Saturday, June 27, 2009

Adults Rock!: The Summer Reading Program 2009












The Adult Summer Reading Program begins June 19, 2009 and runs through August 22, 2009. Open to Wayne Residents age 18 and up. The more you enter, the more chances you have to win the Grand Prize of a $50 Borders gift card (courtesy of the Friends of the Wayne Public Library). Here's what you need to do to blog...


1) Find a great book to read!

2) Read it!

3) Write a review or summary and tell us if you thought it was a GEM or a LUMP of COAL!

4) Click on the month June

5) Look for Adults Rock!: The Summer Reading Program -- Click on it!

6) Scroll down just a bit.

7) Click on Post a Comment

8) Type in your Name, Library Card # and Phone number, book information and book summary.

9) Type in the Word Verification

10) Select Anonymous

11) Then Publish

12) Your review will not actually get published until it is reviewed/approved by our librarian. She will then print out your entry and place it in the Adults Rock Entry Box, and then remove your name, card number and phone number and publish it on our Book Discussion Blog. The more books you read and review or blog about, the closer you are to winning! The contestant who has the most entries will win!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

"Above Suspicion" by Lynda La Plante


Anna Travis, Lynda La Plante's newest heroine, is a rookie cop who is put in some difficult situations when working her first homicide. Does she live up to the standards set by her well-liked copper father?


For more information about the author, check out:

For an interesting interview with Lynda La Plante, visit:

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

"Demolition Angel" by Robert Crais



Robert Crais is the author of the Elvis Cole series, and "Demolition Angel" one of his standalone novels featuring bomb technician, Carol Starkey. There are many other characters in the book to support this story -- were they all fully developed? Who did you identify with the most?


For more information about Robert Crais, visit his website at:

http://www.robertcrais.com/

For an interesting interview with Robert Crais published in the Guardian newspaper, check out:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/mar/24/crimebooks








Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love: A Novel by Beth Pattillo


The Sweetgum Ladies Knitlit Society meet once a month to discuss books and knit. This month's theme is love and to knit an item that goes with each book. Each of the members have had their share of life's up and downs. Each of their circumstances dealing with either loss or finding new love or friendship. All in all the ladies unknowingly help each other through the good times and bad times in life. A really nice story and well worth the read. This book will be released for sale on June 2, 2009.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman


For Joe Leaphorn, he views witchcraft as the source of a social disorder while Jim Chee accepts witchcraft as an inherited belief system that is a model for destructive behavior. Is it possible for a Navajo to be both true to his culture and a policeman?




For more information about the author, check out:

Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell


What does the title, Ice Trap, refer to?
Does life happen to Dafydd or do his actions cause things to happen?
For more information about the author, Kitty Sewell, visit her website at:

Thursday, April 23, 2009

"Death is Now My Neighbor" by Colin Dexter

Is Inspector Morse a likable character?

What do you think of the interactions between Morse and Lewis?


(This is the 12th book in the series, and the one where Morse's first name is finally revealed).


For more information about the author, Colin Dexter, check out:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1026397.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2005/08/24/famous_yellowbelly_colin_dexter_feature.shtml

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

"The God of Animals" by Aryn Kyle


Alice struggles to make sense of her family and her world, and the Winstons' tendency to keep secrets and withhold the truth doesn't make it easy for her. What does she learn about her family, and in turn, about herself as the novel progresses? What did you think was most revelatory?

For an interesting audio interview with the author on NPR News with the Bryant Park Book Project check out the following link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90213658

For information about the author check out:

http://www.arynkyle.com/

Thursday, March 19, 2009

"Suspect" by Michael Robotham

Joe O'Loughlin is a flawed -- and human -- character, but he didn't necessary deserve the things that happened to him. However, did he bring some of his misfortunes on himself by the decisions he made or the actions he did (or did not) make?
For more information about the author, check out:
For a fascinating interview with the author and a discussion of his writing the book, Suspect, check out:

Friday, February 27, 2009

Christ the Lord Out: Out of Egypt

Anne Rice writes a fictional account of Jesus as a young boy. Unaware of who he really is, strange things begin to happen and he questions his mother Mary about who he really is and what is he supposed to do. A rather interesting read, very well researched by the author, this book takes you back in time to experience turbulence and war in Egypt and Jerusalem and the beginning miracles of Jesus.