Did YOU Read These in High School??
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10 Books You Really Should Have Read in High School
-Virginia
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K.I.S.S & Teal
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and Avon Books is urging it's authors and readers to learn about the symptoms of ovarian cancer, and to help spread the "K.I.S.S and Teal" message. Avon Books has made an initial donation of $25,000 to the Alliance. And – with your help – Avon Books has also committed to donating $.25 from the sale of each book, physical and eBook, in the the "K.I.S.S and Teal" promotion between August 30, 2011 and February 28, 2012, up to an additional $25,000 toward programs that support ovarian cancer patients and their families. So, help us spread the word and reach our goal of $50,000 which will benefit all the women in our lives. Log on to www.kissandteal.com to learn how you can further help the cause and donate.
Thank you!
-Annie
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Welcome Back, Virginia!
Ladies and Gents, our wonderful leader, Virginia Stanley, has returned from her summer vacation and it is a pleasure to have her back! She was greatly missed.
Any readers have fun travel plans they want to share? What are you reading on vacation?
-Annie
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Top Tweets of Last Week
Sorry you guys, Friday got away from me and I forgot to post.
* kboughida Video: Future of Libraries: B.Racine & P.LeClerc, mod by P.Holdengräber @nypl Maison Française of Columbia U http://youtu.be/aVqB7OBGq_w
* alscblog Next week, Fri., Aug 5: Family Programs on a Shoestring @ your library webinar http://ow.ly/5NGvF #alsconlineed #kidlit
* BarbaraAGenco What Numbers Can’t Tell Us | Editorial | Library Journal http://ow.ly/5O7EJ
* ALALibrary Tools for the Librarian from the ALA Library includes link to *updated* Librarian's E-Library Custom Google Search: http://ow.ly/5O387
* AmandaClay 2K librarians on G+ according to this v. useful directory/census: findpeopleonplus.com/. HT @steverubel
* ALALibrary Why We Need Free Public Libraries More Than Ever by ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels – The Atlantic: http://ow.ly/5OTe3
* TheLiB A Fantastic Reading List on e-books and e-readers in libraries from Sue Polanka – http://bit.ly/phjxgX
* LibraryJournal Will Kindles kill libraries? – Books – Portland Phoenix http://ow.ly/5PWGl "Will it be a bloodbath or can they hug it out?
* ABAA49 New blog posting: Curbed Presents Five Architecturally Impressive Libraries – http://tinyurl.com/3kf5gmk
-Annie
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“Boar Shank” Books
The highlight of my work-week was most definitely Booklist's Book Club webinar, where I joined library marketing compatriots Talia Sherer, Dave Eicke, and Erica Melnichok to share our picks for the best book club books of Fall 2011/Winter 2012.
Before I started talking about my titles, I discussed a pet theory of mine, namely, that book club books are a bit like the boar shank I tried recently at the Good Fork. What, you might ask, makes a perfect book club book?
For starters, it should be:
- Meaty
- Challenging to digest
- Completely memorable
Just like the boar shank, a book club book will sit in your stomach. While it's there, you will need to talk about it. These books, like Susanna Daniel's Stiltsville or Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter beg for discussion, whether it's at your library, in your living room with a glass of wine, or over double espressos at the coffee shop. So without further ado, here's a link to the slide show as well as a list of the titles we mentioned. Update: audio is here!
As always, happy reading/eating.
-Kayleigh
PS: After you've finished your boar shank, you may be tempted to brandish the large bone at your dining companions while crying, "Huzzah!" Unless you're at Medieval Times, I don't recommend this. You are, however, more than welcome to brandish a copy of Caribou Island.
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Top Tweets of the Week
It's a hot one today in NYC, but I hope you lovelies are all managing to stay cool where ever you might be. Any fun plans for this weekend?
