Books out June 17th-24th...

Married Lovers by Collins, Jackie.
Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Harbison, Beth.
The Seven Sins by Land, Jon.
No Choice but Seduction by Lindsey, Johanna.
Sail by Patterson, James.
Not in the Flesh by Rendell, Ruth.
I Shall Not Want by Spencer-Fleming, Julia.
The Last Fish Tale by Kurlansky, Mark.
The Slaves' War by Ward, Andrew.
Fearless Fourteen by Evanovich, Janet.
Unintended Consequences by Galbraith, Peter W..
End of Days by Browne, Sylvia.
America America by Canin, Ethan.
TailSpin by Coulter, Catherine.
The Beach House by Green, Jane.
Death Angel by Howard, Linda.
Moving Forward by Pelzer, David J..
Rogue by Steel, Danielle.
Scenic Driving Colorado by Green, Stewart M..
Fun with the Family Virginia by Stapen, Candyce H..

Books out week of June 1st...

Chasing Harry Winston by Weisberger, Lauren.
Breath by Winton, Tim.
A Fatal Waltz by Alexander, Tasha.
Shadow Command by Brown, Dale.
The Twisted Citadel by Douglass, Sara.
Garden of Last Days by Dubus, Andre, III.
The Condition by Haigh, Jennifer.
This Charming Man by Keyes, Marian.
The Snow Queen by Lackey, Mercedes.
Killing Bridezilla by Levine, Laura.
Blue Smoke and Murder by Lowell, Elizabeth.
Executive Privilege by Margolin, Phillip.
Fearless by Palmer, Diana.
The Monster of Florence by Preston, Douglas.
One in a Million by Roby, Kimberla Lawson.
Master of the Delta by Cook, Thomas H..
Final Theory by Alpert, Mark.
Nothing To Lose by Child, Lee.
Vineyard Chill by Craig, Philip R..
Plague Ship by Cussler, Clive.
The Broken Window by Deaver, Jeffery.
Grantville Gazette by Flint, Eric.
The Spies Of Warsaw by Furst, Alan.
Death and Honor by Griffin, W. E. B..
The Other by Guterson, David.
Blood Noir by Hamilton, Laurell K..
A Rare Breed of Love by Kohl, Jana.
Resolution by Parker, Robert B..
The Prefect by Reynolds, Alastair.
A Champion's Mind by Sampras, Pete.
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by Sedaris, David.
Dyer Consequences by Sefton, Maggie.
Off Season by Siddons, Anne Rivers.
Damien by Frank, Jacquelyn.
Always Dakota by Macomber, Debbie.
Colorado by Forster, Matt.
Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes by Rea, Amy C..
Montana by Straub, Patrick.
Fodor's India by Fodor's .
Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living by Dahlie, Michael.
Being Well When We're Ill by Dawn, Marva J..
Damien by Frank, Jacquelyn.
Stone Creek by Lustbader, Victoria.
Size of the World by Silber, Joan.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by Wroblewski, David.
How Perfect is That by Bird, Sarah.
The Low-Water No-Water Garden by Barron, Pattie.
1434 by Menzies, Gavin.
The Monster of Florence by Preston, Douglas.
The Snowball by Schroeder, Alice.
One Minute To Midnight by Dobbs, Michael.
War Journal by Engel, Richard.
Command Of Honor by Jeffers, H. Paul.
Descent into Chaos by Rashid, Ahmed.

Books out May 26th...

The Reapers by Connolly, John.
The Moonpool by Deutermann, Peter T..
The Aviary Gate by Hickman, Katie.
Panic in Level 4 by Preston, Richard.
Fever by Pronzini, Bill.
Black Out by Unger, Lisa.
Chasing Harry Winston by Weisberger, Lauren.
Breath by Winton, Tim.
Netherland by O'Neill, Joseph.
Deep Drive by Lowell, Mike.
Mack to the Rescue by Lehrer, Jim.
Saving Jack by Willis, Jack.
The Age of Rembrandt in New York by Quodbach, Esmee.
The Impressionists at Leisure by Todd, Pamela.
Impressionists by the Sea by House, John.
Mirror of the World by Bell, Julian.
Modernism by Gay, Peter.
1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die by Farthing, Stephen (EDT).
Follow Your Heart by Evans, Joe.
F.d.r. by Badger, Anthony J. (EDT).
Zachary Taylor by Eisenhower, John S. D..
The Power Makers by Klein, Maury.

