Monday, August 11, 2008

Back to School


In honor of the school season starting, the Times Online's 25 Best Boarding School Books.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Upcoming Books

Place your holds now on these September releases:

The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer (Sept. 2)
Dark Curse by Christine Feehan (Sept. 2)
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene (Sept. 2)
Rough and Tumble by Mark Bavaro (Sept. 2)
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (Sept. 3)
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley (Sept. 3)
Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Sept. 9)
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (Sept. 9)
Fine Just the Way it Is by Annie Proulx (Sept. 9)
The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory (Sept. 16)
Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (Sept. 16)
Star Wars: Order 66 by Karen Traviss (Sept. 16)
Goldengrove by Francine Prose (Sept. 16)
Indignation by Philip Roth (Sept. 16)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson (Sept. 16)
Heat Lightning by John Sanford (Sept. 23)
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith (Sept. 23)
The Lucky Ones by Nicholas Sparks (Sept. 30)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Booker Prize

The Booker Prize committee, which honors the best original full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland, announced its longlist of nominees. The shortlist will be announced on September 9 and the winner will be announced on October 14.

For more information about the prize visit the Booker website.