* ShelfAwareness RT @bookrageous You know what's #bookrageous? Giving books to a school that needs them! Check it: http://bit.ly/odBNH9
* LIVEfromtheNYPL Appearing this Fall: legendary actor, @John_Lithgow. (Tuesday, October 11th, 7PM), nypl.org/events/live-ny… #LIVEfromtheNYPL
* HarperCollins Love!! RT @politics_prose You always knew librarians were cool. You never knew they could take on Gaga http://ow.ly/5H33r x@librarylovefest
* LibraryofCT 5 Websites That Alert Book Lovers About New Book Releases http://ow.ly/5IoAo
* darienlibrary Simon Van Booy Talks New Novel, New York at Darien Library – Darien, patch.com/A-kwV1
* GalleyCat How to use Google+ Hangouts for book clubs or writing groups. Anybody tried this yet? http://mbist.ro/qq0MeM
* ALA_PLA Pre-registration is now open for PLA 2012 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/pre-r…
* librarianbyday Why librarians need to know about G+, and why it's importantby @PhilBradley http://ow.ly/5INnT #Gplus #Librarians /via @CILIPinfo
* LibraryJournal Because life would suck w/o books, we got librarians and publishers talking in a new #booksmack series. First up: Random http://ow.ly/5L2BJ
– Annie
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Author Events at Sunrise Day Camp
A couple of weeks ago, Virginia, Kayleigh and I were lucky enough to attend an all-day event at Sunrise Day Camp, thanks to the great efforts of Tina Jordan at the AAP. The incredibly dedicated camp staff all worked very hard, but with obvious pleasure, to provide a safe, fun and welcoming summer camp experience to hundreds of children diagnosed with cancer, and their siblings.
We brought along two wonderful authors, Kenneth C. Davis and Greg Foley, and they hosted stellar events! Ken played his famous trivia game with a large group of the older kids, and the competition got pretty intense. I felt mildly lame due to the embarrassing number of history questions I didn't know the answers to (although that seemed to be a theme among the adults, but those kids were rockstars!).
Greg worked with younger children and was so engaging and fun…he read them his book, Purple Little Bird, and then had all the necessary crafts for the kids to create their own Purple (Green/Yellow/Red/Orange), Little worlds. They loved it! And it was great to see how creative and individual each child's project was.
We were then given a tour of the facility, including a peek into their amazing and gorgeous tree house, and learned about the history of the camp. They stress the desire to give all their campers the feeling of normalcy in this environment, and it is evident on every smiling, happy face how successful the staff are at achieving this. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible!!
– Annie
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Portrait of a Bestseller
Sadly, I can't take credit for that awesome cheesy title (overheard at the office), but it seemed like something I'd say. Today is an exciting day, Portrait of a Spy, Daniel Silva's latest Gabriel Allon thriller is on sale! I first discovered Silva's books when I was living in Auckland and spending a lot of time in the library (it rained every afternoon). His books are exciting and combine all the things I wish I could do – travel, paint, speak several languages and take down international bad guys with a single well placed karate chop – hiiiiiya!
Click here to see a video of thanks that Daniel made for librarians…
– Annie
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Falling Together Giveaway – Who Wants One??
"I do! I do! Pick Me!" That's what I want to hear, LLF readers. The brilliant Marisa de los Santos, NYT best selling author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me, has done it again with Falling Together:
Pen, Will, and Cat met during the first week of their first year of college and struck up a remarkable friendship, one that sustained them and shaped them for years—until it ended abruptly, and they went their separate ways. Now, six years later, Pen is the single mother of a five-year-old girl, living with her older brother in Philadelphia and trying to make peace with the sudden death of her father. Even though she feels deserted by Will and Cat, she has never stopped wanting them back in her life, so when she receives an email from a desperate-sounding Cat asking her to meet her at their upcoming college reunion, Pen goes. What happens there sends past and present colliding and sends Pen and her friends on a journey across the world, a journey that will change everything…
Intrigued? Want a copy? It's a great read (doesn't that cover make you want to have a cold drink outside?), and to seal the deal, I'm giving away a secret bonus book with it! Write to Library Love Fest (link works this time!), or comment below and tell me your fave summer read and you will get a copy of two hot upcoming titles.
50 lucky winners chosen by lottery, ends July 31. Get on it!
-Annie
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Top Tweets of the Week
Well my friends, this week flew by…hope it was good for you guys too. Any plans for the weekend? Any fab #fridayreads you want to share? Any travel plans in the works? Let me live vicariously through your vacations! Enjoy the weekend!
* alscblog Great advocacy piece in LJ about the future of children's library services http://ow.ly/5BwZI #kidlit
* LesaHolstine Reviewed S.J. Watson's powerful debut thriller, Before I Go to Sleep (HarperCollins), http://bit.ly/oOy2wX
* LibraryJournal Let the Best Books selection process begin: witness the start of a 5-month process at today's Book Review staff meeting http://ow.ly/5BPXg
* HarperCollins Daniel Silva: Behind the Gabriel Allon Series! http://ow.ly/5CBuE @DanielSilvaBook
* earlyword Don't forget; next month we are back to first Tues, Aug 2nd (my b'day — how appropriate!) I'll be tweeting with a glass of bubbly. #ewgc
* christhebookie Interesting. How One Library Saved $130,390: http://bit.ly/r6x1ET via @AddThis
* PublishersWkly Bound to get a lot of attention – Bill Keller in NYT mag: Let’s Ban Books, or at Least Stop Writing Them http://nyti.ms/qy6gdp
* ALALibrary RT @MLAoffice: Gov Snyder has signed off on 7.7 million in #library funding for FY12. Huge victory for libraries and citizens of Michigan!!
