Now that Adriana has shown you exactly how easy it is to Skype to your library, why not try it out?
We regret that we can't include everyone, but for now this is only open to public libraries and will primarily feature adult authors.
Click through to see which authors are available for virtual visits to your libraries…
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I pose this question because I am genuinely curious….who on earth does not love this show? It's so entertaining and (melo)dramatic and beautifully designed. So if you are currently properly into all things WWI era, you should check out these books:
Voyagers of the Titanic by RIchard Davenport-Hines
A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd
– Annie
That's a riff on a shirt I used to own, So Many Books, So Little Time…middle school me (in addition to being cool) was a bit omniscient. Anywho…Welcome Back! In all the madness that goes along with ALA Midwinter, we haven't properly hung out in a while. For those of you at ALA, how was it? What were some highlights? Our Title Presentation was a success (I'm modest), and you can see all the books we presented, and more, on Earlyword's site. You can also check out our pictures on Flickr.
Ok, onto the point of this post – Congratulations to some excellent award winning books!!
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards:
Best Paperback Original
Death of the Mantis
by Michael Stanley
Best Fact Crime
The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge
by T.J. English
Best Critical/Biographical
Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making
by John Curran
The Simon & Schuster – Mary Higgins Clark Award
Come and Find Me
by Hallie Ephron
RUSA Reading List Awards:
Adrenaline
Winner: Before I Go To Sleep, by S. J. Watson
Shortlist: The Woodcutter, by Reginald Hill
Horror
Shortlist: The White Devil, by Justin Evans
Romance
Winner: Silk is for Seduction, by Loretta Chase,
Shortlist: When Beauty Tamed the Beast, by Eloisa James
RUSA Notable Books for Adults Awards:
Lost Memory of Skin, by Russell Banks
The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt
Go check 'em out (of your library – BOOM!)
– Annie
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Death of the Mantis
by Michael Stanley
Hello friends, please forgive the periods of silence. We are busy, busy preparing everything for ALA midwinter next week and getting super excited! Speaking of…Erin Duffy, author of Bond Girl, will be signing at the conference on Monday, January 23rd. Her book is an entertaining insight into Wall Street, in the vein of The Devil Wears Prada. Here are some excerpts from her Booklist interview, but check out the whole thing on their site.
Booklist: What inspired you to write a novel?
Duffy: It was always what I dreamed of doing. But, then, like I said, I decided to accept the job in finance so I could enjoy my senior year without stressing over having to move home to my parents’ basement after graduation. All of a sudden, the writing dream was gone. Plus, I wasn’t someone who thought, “Of course I can write a book, and one day I will end up speaking to the American Library Association!” So, I let it go and focused on the real career I had. In a strange twist of fate, I lost my job in 2008 and figured if I didn’t try to write a novel then, I never would. So, I started writing, and Bond Girl was the result. It’s still hard to believe I did it!
Booklist: How similar is Alex’s experience to yours—and how similar is Alex to you?
Duffy: Alex is a compilation of a lot of different people. The Street is full of young, fun girls with drive, humor, and more than a few flaws. The ones who seem normal are just better at faking it. Alex and I definitely share some qualities, but she is a lot more vocal and, in some ways, a lot more fearless than I am. My experience of life on a trading floor mirrors Alex’s, but mine was a bit more subdued.
– Annie
More worthy praise and congratulations are due to Mr. Patrick deWitt, author of beloved/acclaimed novel, The Sisters Brothers. He has just won the 2012 Pacific Northwest Book Award! The committee considered nearly 300 nominated titles written by Northwest authors and published in 2011, but narrowed it down to this "gorgeous, wise, riveting work of, among other things, cowboy noir" —David Wroblewski, New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
For information on Patrick and other contestants, head over to the PNBA site.
– Annie
Welcome back LLF fans! It has been a relaxing and eventful break, full of good books, but now it is full steam ahead to ALA Midwinter 2012! We are super busy here, planning what awesome titles to present to you guys (RSVP if you haven't already), what fun outfits to wear, and where to eat in Dallas. Anyone have suggestions? Who's going to be there and how are you getting ready? T minus 16 days!
– Annie
