The Reading Man

Check out these author suggestions for the Reading Man. Or the Reading Woman. You can search the Stanly County Public Library's online card catalog for availability or to place a reserve.

David Baldacci

Russell Banks

Lawrence Block

Dan Brown

Larry Brown

James Lee Burke

Stephen Cannell

Harlan Coben

Michael Connelly

Clive Cussler

Don Delillo

Nelson DeMille

Pete Dexter

James Grippando

Jonathan Kellerman

Steve Martini

Brad Meltzer

Kyle Mills

Tim O'Brien

James Patterson

Ridley Pearson

Robert Parker

John Sandford

Jeff Shaara

Michael Shaara

Joseph Wambaugh

What other others would you suggest?

Author Frank McCourt Dies

Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize winning author for the memoir Angela's Ashes died this weekend. McCourt also wrote two other memoirs, 'Tis and Teacher Man, along with a children's book Angela and the Baby Jesus. The Stanly County Public Library has copies of all his books available for checkout. You can check the online catalog to see availability or to reserve a copy.

What is Urban or Street Fiction?

"Urban Fiction, also know and Street Lit, is a literary genre set, as the name implies, in a city setting. However, the genre is as much defined by the race and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of life. Profanity, sex, and violence are usually explicit." - Wikipedia

It's not a genre for everyone. If you're willing to try it, the library has a few titles that you might want to check out:

• Midnight by Sister Souljah
• Deadly Reigns by Teri Woods
• Let That Be the Reason by Vickie M. Stringer
• Payback With Ya Life by Wahida Clark

And some other authors you might like to try:

• Eric Jerome Dickey
• E. Lynne Harris
• Kimberla Lawson Roby
• Zane
• Victoria Christopher Murray
• Carl Weber
• Omar Tyree
• P.R. Hawkins

You can check the library's online catalog to see the availability of these titles and authors and to place a reserve.

Summer Movies

This summer brings several movies to the big screen that were bestselling novels.

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown was released on May 15.

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult was released on June 26.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling will be released on July 15.

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger will be released on August 14.

The Stanly County Public Library system does have copies of all of these books available for checkout. Check our online card catalog to see availability or to place a reserve. We also have multiple copies of My Sister's Keeper and The Time Traveler's Wife available for book clubs.

First Fiction, Fresh Faces

I really enjoy reading first-time authors. It's always a joy to find a new author and follow their career. Here are a few books by new authors that you might like to try. The library has copies of all of these titles. Check the online card catalog to see availabilty or to place a reserve.

Beginner's Greek by James Collins

Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch

Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferrari

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

The Local News by Miriam Gershow

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst

The Outcast by Sadie Jones

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen

House at Riverton by Kate Morton

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti

A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Tolz