* ALALibrary IFLA Paper: “‘What & Why Libraries?’ …. Now and Into the Future” « INFOdocket http://ow.ly/5DOao
* BarbaraAGenco Finding the Future: Inside NYPL's All-Night Scavenger Hunt | Cover Story http://ow.ly/5F0pC
-Annie
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Kenneth C. Davis Knows How to Make Waves
Whoa! Kenneth C. Davis, of the Don't Know Much About series, wrote a CNN Opinion post on a "Christian Nation" that now has 30,000 Face Book Recommends! This essay has touched a nerve, so be sure to check it out!
-Annie
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HTML Fail
I am so sorry you guys! The link for the Summer Reading Raffle is now fixed. PLEASE re-enter if you were unable to before (librarylovefest@harpercollins.com)
-Annie
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ALA wrap-up
If you had any doubts about the stellar qualities of this year's ALA, look no further than this fantastic wrap-up in Publishers Weekly. Our own Marilyn Johnson made the piece for her advocacy efforts–well done, Marilyn!
-Virginia
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Top Tweets of the Week
Oh hello lovelies! Now that the awesomeness of ALA is over, we are back to regularly scheduled Top Tweet posting. Hope you find these interesting.
*ALALibrary "Every day that America’s 16,000 public #libraries are open, more than 300,000 people search for #jobs" http://ow.ly/5wVQO
*LibraryJournal Animated Game Created by Librarians Attracts Freshman http://ow.ly/5wWk5 Collaborative effort highlights library instruction at Fairfield U
*willywaldo ALA Annual 2011: The Buzz on Fall Books | In the Bookroom bit.ly/koYeq0 At 2nd AAP-ALA Buzz program, five editors share their faves.
*TheLiB How to Get Started With Google+, Your Complete Guide http://bit.ly/jxOkn2
*LesaHolstine Want to hear the podcast of The Great Readalike: If You Like This…You'll LOVE that? Here's the link from BEA, http://bit.ly/ptbbL4
*BarbaraAGenco Without libraries, we're powerless http://ow.ly/5xmff
*HarperCollins The Millions Interview: Eleanor Henderson, author of TEN THOUSAND SAINTS: http://ow.ly/5xVRi @10ksaints @eccobooks (Ed. Note: LOVE HER!)
*BarbaraHoffert Fave authors at ALA: Fragoso, Hadas, Kent, Hart, Loehfelm, Spindler, Michaud, McDonnell, Henderson, more! Prepub Alert http://ow.ly/5xYOw
*Candlewick "We need to shout louder for libraries. And we need to shout for the young readers who use them." @Patrick_Ness Carnegie acceptance speech
*davidleeking New blog post: : Ebook Vendors at #ALA11 http://bit.ly/kR23hb
-Annie
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Summer Reading Raffle!
You know we think everyone is a winner here at LLF, but now 5 lucky (randomly chosen) readers will have the opportunity to literally be winners. Enter for your chance at a basket of books that has something for everyone, from graphic novels to gothic romances.
Titles include:
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Cowboys and Aliens by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank
The Griff by Christopher Moore
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
The Legacy by Katherine Webb
The Sixes by Kate White
Send an email to Library Love Fest to enter! Contest will end on August 15th when the winners will be selected.
Good luck!
-Annie
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ALA 2011 Photos
Why hello there LLF friends! I am back in the office, bright eyed and chipper (ok, that's an exaggeration…ALA wore me out a bit as I'm sure those of you who were there can understand), but I am here and I've just sorted through our pictures. Like us on Facebook to check them out or you can go to our cool new Flickr stream. If you have any awesome ALA 2011 photos, please don't hesitate to share!
A heartfelt thank you to all of you who were there, who came to our booth, who participated in the panels and events. It was a pleasure and an honor to meet and speak with amazing librarians from around the country.
Looking forward to ALA 2012!
