Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Where Does the Cover Of Your Book Come From?
This article from The Atlantic gives some insight into that question.
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/03/where-the-cover-of-your-favorite-novel-comes-from/72465/
Famous After Death: Posthumously Appreciated Authors
If you think you're under-appreciated, imagine being one of these writers while they were alive. Though they produced a wealth of work, most didn't receive any recognition until after their deaths. Click on the link to see them all.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Book Club Meeting- Tonight, Monday, March 21st at 6:00 PM
The Discussion will cover the book The Collected Works of T.S.Spivet by Reif Larsen.
Visit the amazing site for the book here.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Today March 16th, 6PM J.W. Ocker, Author of The New England Grimpendium
Join us today Wednesday, March 16th at 6:00 PM at the Goodwin Library!
The library is very excited to have Mr. Ocker talk about his great book The New England Grimpendium: A Guide to Macabre and Ghastly Sites which catalogs hundreds of macabre sites, attractions, celebrity graves and artifacts, all drawn from his firsthand experiences.
He covered 7,000 miles of New England roadway in venturing to these eerie locations, many located in New Hampshire. Don’t miss this entertaining program.
Also take a look at J.W. Ocker's The Odd Things I’ve Seen Blog.
Children under 15 must be accompanied by a parent. Call 755 2944 ext. 2 for more information.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
 1. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) 2. "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness (Viking) 3. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) 4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn) 5. "The Confession" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 6. "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood (Putnam Adult) 7. "The Inner Circle" by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central Publishing) 8. "The Secret Soldier" by Alex Berenson (Putnam) 9. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown) 10. "A Heartbeat Away" by Michael Palmer (St. Martin's) 11. "What the Night Knows: A Novel" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) 12. "Strategic Moves" by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult) 13. "Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell (Knopf) 14. "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown (Putnam/Amy Einhom) 15. "The Twelfth Insight" by James Redfield (Grand Central) HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) 2. "Known and Unknown" by Donald Rumsfield (Sentinel) 3. "True You" by Janet Jackson with David Ritz (Karen Hunter) 4. "I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger (Gotham) 5. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush (Crown) 6. "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommom Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman" by Timothy Ferriss (Crown Archetype) 7. "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown) 8. "Veganist" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books) 9. "How the West Was Lost" by Dambisa Moyo-Farrar (Straus and Giroux) 10. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua (Penguin Press) 11. "The Investment Answer" by Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray (Business Plus) 12. "In the Blink of an Eye" by Michael Waltrip & Ellis Henican (Hyperion) 13. "The Pioneer Woman" by Ree Drummond (Morrow) 14. "Straight Talk, No Chaser" by Steve Harvey (Amistad) 15. "Life" by Keith Richards (Little, Brown) | ||||||||||||
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