#Libfaves18 Honorable Mentions!

And as promised, here are my honorable mentions from 2018!

Thursday, 12/20/2018 – My #Libfaves18 Honorable Mentions (#Libfaves18HM)

Had so many honorable mentions it's going to take 2 tweets, here's Pt 1: THE QUEEN OF SORROW by @sarahbethdurst; HELLO STRANGER by @LisaKleypas; SPINNING SILVER by @naominovik; EMPIRE OF SAND by @stshadrinkstea; & THE POPPY WAR by @kuangry #libfaves18hm 

And Pt 2: THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD: TALES FROM MY MOMMA’S TABLE written & read by @rickbraggauthor; NOIR by @TheAuthorGuy, read by @johnnyheller; CLOCK DANCE by @AnneTylerAuthor, read by Kimberly Farr; & AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING by @hankgreen, read by Kristen Sieh #libfaves18hm

Already anticipating the release of some great titles in 2019 and can hardly wait to read them! 

More Tweets - My Top Ten Titles, Continued

It's been a great ten days tweeting about my favorites reads and watching to see what others librarians enjoyed during 2018! For your reading enjoyment, here is the second half of my #Libfaves18 top ten list:

My #Libfaves18 Top Ten Reads Published in 2018 Countdown, continued:

Saturday, 12/15/2018 - Day 6 & my day to tally votes! 

5: THE MORTAL WORD by @GenevieveCogman - Dragons, Fae & the Library in peace talks!?! Fast-paced action & mystery combine with witty dialogue & new developments for Irene, everyone's favorite librarian-in-residence & her former apprentice, the dragon prince Kai! #Libfaves18

Sunday, 12/16/2018 – Day 7

4: CIRCE by @MillerMadeline – debut narrator @PerditaWeeks enhances Miller’s tale of the maligned immortal witch that takes her from lonely approval-seeking child to angry, fierce avenger & as a single mother, determined to protect her son from divine vengeance. #Libfaves18

Monday, 12/17/2018 – Day 8

3: THE DARKEST CHILD by Delores Phillips. Bahni Turpin’s authentic & expressive narration of Phillips' modern classic draws listeners into the tale of Tangy May & her 10 siblings as they struggle to survive poverty & escape their unpredictable & abusive mother. #Libfaves18

Tuesday, 12/18/2018 – Day 9

2: KILL THE FARM BOY by @DelilahSDawson & @KevinHearne – a unique band of fantasy characters go on a curse-breaking, pun-filled quest spoofing all things folk & fairy tale. The ‘chosen one’ trope is turned hilariously upside down, then skewed delightfully sideways! #Libfaves18

Wednesday, 12/19/2018 – Day 10

1: EDUCATED: A MEMOIR by @tarawestover - an intense, unforgettable memoir about a young girl who defied her family & the odds to enter the larger world & become a scholar, masterfully narrated by @justjuliawhelan. Intriguing, horrifying, & inspiring. @Libfaves18

Tomorrow I will be tweeting about my honorable mentions (remember that mighty struggle to keep the list to ten titles ...), so watch for one more #Libfaves18 post! 

#Libfaves is Alive and Well (Again!) in 2018

Like many other librarians, I have taken to Twitter for the annual "Libfaves" event that occurs for ten days every December.  I struggled mightily to get my list down to just ten titles (so many great books this year!) and since Monday have been tweeting about my favorite reads for 2018.

Tomorrow I will be tallying votes as part of #Libfaves18 but here is my list of favorites so far, the rest will be posted on December 19.

My #Libfaves18 Top Ten Reads Published in 2018 Countdown:

Monday, 12/10/2018 – Day 1

10: THE WIFE BETWEEN US by @greerkh & @sarahpekkanen - a dizzying psychological thriller about the wife (or is it wives?) of a seemingly perfect husband, where nothing is what is seems & what is it with that sister of his? #Libfaves18

Tuesday, 12/11/2018 – Day 2

9: THE LAST COWBOYS: A PIONEER FAMILY IN THE NEW WEST by @JohnBanchNYT, audiobook read by @JohnPruden - a reporter’s you-are-there portrait of the Wright's, a family of cattle ranchers & world-champion saddle-bronc riders! The West isn't what it used to be! #Libfaves18

Wednesday,12/12/2018 – Day 3

8: FOUNDRYSIDE by @robertjbennett – a former slave/thief extraordinaire teams up with an unusually vocal lock-picking artifact, a re-awakened device from a bygone age that may be the ‘literal’ key to everything; 1st in a complex, action-packed fantasy series. #Libfaves18

Thursday, 12/13/2018 – Day 4

7: THE MUSIC SHOP by @RachelJoyceBooks, read by @StevenPHartley – Frank is a master at offering musical advice to others but resists real closeness himself. Checkout the playlist of tracks & artists https://tinyurl.com/yawoca2y mentioned in this delightful love story. #Libfaves18

Friday, 12/14/2018 – Day 5

6: PET SEMATARY by @StephenKing - @TheMichaelCHall's new recording of this contemporary horror classic is excellent! Great accents, pacing & expression build tension & suspense, pulling listeners into the growing terror & despair of a grief-stricken father. #Libfaves18

Library staff everywhere are invited to tweet about their top reads of the year, counting down from #10 and ending with their all-time #1 favorite for 2018. The rules are simple:  

• Use the #libfaves18 hashtag
• Titles must have been published in 2018
• Post one title a day (you can play catch up if starting after 12/10)
• Type the title in ALL CAPS
• Include the author 

Why not join the fun? What were your favorites reads in 2018? 

2018 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference

I will be presenting a table talk and two breakout sessions at the 2018 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference from Oct 10-12, 2018. 

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Now seemed like the perfect time for the RAT Queen to add some new content to the Tales blog. Keeping my fingers crossed this is the start of more to come ... :-)

My co-presenter for the following programs will be Kaite Mediatore Stover from The Kansas City Public Library:

Top Ten Productions: Readers' Advisory Adventures Brought to You by LibraryReads  (Table Talk: 10/11/2018)

Talking About Reading: The Art and Soul of the Readers' Conversation  (Breakout Session: 10/11/2018)

Reading With Your Ears: Readers' Advisory and Audiobooks  (Breakout Session: 10/12/2018)

Click on the Resources tab to find out more information about these (and other) presentations.