-Annie
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ALA Happenings…
So much has happened in the last few days…this is my first ALA and I am in love. At the booth we have had mega-unpacking/ stocking/ manual labour work days; met with swarms of people eager to get galleys; fielded constant questions from interested readers, and I've been high on it all. I am so excited to be here, and whenever Virginia asks if I am doing ok, I respond with a resounding YES! (She sometimes looks at me like I'm crazy i.e. today when we unloaded 4 palettes worth of books – FREE to all who stop by 1316 tomorrow!).
Annie Mazes, Virginia Stanley, Pat Parker, Mike Brennan, Kayleigh George, Maggie Oberrender
All day today I got to talk to librarians about books I really believe in and enjoy, and hopefully passed on this enthusiasm to others. We did our Book Buzz, and I wasn't nervous at all, just happy to be able to share information. I can't believe this is my job. Side note: Kayleigh George is fabulous – her voice, her presentation, her excellent Rebecca trivia which instigated some active group participation…love!
Also, I would be remiss if I did not mention the great city of New Orleans. I have never eaten so much delicious food in my life, and I am a native New Yorker. The flavours here are amazing! The people are so friendly (taxi drivers offer their hand when exiting cabs – what???), and their architecture is beautiful.
So far, so awesome. If you are at ALA, please stop by booth 1316 and say hello. We would love to see you!
-Annie
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Kenneth C. Davis to be on TODAY
For those of you with a T.V. (I've recently moved and am without one…suppose that means I have to read), Ken Davis will be on The Today Show tomorrow, Wednesday, June 22 during the 4th hour. He will be discussing the anniversary edition of Don't Know Much About History, and he's super smart, so tune it to be impressed.
Also, don't forget about our contest: Email Library Love Fest and tell us you want to be included! Drawing is on June 30 and 50 people will win.
-Annie
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Librarian has a Lovefest with THE LANTERN!
We love when librarians give us feedback about our books.
We were thrilled to receive this rave review of THE LANTERN from Carol A. Kubala, Adult Services Librarian at the Saxton B. Little Free Library in Columbia, CT
What Carol says about THE LANTERN by Deborah Lawrenson:
It came wrapped much like a present, in rich green , heavy paper; filigreed, deckle edged, fastened with a silver seal ; this special treasure of a book, The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson. My fingers carefully opened my gift from the publisher, Harper, imprint of Harper Collins and I read the first page. I was captured immediately by its lyrical language, its setting of a crumbling cottage in Provence, whispering hints of scent that tickled my nose and grew, and an intense, suspenseful story; part ghost, part love, part haunting tale of evil with murky shadows everywhere. Parallel narrators roaming the farmland of Les Genévriers carried me along and kept me reading past my bedtime to see how their journey would end. The Lantern wrapped up satisfyingly, both figuratively and in plot. That it is compared to du Maurier's, Rebecca and Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale seems a good fit. I'd also suggest The Lantern to fans of Joss's, Half Broken Things and Waters's, Little Stranger. Though the finished copy will not be gift wrapped, unfolding the story should be gift enough.
What Carol says about herself:
I have worked at The Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia, CT for over 27 years, presently in Adult Services. What this means in a small library is that I do whatever needs to be done with a focus on adult circulation and acquisitions. What I enjoy most about my job is helping our public find materials that fill their needs; particularly books to engage and enchant them. I also love doing book displays and moderate a Readers' Advisory forum on webjunction. My favorite reads are what I call adrenaline adventure, like The Lost City of Z by David Grann and travel narratives.
Carol sent this photo of herself so obviously she's got a pretty good sense of humor, too!
We welcome reviews from all librarians!
Feel free to ask for galleys, write a review and help spread the word about good books!
-Virginia
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From the Inside(rs) Out: Book Editors and the New Titles They Love
For all of you going to ALA this weekend, I highly recommend attending AAP's fabulous event, "From the Inside(rs) Out: Book Editors and the New Titles They Love." Hosted in collaboration with Nancy Pearl, National Public Radio Commentator, author of Book Lust, and beloved library action figure, it will be held Sunday, June 26, 2011, from 10:30 am – 12 pm in Room 392 of the New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.
Book publishing’s top editorial brass will share their passion with the library community and each will offer behind-the-scenes stories of two new fall 2011 titles.
Bill Thomas, Senior Vice President, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Doubleday, presenting The Night Circus byErin Morgenstern and The Destiny of The Republic: A Tale of Medicine, Madness and Murder of an American President by Candice Millard.
