Halloween Booooooooooks

Try one of these novels for Halloween.

Carole Nelson Douglas - Cat With an Emerald Eye

Stewart O'Nan - The Night Country

Nancy Pickard - Twilight

G.A. McKevett - Poisoned Tarts

Albemarle Writers' Group

Calling all writers in the Albemarle area interested in starting a writers' group.

Martha Harward is hosting an organizational meeting on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the downstairs Meeting Room at the Albemarle Library.

Fall Film Fare

• This fall there are a lot of movies showing up in theaters that are based on books. I know some people liek to read the book before seeing the movie and some people like to see the movie first. Which type are you?
  
  Check these movies/books out:
  
  The Duchess starring Keira Knightly and Ralph Fiennes, based on the book Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman.
  Miracle at St. Anna directed by Spike Lee based on the novel by James McBride.
  Choke starring Anjelica Huston based on the novel by Chuck Palahnuik.
  Nights in Rodanthe starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane based on the novel by Nicholas Spark. And set and filmed in Rodanthe, NC.
  Appaloosa based on the novel by Robert B. Parker and starring Viggo Mortensen, Rene Zellweger and Jeremy Irons.
  Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist based on the novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.
  Body of Lies starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe based on the novel by David Ignatius.
  City of Ember starring Bill Murrary and Tim Robbins based on the novel by Jeanne DuParau.
  The Secret Life of Bees starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
  The Road starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy.
  Twilight based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
  Gomorra based on the novel by Roberto Saviano.
  The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes based onthe novel by Bernhard Schlink.

There is still time to Register to Vote

Friday, October 10, 2008 is the last day to register to vote for this November's election. You can download the form from the Board of Election's web site http://elections.co.stanly.nc.us/voterregistration/index.html or you can pick up a form at any Stanly County Public library location - Albemarle, Badin, Norwood, Oakboro or Locust. Forms must be filled out, signed and returned to the Board of Elections located in the Stanly County Commons.

Join the Reader's Circle Book Club

The next meeting of the Readers Circle Book Club will be on Tuesday, October 21st at 11:00 am in the Albemarle library meeting room. New members are welcome to join us, and there are copies of the book available to be checked out. We will be discussing The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard. The publisher describes the book as: Three families and three friends, their worlds inexorably altered in the course of one night, must confront the ever-unfolding consequences in award-winning author Nancy Pickard's remarkable novel of suspense.

Aspen Gold Readers Choice Awards

For the second year I have been a judge for the Aspen Gold Readers Choice Awards for published novels. This annual award is sponsored by the Heart of Denver Romance Writers Association. I was sent a copy of the three finalists in the Historical Fiction category to read and score. Under their scoring system a 1-2 is Below Average, 3-4 is Fair, 5-6 is Good, 7-8 is Great and 9-10 is Outstanding. The books I had to read were: Untouched by Anna Campbell, Lady Be Bad by Candice Hern, and His Favorite Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren. I liked His Favorite Mistress the best. We are adding all three titles to the Albemarle collection so that you can read them, so please check them out, read them, and let me know what you think about them.