Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Best Selling Mystery Titles in JuneMay

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris.
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child .
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly.
The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King.
Road Dogs by Elmore Leonard.
*The Way Home by George Pelecanos.
*Even by Andrew Grant.
*The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley .
*Walking Dead by Greg Rucka.
Killer Cuts by Elaine Viets.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Books Out Next Week, June 16th...








Solve Your Money Troubles by Leonard, Robin.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

"Farmington, where???"

We often get far flung calls from the various Farmingtons across the country...here is the most humorous thus far, happened on Wednesday.

Our Farmington Room Librarian is also involved in the Historical Society. She got a call for the Farmington Historical Society and they asked...

"Do you have a buggy or old-fashioned carriage we can borrow for an event?"

“ No”, I said, why would you think we did?”

"Somebody told me that they thought you did."

"No, we don’t, but where are you calling from?"

"San Juan Regional Medical Center", was the reply.

"San Juan?" Of course, I’m thinking San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“How would you get it there anyway, if you don’t mind my asking?”

“With a horse”, she says.

"But how are you getting the horse to San Juan?"

“Walk, I guess” she says.

"Wait a minute", I reply. The light is beginning to glimmer. "Where are you calling from?"

"Farmington," came the reply.

"Where are you calling to? You are calling Farmington, CT. Where are you?," I asked

"OH!", she says, "Farmington NM!"

So I said to her, "I am sorry I was so insistent but I couldn’t figure out how the horse was going to cross the ocean."

"Well, I did think it was odd that this was a long distance phone call!"

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Books Out Next Week, May 26th...



The Scarecrow by Connelly, Michael.



Nightwalkers by Deutermann, Peter T..



Shanghai Girls by See, Lisa.



Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil by Thomas, Donald.



The Signal by Carlson, Ron.



Catching Fire by Wrangham, Richard.



Japan by Meyer, Milton.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Biography Award

If you are after a great biography, the blog, ShelfAwareness has reported that James Tait Black Memorial Biography prize has shortlisted 5 works for this year's award. Contact us if you wish to request one of these items.

Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love by Sheila Rowbotham.
Arthur Miller by Christopher Bigsby.
A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their Remarkable Families by Michael Holroyd.
Gabriel García Márquez by Gerald Martin by .
Marc Chagall by Jackie Wullschlager.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Books Out Next Week, May 19th...

The Increment by Ignatius, David.


Home Game by Lewis, Michael.


Seducing an Angel by Balogh, Mary.


Jim Butcher's the Dresden Files: Storm Front by Butcher, Jim.


My Remarkable Journey by King, Larry.


The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Koslow, Sally.


The Secret Speech by Smith, Tom Rob.


The Walking People by Keane, Mary Beth.


Gone Tomorrow by Child, Lee.


Seducing an Angel by Balogh, Mary.


Into the Beautiful North by Urrea, Luis Alberto.


Martyr by Clements, Rory.


Ripped by Kot, Greg.


In the Valley of the Kings by Meyerson, Daniel.


Eat My Globe by Majumdar, Simon.


Loon by McLean, Jack.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Books Out Next Week, May 11th...

Busted by Andrews, Edmund L..
Girl Who Chased the Moon by Allen, Sarah Addison.
Cold Choices by Bond, Larry.
Sanctuary by Bruen, Ken.
Gold of Kings by Bunn, T. Davis.
A Trace of Smoke by Cantrell, Rebecca.
Alexandria by Davis, Lindsey.
The Last Child by Hart, John.
Jelly's Gold by Housewright, David.
Marine One by Huston, James W..
Whispered Lies by Kenyon, Sherrilyn.
Strong Enough to Die by Land, Jon.
The Stalin Epigram by Littell, Robert.
The Way Home by Pelecanos, George P..
Cemetery Dance by Preston, Douglas.
Wicked Prey by Sandford, John.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? by Senna, Danzy.
Assegai by Smith, Wilbur A..
Resilience by Edwards, Elizabeth.
Peterson's Master the GRE 2010 by Stewart, Mark a.
Ardent Spirits by Price, Reynolds.
How Rome Fell by Goldsworthy, Adrian.
It's Not That I'm Bitter by Barreca, Gina.
Soldier from the War Returning by Childers, Thomas.
The Food of a Younger Land by Kurlansky, Mark.
The American Crucible by Blackburn, Robin.