Lee Boudreaux, Vice President, Ecco (HarperCollins) presenting The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel In Pictures by Caroline Preston, and The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn by Lucette Lagnado.
Stephen Morrison, Editor In Chief and Associate Publisher, Penguin Books, presenting The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey, and Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore by Stella Duffy.
John Sherer, Publisher, Basic Books (Perseus Books Group) presenting The Folly of Fools by Robert Trivers, and Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes by James Palmer.
Michael Pietsch, Executive Vice President & Publisher, Little Brown & Company, presenting The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach and The Drop by Michael Connelly.
“Opportunities for librarians to hear directly from book publishing’s editors are rare and we are pleased to be able to provide this highly anticipated event to ALA members in partnership with AAP,” notes Mary Ghikas, Senior Associate Executive Director of the American Library Association. All ALA attendees are invited.
For more information on the event, please contact AAP’s Tina Jordan.
-Annie
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Top Tweets of the Week
I'm sorry this is a short list, but we are uber busy getting ready for ALA and I fell behind on my Twitter stalking. I'm so excited about next week though – can't wait to get to New Orleans and meet many of you…and also EAT! The Honey Nut Cheerios (or in my case the generic HoneyNut Scooters) I'm noshing on are a poor substitute for all of the delicious, drool-worthy meals I plan to indulge in.
Enjoy your weekends! Happy Father's Day!
*GalleyCat How to get your @NetGalley review copy request approved–publishers share tips: http://mbist.ro/kmAloj
*EvilWylie "DO NOT I REPETE DO NOT CUT THE LIBRARYS BUGGETS OR ELSE!!!" Vaguely threatening notes from kids: bit.ly/lGlAJq (via @ScrewyDecimal)
*alaannual DanSavage is #ala11 Opening General Session speaker , Make ur own "It Gets Better" photo message for today's PhotoChallenge tag: #ala11pix
*ALALibrary First Comprehensive Research on Summer Slide Released – Beyond School – Education Week http://ow.ly/5iN5D
*BarbaraAGenco The full BKLYN book-fest lineup • The Brooklyn Paper http://ow.ly/5k9eR
*HarperCollins Meg Cabot's INSATIABLE Book Trailer! http://ow.ly/5k5W0 @harperteen
*TheLiB Does anyone know of any librarian cemetery tours planned in New Orleans during #ALA11? If not, msg me if you're interested in doing one!
-Annie
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Deborah Lawrenson’s The Lantern
How does summer in Provence sound to you?
I thought so. Part of my preparation for ALA includes mowing through our summer, fall, and winter list and choosing favorites. Luckily for me, as soon as I heard about Deborah Lawrenson's The Lantern, I knew I had to present it during our book buzz. I'm not alone–there was a groundswell of support for The Lantern at BEA last month, where Salem PL's Robin Beerbower so eloquently sang its praises.
One part ghost story, one part gothic romance, two parts Provencale vacation, The Lantern works in the tradition of books like The Thirteenth Tale, Rebecca, and Five Quarters of the Orange. And between the lavender, the figs, the heliotrope, and the walnut wine, it's nothing short of an olfactory dream, a paean to the senses. We're bringing some beautifully wrapped ARCs to New Orleans, as well as a swoon-worthy L'Occitane gift basket, so stop by our booth (#1316) or catch our book buzz on Saturday morning. I can't buy you a ticket to Provence, but Deborah Lawrenson sure can.
-Kayleigh
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Lost in Shangri-La Featured on The Daily Show
Who doesn't love Jon Stewart? That's rhetorical btw…non-fans don't exist at LLF. Anywhoodle, he will be interviewing Mitchell Zuckoff on Wednesday, June 22. Mitchell's book, Lost in Shangri-La, is the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War II rescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S. military personnel into an odyssey at times terrifying, enlightening, and comic.
Be sure to tune into The Daily Show next Wednesday!
-Annie
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Tattered Cover Added to List of Before I Go to Sleep Fans
By now it should really not surprise you guys that Before I Go to Sleep is a huge favourite in Libraryland and beyond. S.J Watson's debut is getting crazy love from people everywhere and now the stellar folks at Tattered Cover are throwing their roses at the proverbial stage. Click through to read the review and see the trailer for the book one writer predicts will be "one of the hottest books of this summer." I'd listen to them, they know their stuff.
First 10 commenters who tell me their fave physcological thriller to date (cause obvi BIGTS is gonna take it's place) win a copy!
-Annie
