So you think reading is only for nerds?

HA! Check out this website, for the reluctant readers in your life: Awesome People Reading.

Who knew Marianne Faithfull was such a bookworm?

Waiting for Ann Patchett?

While all you die-hard fan-types are waiting around for your reserved copy of Ann Patchett's latest, State of Wonder, why not take a spin with some of the books that she has put on her favorite books list?

The Daily Beast is currently featuring a short article by Ann Patchett herself listing "six books I've read in the last 12 months that I wish I was still reading." Is it even possible to ask for a better book recommendation than that?

I seriously think not.

Happy Reading!

What are you (your kids) doing this summer?

Greetings, Hollanders-About-Town!
If you and your family are wondering what's going on around town this summer and are needing directions, check this out: The Holland Summer Recreation Bulletin.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the whole brochure in downloadable format.
Happy Summering!

More Summer Reading...

If you're still creating the perfect summer reading list (some of us will still be doing that in October), NPR has weighed in on the issue as has The Daily Beast's Book Beast. And surely these are only lists two and three of a multitude to come, so if you are already overwhelmed, here's my recommendation: either cancel all your plans and spend the entire summer reading every book recommended on every list (my ideal plan) or look for the common listings.
Then give your friendly librarians a call and ask us to put the titles on hold for you! And rest assured that as more Summer Must Read lists become available, you'll be able to find them right here. Happy Reading!

Crichton Post-Crichton

In happy news for Michael Crichton's many fans, HarperCollins announced today that MICRO, a novel left unfinished upon Crichton's unexpected death in 2008, has been completed by Richard Preston and will be released for sale on November 22 of this year.
According to the Michael Crichton website, MICRO is:
a high concept thriller . . . [that] follows a group of graduate students who are lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company specializing in micro-robotics. Conflict with the head of the company leaves the group fighting for their lives when they find themselves physically transformed and cast out into the rain forest, with only their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.
And in case you just can't wait for the release date, and need to go back and reread all things Crichton, click here for his back list of titles!
PS--Mind the T-Rex.

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!

Attention Book Groups - How Lincoln Learned to Read by Daniel J. Wolff

A nonfiction choice for book groups. How Lincoln Learned to Read is an engaging, provacative history of American ideas, told through the educations of 12 great figures, from Benjamin Franklin to Elvis Presley. Available in a Book Group To Go bag.