We’re trying something new–an informal lunchtime discussion of pop culture on the first Friday of each month at noon, the first one is February 5, 2010. Join assistant librarian Leonora Southwick to talk about new books, movies, and more. Find out what’s new at the library, tell us what new books or videos you’re waiting [...]
Stephen King’s list this year has something for everyone (follow link for his annotations):
Shatter by Michael Robotham
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer*
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Drood by Dan Simmons
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn*
Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult*
*in Madison Library’s collection. Other titles can be borrowed from other libraries.
It must be December, there’s a new list every day. For list lovers, see this Reader’s Advisor Online Blog post, scroll to end of post for a long list of “Best Books of 2008″ lists.
Here’s a good list: Stephen King’s Ten Best Books of 2008. For some weird reason, we have the even numbered selections [...]
The Madison Library Book Group doesn’t meet in December, so here’s a list for those who like reading recommendations (and who doesn’t?) These are all in the Madison Library’s adult collection, except for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, which is probably the funniest holiday book ever for all ages. We have lots of children’s titles, [...]