Mystery Writer's of America EDGAR Award Winners

Best Novel
Down River by John Hart .
Best First Novel by an American Author
In the Woods by Tana French .
Best Paperback Original
Queenpin by Megan Abbott .
Best Fact Crime
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi .
Best Critical/Biographical
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley .
Best Short Story
"The Golden Gopher" in Los Angeles Noir by Susan Straight .
Best Juvenile
The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh .
Best Young Adult
Rat Life by Tedd Arnold .
Best TV Episode Teleplay
"Pilot" for Burn Notice, teleplay by Matt Nix .
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Michael Clayton, screenplay by Tony Gilroy .

Books Out the Week of May 6th

This week brings something for everyone from Devereaux and Andrews to a thriller by Bohjalian. Click on the title to place a hold.

The Gift of Rain by Eng, Tan Twan.
Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Peterson, Eric.
Killing Rommel by Pressfield, Steven.
Call of Duty by Compton, Lynn.
American Prince by Curtis, Tony.
The Crowd Sounds Happy by Dawidoff, Nicholas.
Born Survivor by Grylls, Bear.
The Pixar Touch by Price, David A..
Washington Burning by Standiford, Les.
Secrets in the Shadows by Andrews, V. C..
Skeletons At The Feast by Bohjalian, Christopher A..
Secrets by Deveraux, Jude.
Everything They Had by Halberstam, David.
The Host by Meyer, Stephenie.
Phantom Prey by Sandford, John.
Clubbed to Death by Viets, Elaine.
Audition by Walters, Barbara.
Amber and Blood by Weis, Margaret.

Out April 28th...

Escape by Tanenbaum, Robert K.
A Wolf at the Table by Burroughs, Augusten.
In Milton Lumky Territory by Dick, Philip K..
The Demon of Dakar by Eriksson, Kjell.
Grill It! by Flay, Bobby.
Days of Infamy by Gingrich, Newt.
The Story of a Marriage by Greer, Andrew Sean.
Right Is Wrong by Huffington, Arianna.
Quiver by Leonard, Peter.
Sundays at Tiffany's by Patterson, James.
The Crystal Skull by Scott, Manda.
The Mercy Oak by Wall, Kathryn R..
The Lady Elizabeth by Weir, Alison.
Blood Alley by Coffey, Thomas.
By Hook or By Crook by Crystal, David.
Belong to Me by De los Santos, Marisa.
The Plague of Doves by Erdrich, Louise.
Bulls Island by Frank, Dorothea Benton.
Enlightenment by Freely, Maureen.
Careless in Red by George, Elizabeth.
From Dead To Worse by Harris, Charlaine.
The Girl with no Shadow by Harris, Joanne.
Comfort Food by Jacobs, Kate.
The House on Fortune Street by Livesey, Margot.
Twenty Wishes by Macomber, Debbie.
Poisoned Tarts by McKevett, G. A..
The Host by Meyer, Stephenie.
The Angel by Neggers, Carla.
YOU by Oz, Mehmet, M.D..
The Body in the Gallery by Page, Katherine Hall.
What Now? by Patchett, Ann.
Life Beyond Measure by Poitier, Sidney.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Stein, Garth.
Boots on the Ground by Dusk by Tillman, Mary.
Forget Me Not by Lowe-anker, Jennifer.
Lonely Planet Egypt by Firestone, Matthew (EDT).
Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains by Hargan, Jim.
Lonely Planet Sicily by Vesna, Maric (EDT).
Lonely Planet New England Regional Guide by Vorhees, Mara.
Chez Moi by Desarthe, Agnes.
Fallen by Lebbon, Tim.
The Sea of Lost Love by Montefiore, Santa.
Child 44 by Smith, Tom Rob.
The Lolita Effect by Durham, Gigi.
Head Wounds by Knopf, Chris.
Lost by Kray, Roberta.
Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me? by Nealon, Kevin.
Escape from the Deep by Kershaw, Alex.
Gandhi & Churchill by Herman, Arthur.
A Voyage Long and Strange by Horwitz, Tony.
Franklin And Lucy by Persico, Joseph.
Brotherhood of Warriors by Cohen, Aaron.
While America Aged by Lowenstein, Roger.
Palestine Inside Out by Makdisi, Saree.
Living Jewish Life Cycle by Milgram, Goldie.
Iwo Jima by Smith, Larry.
Counselor by Sorensen, Ted.
The Age of Reagan by Wilentz, Sean.

IMBA Bestsellers in March

The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association published their bestsellers from March on their website.



The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny.



Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke.



Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman.



Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson.



Tell Me, Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen.



