July LibraryReads Titles!

The Top Ten LibraryReads list for July was announced today and the winners are:

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (also the current Penguin First Flights Debut Author selection) 

"This novel is quirky and colorful. The story revolves around chef Eva Thorvald and the people who influence her life and cooking. With well-drawn characters and mouthwatering descriptions of meals, Kitchens of the Great Midwest will appeal to readers who like vivid storytelling. Foodies will also enjoy this delicious tale."
Anbolyn Potter, Chandler Public Library, Chandler, AZ 

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (author of The Paris Wife)

Kiss Me by Susan Mallery (A new 'Fool's Gold' romance!)

Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis ("... the sparks fly in this solid, light romance from the always-reliable Shalvis." - PW Reviews)

Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan is back; also have CD spoken On Order)

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens (also have Large Print edition On Order)

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid ("Entertaining and unpredictable" - Kirkus Reviews; a "love story that asks tough questions..." - LJ Reviews)

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans ("A charming, slanted counterpoint to Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See." - LJ Reviews) 

Love Lies Beneath by Ellen Hopkins (Author is known for her YA fiction, this is a new psychological thriller for adults)

Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day by Leanne Brown (Bet you thought LibraryReads didn't cover Nonfiction - NO, way!; reserves are up, so more copies On Order RUSH)

 

The July list with all annotations can be found at: LibraryReads

Hey, SCCCLD staff, want to nominate an August ARC you just got from the recent 'ARCs Around the Library' email? Voting for August LibraryReads titles is open until June 20. 

For information on how to nominate a title​, go to their 'For Library Staff' page.​

Author Visit ARC Giveaway!

Excited about the Author Visit programs coming in April? Well, guess what! I have ARCs to giveaway! For those unaware, ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy.

Use the Comments link for a chance to receive an ARC for one of the following titles! One ARC per Commenter please, to share the wealth.

Sara Gruen will be at the Spencer Branch on April 8th and I have not one but two ARCs for At the Water's Edge

• "While her brother, Ellis, and his friend attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening."

You can register for the program here.


Also have an ARC (just one) for A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley who will be at the Corporate Parkway Branch on April 16th. 

• "Hired by a once-famous historian to crack codes in a 300-year-old journal that once belonged to a Jacobite exile, Sara Thomas encounters complications in the form of the journal's reclusive owner, a charming Parisian neighbor and the journal's own writer." 

You can register for the program here.

And to make things more interesting, I have ARCs for some titles which have already been released. Perhaps you have a reserve waiting to be filled for one of the following?
 
I have two ARCs for Mary Doria Russell's Epitaph: a Novel of the O.K. Corral 

• "A sequel to "Doc" is based on the true events of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Wyatt Earp's survival against a backdrop of volatile politics in 1881 America."

 
Have a single ARC for My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh, a Penguin First Flights Debut Author Program selection

• "A man reflects on the summer of his fourteenth year, where in Baton Rouge he fell in love with a golden-haired girl across the street before an unspeakable crime shattered illusions in his seemingly idyllic neighborhood."

 
And finally, a really HOT commodity ... I have one ARC (and only one!) for The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

• "Obsessively watching a breakfasting couple every day to escape the pain of her losses, Rachel witnesses a shocking event that inextricably entangles her in the lives of strangers."

First come, first served!! Use the Comments link if interested in an ARC for one of these great reads!