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.​

May 2015 LibraryReads Top Ten Announced!

The May 2015 Top Ten list of titles with the most votes has been released. The full list with annotations can be found at LibraryReads.


But for those who just can't wait ... the winners are:


Uprooted by Naomi Novik 

(SCCCLD staff - I have 2 ARCs for Uprooted! If interested, 'Publish' & 'Confirm' your request using comments link below. Include: 1st name, 1st letter last name / branch code - so I'll know where to send the ARC. There will be a random drawing from ALL requests 
next Tuesday)

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (a YA title which be listed on the catalog shortly)

A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi 

(SCCCLD staff - I have not 1, not 2, but 3 ARCs for The Water Knife! If interested, 'Publish' & 'Confirm' your request using comments link below. Include: 1st name, 1st letter last name / branch code - so I'll know where to send the ARC. There will be a random drawing from ALL requests next Tuesday)

The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza

Early Warning by Jane Smiley

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson 

The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths 

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton

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.

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!

Mystery ARC Giveaway!

A lovely box of Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) just arrived via snail mail from the folks at HarperCollins and there was one title with a January 2015 release date!  Unfortunately, it was too late to include the title on the November ARCs Around the Library list posted for staff on Friday, November 7th. 

Therefore, I am offering the ARC to the first SCCCLD staff member to request it by using the Comments link at the bottom of this post!

A Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd (An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery)

About the Book

"New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd takes readers into Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge’s past—to his perplexing final case before the outbreak of World War I.

On a fine summer’s day in June, 1914, Ian Rutledge pays little notice to the assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo. An Inspector at Scotland Yard, he is planning to propose to the woman whom he deeply loves, despite intimations from friends and family that she may not be the wisest choice.
To the north on this warm and gentle day, another man in love—a Scottish Highlander—shows his own dear girl the house he will build for her in September. While back in England, a son awaits the undertaker in the wake of his widowed mother’s death. This death will set off a series of murders across England, seemingly unconnected, that Rutledge will race to solve in the weeks before the fateful declaration in August that will forever transform his world.

As the clouds of war gather on the horizon, all of Britain wonders and waits. With every moment at stake, Rutledge sets out to right a wrong—an odyssey that will eventually force him to choose between the Yard and his country, between love and duty, and between honor and truth."