorful Fantasy Adventure

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Saturday, January 9 2010, 3:04pm

A few months ago I realized it had been a long time since I'd read any science fiction or fantasy novels. When I started making a list of titles to try, a friend recommended Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson . Now I'm recommending it to you because...

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Filed under: politics, fiction, Fantasy, love, sisters, religion, Brandon Sanderson, speculative fiction

Social Networking for Book Lovers

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Wednesday, January 6 2010, 12:37pm

I have a librarian friend who is constantly telling me about the books she has read that she thinks I need to read. We are talking two and three books in a day! She always has good suggestions and I do want to read them, but I was struggling for a way...

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Filed under: books and reading, social networking

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