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Top Book Group Favorites of 2006

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 30th, 2007  
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1. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
2. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Washington Street Press)
3. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin Books)
4. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Scribner Book Company).
5. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Random House Trade)
6. The Devil in the White City: [...]

NaNoWriMo is just around the corner!

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 29th, 2007  
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Ok all you writers and budding writers and people who want to be budding writers, NanoWriMo starts in just over a month, so who is up for the challenge?
What is NaNoWriMo and what is the challenge?
National Novel Writing Month 1-30 November
The Challenge is to write 50,000 words starting on 1st November and finishing on or [...]

Calling all Book Addicts – Suggestions Needed!!!

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 29th, 2007  
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Book Group 2008
We are currently seeking suggestions for books to read with the group next year, and to that end, have started some suggestion threads.
You can find them in the Online Book Group 2008 board. You will have to be a current member and logged in, to be able to see the board.
We are [...]

Book Group – October Selections 2007

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 25th, 2007  
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Here are the books we will be discussing in October with the Book Group:
The Stand – Stephen King
Synopsis When a man crashes his car into a petrol station, he brings with him the foul corpses of his wife and daughter. He dies and it doesn’t take long for the plague which killed him to [...]

Book Addicts Newsletter – Sept/October

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 22nd, 2007  
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N e w s l e t t e r
This month’s newsletter will be short and sweet but very important!
October Book Groups:
We have three groups for you next month
The Stand – Stephen King (Hosted by Coffeesaint)
Thief of Lives (Noble Dead #2) – Barb & JC Hendee (Hosted by Cat)
The authors will be joining us again
Zen [...]

The Hugo Awards – 2006 winners

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 3rd, 2007  
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Here are the 2006 winners of the Hugo awards:
2006 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award Winners
Best Novel
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
Best Novella
“Inside Job” by Connie Willis (Asimov’s January 2005)
Best Novelette
“Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle (Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005)
Best Short Story
“Tk’tk’tk” by David D. Levine (Asimov’s March 2005) Available as an [...]