Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Reader's Circle Book Club 2010


Books have been selected for the 2010 Reader's Circle Book Club. The group meets at 11:00 am on the third Tuesday of the month. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, January 19th from 11:00-12:00. New members are always welcome and books are available for checkout. Here is what we will be reading and discussing in 2010:

January 19 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

February 16 - The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen

March 16 - Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson

April 20 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova

May 18 - Matrimony by Joshua Henkin

June 15 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

July 20 - Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

August 17 - A Sudden Country by Karen Fisher

September 21 - Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson Cannino

October 19 - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

November 16 - The year of Fog by Michelle Richmond

Schedule subject to change.

Reserve your book now on the library's online catalog.

Friday, December 11, 2009

New Novels for the Hoidays


During this busy holiday season, be sure you stop and take some time for reading. This time of year, many authors publish books that celebrate the season. These books are usually short so it is easy to find a few minutes in your busy schedule to enjoy one. Try one of these holiday books:

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

A Quilter's Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilt Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans

Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke

Home for Christmas by Andrew M. Greeley

A Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade

Merry, Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart

Christmas Cake by Lynne Hinton

Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel by Kate Jacobs

The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber

A Blue and Gray Christmas by Joan Medlicott

A Christmas Promise by Anne Perry

The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere

Lakeshore Christmas by Susan Wiggs

Please check out online card catalog to check the availability of these titles or to place a reserve. There are many more holiday titles available, and we have a display of some of those books at the Albemarle Library.