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Ranganathan's Five Laws:
Books are for use.
Books are for all; or Every reader his book.
Every book its reader.
Save the time of the reader.
A library is a growing organism.
Take Five:
Salem Witchcraft
Fiction
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (2008)
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (2008)
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow (2006)
Nonfiction
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton (2002)
Judge Sewall's Apology: The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of an American Conscience by Richard Francis (2006)
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Featured Titles
Page Modified: September 30, 2008
New titles - selected on the basis of good reviews. Nonfiction, fiction and mystery titles are included on these lists. Books for kids and teens (fiction and nonfiction) are also listed.
June 2008
Nonfiction
- The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars
Author: Pham, Andrew X.
Publisher: Random $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780307381200 Date: 2008
Booklist PW Kirkus
From the award-winning author of Catfish and Mandala comes a son's searing memoir of his Vietnamese father's experiences over the course of three wars.
Updated 5.29.08
- When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Author: Sedaris, David
Publisher: Little Brown $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780316143479 Date: 2008
Kirkus PW
In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, his sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing.
Updated 5.29.08
- The Monster of Florence
Author: Preston, Douglas
Publisher: Grand Central $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780446581196 Date: 2008
PW
In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), "New York Times"-bestselling author Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy.
Updated 5.29.08
Fiction
- The Sugar Queen
Author: Allen, Sarah Addison
Publisher: Bantam $ 22 ISBN: 9780553805499 Date: 2008
Booklist
In this irresistible follow-up to her "New York Times"-bestselling debut, Garden Spells, author Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets--and secret passions--are about to change her life forever.
Updated 4.24.08
- Midnight Never Come
Author: Brennan, Marie
Publisher: $ ISBN: 9780316020299 Date: 2008
PW
A breathtaking novel of intrigue and betrayal set in Elizabethan England, Midnight Never Come seamlessly weaves together history and the fantastic to dazzling effect.
Updated 5.12.08
- Blood Colony
Author: Due, Tananarive
Publisher: Pocket $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780743287357 Date: 2008
PW
There's a new drug on the street: Glow. Said to heal almost any illness, its main ingredient is blood--the blood of immortals. A small but powerful underground railroad of immortals is distributing the blood, slowly wiping out the AIDS epidemic.
Updated 4.28.08
- Atmospheric Disturbances
Author: Galchen, Rivka
Publisher: FSG $ 23 ISBN: 9780374200114 Date: 2008
PW Kirkus Booklist LJ
At once a moving love story, a dark comedy, a psychological thriller, and a deeply disturbing portrait of a fracturing mind, this highly inventive debut explores the mysterious nature of human relationships.
Updated 5.2.08
- Mind the Gap: A Novel of the Hidden Cities
Author: Lennon, Tim and Christopher Golden
Publisher: Spectra $ 12 ISBN: 9780553384697 Date: 2008
LJ
Two of today's brightest stars of dark fantasy combine their award-winning talents in this spellbinding new tale of magic, terror, and adventure that begins when a young woman slips through the space between the everyday world and the one hiding just beneath it.
Updated 5.29.08
- Netherland
Author: O'Neill, Joseph
Publisher: Random $ 23.95 ISBN: 9780307377043 Date: 2008
PW Kirkus
The author of the "New York Times" Notable Book Blood-Dark Track delivers a mesmerizing novel about a man trying to make his way in an America of shattered hopes and values, and the unlikely occurrences that pull him back into an authentic, passionately engaged life.
Updated 4.24.08
- Cost
Author: Robinson, Roxana
Publisher: FSG $ 25 ISBN: 9780374271879 Date: 2008
LJ Booklist
In this luminous and gripping new novel, Robinson tackles addiction and explores its effects on the bonds of family, dazzling readers with her hallmark subtlety and precision in evoking the emotional interiors of her characters.
Updated 5.2.08
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Author: Wroblewksi, David
Publisher: Ecco $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780061374227 Date: 2008
PW LJ Kirkus
This riveting saga of an American family captures the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild.
Suggested Reading: All Stars| Dog Stars
Updated 4.24.08
Crime Fiction
- Final Theory
Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster $ 24 ISBN: 9781416572879 Date: 2008
Booklist
An exciting new thriller--and science--writer presents this action-packed debut that seamlessly weaves issues of science, history, and politics with white-knuckle chases and a gun battle that crosses into the extra dimensions of space and time.
Updated 5.2.08
- The Reapers
Author: Connolly, John
Publisher: Pocket $ 26ISBN: 9781416569527 Date: 2008
Booklist
Darkly brilliant and intuitive detective Charlie Parker returns in the newest thriller by "New York Times"-bestselling author Connolly.
Updated 5.2.08
- The Master of the Delta
Author: Cook, Thomas H.
Publisher: Harcourt $ 24 ISBN: 9780151012541 Date: 2008
Booklist PW
While conducting a class on historical evil, Jack is shocked to discover that his unassuming student Eddie is the son of a notorious local murderer. When Eddie's investigation into his past leads him to Jack's own father, Jack finds himself questioning Eddie's motives--and his own.
Updated 4.14.08
- Blackman's Coffin: Sam Blackman
Author: De Castrique, Mark
Publisher: Poisoned Pen $ 24.95 ISBN: 9781590585177 Date: 2008
LJ PW
Sam Blackman is an angry man. A Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the U.S. military, he lost a leg in Iraq. His outspoken criticism of his medical treatment resulted in his transfer to the Veteran's Hospital in Asheville, NC. Then an ex-marine and fellow amputee named Tikima Robertson walks into his hospital room.
Tikima hints that she has an opportunity for Sam to use his investigative skills--if he can stop feeling sorry for himself. But before she can return, Tikima is murdered, her body found floating in the river.
Sam must delve into Asheville's rich history--the legacy of the Vanderbilts at the Biltmore estate and of author Thomas Wolfe--to uncover the murderous truth.
Blackman's Coffin starts a new series by Mark de Castrique, author of the Buryin' Barry Mysteries. - Publisher Marketing
Updated 4.24.08
- Cezanne's Quarry
Author: Pope, Barbara
Publisher: Norton $ 25 ISBN: 9781933648835 Date: 2008
LJ
A young woman is found murdered ...and the clues to her death point to her spurned lover, Paul Cezanne.
In this richly atmospheric novel, a mysterious young woman named Solange Vernet arrives in Aix-en-Provence with her lover, a Darwinian scholar named Charles Westbury, and a year later is found strangled in a quarry outside the city. The young and inexperienced magistrate, Bernard Martin, finds his investigation caught in the crossfires of a raging cultural debate Exploring questions of science and religion--and the role of women in these realms--that persist even today, Cezanne's Quarry is an impressive debut mystery about life, death, love, and art. - Publisher Marketing
Updated 5.23.08
Hotlists
African American Fiction | Christian Fiction
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Crime Fiction | Fiction | African American Fiction | Christian Fiction | Nonfiction Notables
Stars
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Speculative Fiction Romance Historical Nonfiction | YA
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