Black Widow by Randy Wayne White.



An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear.



Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin.



The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black.



Shanghai Tunnel by Sharan Newman.



Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris.



Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein.

Pulitzer Worthy Books

The Pullitzers were announced and we have all but a few. The Diaz book that was honored suprised me. Click on the titles to place a hold or call us, 673-6791.

Fiction: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Drama: August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
History: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe
Biography: Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson
Poetry: Time and Materials by Robert Hass and Failure by Philip Schultz
General Nonfiction: The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 by Saul Friedlander

Thriller's Best book Nominees, 2008

The International Thriller's Writers have chosen nominees for their 2008 award. The nominees are...

Best Novel
No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay (Bantam).
The Watchman by Robert Crais (Simon & Schuster).
The Ghost by Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster).
The Crime Writer by Gregg Hurwitz (Viking).
Trouble by Jesse Kellerman (Putnam).

Best First Novel
Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell (Dutton).
Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover (William Morrow).
From the Depths by Gerry Doyle (McBook Press).
Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi (Henry Holt and Co.).
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (William Morrow).

Best Original Paperback
The Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco (Ballantine).
A Thousand Bones by P.J. Parrish (Pocket).
The Midnight Road by Tom Piccirilli (Bantam).
The Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon (Pocket).
Shattered by Jay Bonansinga (Pinnacle).

Mystery Best Sellers in February

The Independent Mystery Bookseller's Association put out their monthly list of February's best selling mystery books. Click on the title to check availability or place a hold.

An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear.
L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker.
Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey.
Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton.
The Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone.
The Black Dove by Steve Hockensmith.
A Pale Horse by Charles Todd.
Hell's Bay by James Hall.
Prepared for Rage by Dana Stabenow.
The Crazy School by Cornelia Read.
Money Shot by Christa Faust.
Puss 'n Cahoots by Rita Mae Brown.
What Are You Wearing to Die? by Patricia Sprinkle.

Books Out the Week of Feb 11th

To have the library purchase an item for you, contact us or call us at 860-673-6791





The Monsters of Templeton by GROFF, LAUREN .
Dakota by GRIMES, MARTHA .
Lady Killer by SCOTTOLINE, LISA .

Books out Jan 28th...

The Reserve by Russell Banks.
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer.
Temples on the Other Side by Sylvia Browne.

Best Business books 2007

A business book web Site a=has named these titles as best for 2007 in their respective fields. Source: 800ceosreads.com

Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath.
Bill & Dave by Michael Malone.
No Man's Land by Doug Tatum.
The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly.
A Demon of Our Own Design by Richard Bookstaber.
The Elephant and the Dragon by Robyn Meredith.
One Foot Out the Door by Judith Bardwick.
The Last Tycoons by William Cohan.
Group Genius by Keith Sawyer.
The Secret Language of Leadership by Stephen Denning.
In Spite of the Gods by Edward Luce.
Responsibility at Work by Howard Gardner.
The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes.
The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Scott.
The Point of the Deal by Danny Ertel and Mark Gordon.
Selling Sucks by Frank Rumbauskas.

Regional Book Award from the Northwest US

These books found favor in the Pacific Northwest. The local booksellers association that covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska awarded these books their PNBA Book Award.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
Returning to Earth by Jim Harrison.
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson.
Dancing With Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's by Lauren Kessler.
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle.
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff.

NY Times Top 10 and Top Fiction

The New York Times has published their top 10 list. Frankly, I haven't read any of them, and only one (The Nine) is on my must-read list. The 100 Notable Books list is more up my speed. I recommend The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Harry Potter (last one!), and the Yiddish Policeman's Union. I have heard good things of On Chesil Beach, The Abstinence Teacher, Bridge of Sighs, and Exit Ghost. If you want to get any one book for you, email us. flref (@) farmingtonlibct (dot) org


Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas.
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson.
The Savage Detectives by Robert Bolaño.
Then We Came to the end by Joshua Ferris.
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson.
Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajov Chandraserakan.
Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish.
The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin.
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh by Linda Colley.
The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross.

