Got Plans for the Fall?

Browsing through a slideshow from USA Today, I realized something...  I'm going to be really stinkin' busy this fall.
No kidding.  Take a glance through the list...  Here's a few highlights:
In case you haven't heard, J.K. Rowling's first outing since Harry Potter, Casual Vacancy, is due out September 27.
Bob Woodward's next, The Price of Politics, will be available on September 11.
The latest Jack Reacher novel from Lee Child is also due out on September 11, A Wanted Man.
Ken Follett's sequel to Fall of Giants is also headed our way--Winter of the World comes out on September 18.
And you get the idea...
But the fact is, there's more. Junot Diaz, Michael Chabon, Neil Young, Penny Marshall (admit it--you loved Laverne and Shirley as much as I did and probably want to read her biography as much as I do)....  That should take us through the end of September, but October and November?  Equally impressive outlooks.  I'll be catching up until January.
Give the Reference Desk a call for help placing holds!
Happy Reading!

Summer Reading Lists -- An Intriguing Spin

Hey--remember that thing I promised I would do?  The thing where I compile the Summer Reading lists for you?  Here's one I've decided I love!

Library Journal is a magazine near and dear to my heart--read it every month, thought about naming my son after it (not really, but I wanted to make sure you were paying attention).  Anyway, they made this nifty reading list that pairs new books released for summer 2012 with titles that are a couple years older.  Got a book you love from five years ago?  It could well be on the list, paired with a new book released for this summer.  Cool, huh?

Happy Reading!

The Anti-Best Books of the Year List

Here's a novel idea: rather than a mass media list of the best books of the year, the New York Daily News bloggist Alexander Nazaryan has created the ultimate anti-list: The Most Overrated Books of 2011.

I now have one key question: how are we going to know if he's right or not, unless we read all of them?

Oh snap. There goes my shortened reading list.

Got Your Holiday Reading List Ready?

Oh good! Now you can effectively compare it to The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2011 list! Some we've been hearing about since January, but oddly enough, there are a few on here that haven't been released yet. Peculiar, no?

At any rate, if you want help grabbing a copy of some of these titles, give the Reference Desk a call and we'll be glad to help you out!

What are you reading this summer?

Hey Everybody! Here comes Memorial Day!!!
Know what that means to us? The beginning of Beach Read Season!
And as much as I would love to read every new book on the market and give you a synopsis and honest review of all of them... Fortunately for me, the Los Angeles Times has done it for me.
Check out this awesome set of lists for almost every sort of book you can think of! Then give us a call and we'll be glad to help you get your hands on them--just in time for beach season!

Reading Lists

Looking for some new books to read? Check out the new Staff Favorites list on our webpage! Our past years lists are available, or for the 2011 list, click here. Happy Reading!