Julie's Top 5 of 2012

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

   Will Elliot choose tradition or love?

 Let's Pretend This Never Happened:  a Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

  Grampa's cheek is touched by a dead raccoon to wake him up.  Just one of many very funny happenings in this memoir!

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

  Amazing story about an African refugee and a British couple that meet on a beach in Africa.

 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

  A story of love and a magical circus!

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

   Karou and Akiva return but seem to be fighting from opposite sides.  Is there  hope for their dreams of peace and their love for each other?

Lynne's Top 5 of 2012

 1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

2. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

3. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

5. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susan Calahan

Top 5 of 2012!

All this month the staff of TPL will be posting their top 5 picks of 2012. These will be books and movies that they read/watched in 2012. Keep checking on the blog for more top picks and check out the display in the library.

Emma’s Top 5 Picks of 2012
 

1.      Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson – Darkly hysterical, this memoir will provide plenty of belly-laughs, if your stomach is strong enough. 

2.    The Fifty Year Sword by Mark Z.  Danielewski – This novella started life as a live shadow play for Halloween. At the heart of this experimental text is a good old-fashioned ghost story.

3.      The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides – Another strong novel from Pulitzer-winner, Eugenides, about life after college for three students.

4.      Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake – The sequel to one of last year’s favorites, Anna Dressed in Blood. Cas decides that he wants to get his ghost of a girlfriend, Anna, back…from hell.

5.      Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette – An unusual and haunting collection of short stories from fantasy writer, Monette.

What do you think Mystery Readers? Shall we do Agatha Christie in a challenge? Who should we pit her against? Should we try Marple vs Poirot or should we choose another classic mystery writer?

Genealogy Titles Coming Soon to TPL

The New York Times Bestseller List for December 23 and 30

December 23: Fiction and nonfiction.

December 30: Fiction and nonfiction.

The New York Times Bestseller List for December 2, 9 and 15

December 2: Fiction and nonfiction.

December 9: Fiction and nonfiction.
December 15: Fiction and nonfiction.