Notable Fiction
THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER. By Tom Perrotta
AFTER DARK. By Haruki Murakami
THE BAD GIRL. By Mario Vargas Llosa
BEARING THE BODY. By Ehud Havazelet
THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS. By Dinaw Mengestu
BRIDGE OF SIGHS. By Richard Russo
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO. By Junot Díaz
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. By André Aciman
CHEATING AT CANASTA. By William Trevor
THE COLLECTED POEMS, 1956-1998. By Zbigniew Herbert
DANCING TO “ALMENDRA.” By Mayra Montero
EXIT GHOST. By Philip Roth
FALLING MAN. By Don DeLillo
FELLOW TRAVELERS. By Thomas Mallon
A FREE LIFE. By Ha Jin
THE GATHERING. By Anne Enright
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. By J.K. Rowling.
HOUSE LIGHTS. By Leah Hager Cohen.
HOUSE OF MEETINGS. By Martin Amis.
IN THE COUNTRY OF MEN. By Hisham Matar
THE INDIAN CLERK. By David Leavitt
KNOTS. By Nuruddin Farah
LATER, AT THE BAR: A Novel in Stories. By Rebecca Barry
LET THE NORTHERN LIGHTS ERASE YOUR NAME. By Vendela Vida
LIKE YOU’D UNDERSTAND, ANYWAY: Stories. By Jim Shepard
MAN GONE DOWN. By Michael Thomas
MATRIMONY. By Joshua Henkin
THE MAYTREES. By Annie Dillard
THE MINISTRY OF SPECIAL CASES. By Nathan Englander
MOTHERS AND SONS: Stories. By Colm Toibin.
NEXT LIFE. By Rae Armantrout
ON CHESIL BEACH. By Ian McEwan
OUT STEALING HORSES. By Per Petterson
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST. By Mohsin Hamid
REMAINDER. By Tom McCarthy
THE SAVAGE DETECTIVES. By Roberto Bolaño
SELECTED POEMS. By Derek Walcott
THE SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ. By Dalia Sofer
SHORTCOMINGS. By Adrian Tomine
SUNSTROKE: And Other Stories. By Tessa Hadley
THEN WE CAME TO THE END. By Joshua Ferris
THROW LIKE A GIRL: Stories. By Jean Thompson
TIME AND MATERIALS: Poems, 1997-2005. By Robert Hass
TREE OF SMOKE. By Denis Johnson
TWENTY GRAND: And Other Tales of Love and Money. By Rebecca Curtis
VARIETIES OF DISTURBANCE: Stories. By Lydia Davis
THE VIEW FROM CASTLE ROCK: Stories. By Alice Munro
WHAT IS THE WHAT. The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng. By Dave Eggers
WINTERTON BLUE. By Trezza Azzopardi
THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNION. By Michael Chabon

Nobel Prize for Literature

Doris Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. These are the books that we own which will be on display for the month on the 2nd floor.

The golden notebook by Doris Lessing.
A man and two women; stories by Doris Lessing.
Children of violence by Doris Lessing.
African stories by Doris Lessing.
The four-gated city by Doris Lessing.
The grass is singing by Doris Lessing.
Briefing for a descent into Hell by Doris Lessing.
The temptation of Jack Orkney and other stories by Doris Lessing.
The summer before the dark by Doris Lessing.
A small personal voice by Doris Lessing.
The memoirs of a survivor by Doris Lessing.
Stories by Doris Lessing.
Shikasta : re, colonised planet 5 by Doris Lessing.
The marriages between zones three, four, and five (as narrated by the chroniclers of zone three) by Doris Lessing.
The Sirian experiments : the report by Ambien II, of the five by Doris Lessing.
The making of the representative for Planet 8 by Doris Lessing.
The good terrorist by Doris Lessing.
The fifth child by Doris Lessing.
The real thing : stories and sketches by Doris Lessing.
African laughter : four visits to Zimbabwe by Doris Lessing.
Under my skin by Doris Lessing.
Love, again : a novel by Doris Lessing.
Walking in the shade : volume two of my autobiography, 1949-1962 by Doris Lessing.
Mara and Dann : an adventure by Doris Lessing.
Ben, in the world : the sequel to The fifth child by Doris Lessing.
The sweetest dream by Doris Lessing.
The grandmothers : four short novels by Doris Lessing.

Booker Prize

The Booker Prize made its shortlist available. Here are the results. Let us know if you want us to purchase the item.

Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Animal's People by Indra Sinha

Reading Across the Pond

Philip Roth, Exit Ghost

Meg Rosoff, What I Was

Robert Harris, The Ghost

Fidel Castro, My Life

Jonathan Coe, The Rain Before It Falls

Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine

Germaine Greer, Shakespeare's Wife

Zadie Smith (editor), The Book Of Other People

Alice Sebold, The Almost Moon

Charlie Higson, Hurricane Gold

These titles were named the 10 must reads for this fall by the Guardian in London.  If you want any of these titles, email us.