For the Father Who Reads
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Lusitania sinking and with an eye towards Fathers’ Day, we have signed copies of DEAD WAKE by Erik Larson to giveaway! Click Here to Enter to Win
Celebrate #Spinsters!
Cat lady—or free agent? What does #spinster” mean to you? From Vogue to The Today Show, Kate Bolick and her amazing book, SPINSTER, have been everywhere this week! Check your hold lists! [youtube watch?v=ow4skwaxHfo] Click here for a Book Club Kit, complete with paper dolls, cocktails recipes, recommended reading, and a reading group guide!
#FridayReads: The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
Erica’s Staff Pick: This debut novel raced to the top of my TBR pile because of its mystical atmosphere and YA crossover appeal. Inspired in part by Scottish myths and fairytales, THE GRACEKEEPERS tells a dystopian story of a world now covered almost entirely by water. For fans of THE AGE OF MIRACLES and THE NIGHT CIRCUS! Click […]
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Under call number 305.42, you can find A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions by Gloria Steinem, and Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women by Nora Ephron. We honor WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH with these titles and more for your 305.42 shelves! Click for […]
Not Your Mother's Historical: VIPER WINE
Infused with modern pop culture references to Wikipedia and Naomi Campbell (among others) and written with a punk rock sensibility, Viper Wine is absolutely one-of-a-kind. Click to Request an eGalley. Click for a chance to win a print Galley. International Praise for Viper Wine: “A meticulously luscious fantasia on a theme of English high […]
From the Author's Desk: Aislinn Hunter on Libraries and her debut novel, The World Before Us
Aislinn Hunter has eight different library cards in her wallet and could once be found rummaging through her library’s damaged books bin for treasures! She is now the author of the novel, The World Before Us. “Before I started working on The World Before Us, I published two books of poetry. One of my most […]
#FridayReads: Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
From the author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers The Happiness Project and Happier at Home comes a book that tackles the question: How do we make good habits that are easy, effortless, and automatic? Click to Request the eGalley Download The Habits Manifesto Poster to share with your patrons! 1. What we […]
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The Book of Strange New Things – Free Copy Giveaway!
Have you caught the #GiveaBook spirit this holiday season? Help donate a book to a US child in need. Simply post or tweet #GiveaBook on Facebook or Twitter before 12/25/14, and Penguin Random House will donate up to 25,000 new books to Save the Children – helping build a better future for all of us. […]
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