Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Best adult books for teens
Here is a list of best adult books for teens in 2010, compiled by reviewers from School Library Journal. Maybe you'll find a gift for your teenager among them.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Picks for 2010
Many review publications are now listing their favorite books of 2010; here are offerings from the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York Times.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What we are reading
This is a busy time for everyone at Crossroads as the semester winds down. This means either we don't have much time to read or that we need to read in order to relax! Perhaps you will find your holiday picks among these titles...
Anne Treeger Huck is reading Anne Tyler's The Amateur Marriage and Middlemarch by George Eliot--novels by two amazing women writers from different eras.
Howard dips into his magazines when he has free time--World War II, Science and Discover, as well as The New York Times.
Joan has begun the autobiography of Andre Agassi, which received a good review in the New York Times. She recently finished Emma Donoghue's Room, a novel that has been shortlisted for a major literary prize, the Man Booker. Nerdy librarian factoid--there are 121 people on the waiting list for Room at the County library. The good news is all of the County library branches have multiple bestseller copies available, first come first served, no waiting list required. Stop by and browse sometime.
Sarah PW just finished The Help, another popular novel. It was in constant demand over the summer at the public libraries. She is now reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
Tom is reading Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. There is an HBO series inspired by the the book. He is also enjoying Following Through, Herbert Warren Wind's writings on golf.
Over Thanksgiving, Billy read The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. The book review in the New York Times is well worth reading. Billy is now spending time with Henry Clay: The Essential American by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. C-Span2 interviewed the Heidlers about Henry Clay and you can listen to their comments on booktv.org.
Anne Treeger Huck is reading Anne Tyler's The Amateur Marriage and Middlemarch by George Eliot--novels by two amazing women writers from different eras.
Howard dips into his magazines when he has free time--World War II, Science and Discover, as well as The New York Times.
Joan has begun the autobiography of Andre Agassi, which received a good review in the New York Times. She recently finished Emma Donoghue's Room, a novel that has been shortlisted for a major literary prize, the Man Booker. Nerdy librarian factoid--there are 121 people on the waiting list for Room at the County library. The good news is all of the County library branches have multiple bestseller copies available, first come first served, no waiting list required. Stop by and browse sometime.
Sarah PW just finished The Help, another popular novel. It was in constant demand over the summer at the public libraries. She is now reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
Tom is reading Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson. There is an HBO series inspired by the the book. He is also enjoying Following Through, Herbert Warren Wind's writings on golf.
Over Thanksgiving, Billy read The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. The book review in the New York Times is well worth reading. Billy is now spending time with Henry Clay: The Essential American by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. C-Span2 interviewed the Heidlers about Henry Clay and you can listen to their comments on booktv.org.
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