RA Tip: Rounding Out My #Libfaves16 Top Ten

The past few days have been great as I checked Twitter off and on for the #libfaves16 hashtag. Along with many other librarians, my personal TBRead pile has multiplied and I'll need the holiday break to try and deplete it a bit before getting into some of the titles I am anticipating for 2017! :-)

The previous blog post showed my #libfaves16 tweets for numbers 10 to 6, so for completion's sake, here are the tweets for my final countdown ... 

#libfaves16 No 5 – STILETTO by @DenimAlley: ROOK Myfanwy Thomas is back! Witty banter, paranormal paranoia & diplomacy? Such fun!

#libfaves16 No 4 – PENRIC’S DEMON by Lois McMaster Bujold: a clever, innocent, newly designated sorcerer teams up with an unruly demon!

#libfaves16 No 3 – Ben Winters’ UNDERGROUND AIRLINES read by William DeMeritt: terrific voice, what if tale of slavery in 21^st Century U.S.

#libfaves16 No 2 – THE FATE OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen: Kelsea/Kaite vs Row Finn; thrilling conclusion to great epic Fantasy series!

No 1 for #libfaves16 – THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY by Genevieve Cogman: good & evil librarians, a dragon, a vampire & a Great detective, OH my! 

Have I added a title or two to your TBRead pile? :-)

Tweeting Your Top Ten Titles for 2016

Every December for the last few years, over a ten day period, librarians tweet about their favorite Top Ten books of the year using a specific hashtag. This allows for tracking and compiling the titles to produce a final Top Ten list.

This year #libfaves16 started Monday, December 12 and will run for ten days until Wednesday, December 21; a final Top Ten list will be posted shortly after the 21st. Librarians 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 2016. The rules are simple: 

• Use the #libfaves16 hashtag
• Titles must have been published in 2016
• Post one title a day
• Type the title in ALL CAPS
• Include the author

I was curious to rediscover what titles I had tweeted about in the past so went and found my December 10, 2014 blog post - RA Tip: FAVORITE READS FOR 2014! Sadly, I neglected to compile my top ten titles for #libfaves15 but I have been participating this time and my first five #libfaves16 tweets are listed below:

#libfaves16 No 10 - BECAUSE OF MISS BRIDGERTON by Julia Quinn, read by Rosalyn Landor: historical, witty & thoroughly romantic

#libfaves16 No 9 - SHADOWED SOULS ed by Jim Butcher & Kerrie L Hughes: 11 thrilling supernatural tales by urban fantasy authors 

#libfaves16 No 8 - Paulette Jiles’ NEWS OF THE WORLD read by Grover Gardner: lyrical Western, former soldier & 10-yr old Kiowa captive girl 

#libfaves16 No 7 – SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel: jaw-dropping ‘are we alone in the Universe’ speculation, 1^st in Themis Files series

#libfaves16 No 6 - MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr: pull up a comfy chair & listen as Lucy tells her story

I will blog about 5 through 1 in a few days in another post.

FYI, on Saturday, 12/17/2016 I was privileged to participate in helping tally the results for #libfaves16. I had a great time monitoring the hashtag throughout the day and recording the titles! :-)

Forthcoming Titles Librarians Like!

The Publisher-Librarian Connection

On the first Tuesday of each month, Nora Rawlinson of EarlyWord hosts GalleyChat, an hour long chat (in 140 characters or less) with librarians and other interested parties about the Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) they have been reading.

It is a great way to learn about titles coming out later in the year which customers may want to read or reserve. Here are 21 titles mentioned during the April GalleyChat which took place Tuesday afternoon, 4/7/2015:

Armada by Ernest Cline - a new novel from the author of Ready Player One

The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler - a librarian, a mysterious book and a curse! Of course this one attracted GalleyChatter attention! :-) 

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain - a new novel from the author of The Paris Wife

Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg - a debut novel from the author of not one but two bestselling memoirs

Eeny Meeny by M. J. Arlidge - a crime thriller and the Penguin First Flights Debut Author selection for April

Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave - Wine, love, family, secrets and humor - what more could you ask!

Fair Fight by Anna Freeman - debut historical fiction about women's boxing in 18th Century England!

The Fatal Flame by Lyndsay Faye - suspenseful, historical fiction by the author of The Gods of Gotham

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson & Brent K. Ashabranner - a companion novel to Atkinson's bestselling Life After Life

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay - dark, funny and terrifying; sounds like a great pick for fans of Horror

In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume - an Adult novel from the popular and beloved author of the YA classic Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal - a sensory exploration of the Midwest, foodie culture and a mother-daughter relationship; a debut novel

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins - an epic contemporary fantasy which consider the question of how to remain human if you want to be God?'
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George - an intuitive bookstore owner prescribes book based on the needs of his customers!

Nature of the Beast by Louise Penney - a new Chief Inspector Gamache mystery!

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley - romantic, historical fiction follows a young adopted woman searching for her past, the first in a new series
Wonder Garden by Lauren Acampora - a debut collection of stories taking a look at the flawed lives of myriad people in the same suburban community 

And some titles coming to the catalog (very ) soon ...

All the Rage by Coutrney Summers - a powerful, new Young Adult novel along the lines of Laure Halse Anderson's award-winning Speak
Signal by Patrick Lee - new title from the author of 2014's HOT thriller, Runner

Slade House by David Mitchell - another decades-spanning, mind-bending novel from the author of 2014's The Bone Clocks; GallyChatters were eager for this one 
Where Women Are Kings by Christie Watson - a heartrending story of family love (both good and bad) amid emotional and cultural tension.