Tuesday, August 26, 2014

What the Northfield Public Libray staff is listening to, reading and watching - right now

Here's a list of what the staff is listening to, reading and watching... this week.  It's a real mix.

Books
Breath of Snow and Ashes - Gabaldon  - FIC
Destroyer Angel - Barr - MY
Big Tiny: A built-it myself memoir - Williams  640.92 WI
Historian - Kostova - FIC
Gormenghast novels - Peake   (Selco)
Cultural History of France
On Such a Full Sea - Lee (Selco)
Invisible Cities - Calvino - FIC
Thuvia, Maid of Mars - Burroughs - (Selco)
Black Cauldron - Alexander - J FIC
Heirloom Murders - Ernst - MY
Hand of God
33 Days to Morning Glory
A little Princess - Burnett - J FIC
Perfect Harmony - Roberts - PB/RO
We are Water- Lamb - FIC
All the Light We Cannot See - Doer - FIC
Martian - Weir - SF
Coop: a Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting - Perry  - 921 PER
And the Mountains Echoed - Hosseini - FIC

Audio
Narrows - Connelly - BCD FIC CONN
Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Gabaldon - BCD FIC Gabaldon

DVDS
House of Cards - Season 1
Under the Tuscan Sun
Amazing Spiderman 2
Blue Bloods - Season 1
Last Will and Testament
Orange is the New Black - Season 2

Magazines/Newspapers
Romantic Times
Old House Journal
Consumer Reports
Real Simple
New York Times - Sunday edition
Sun magazine
New Yorker
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Websites
Book Riot

And that's just this week.......

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Online Author Interviews

Did you know that there are online author interviews? The list on NPR is impressive.
Think about using that list for choosing your next book group book. Read the book, then listen to the interview as a group.
I think it brings a totally different perspective to the discussion. You get a sense of who the author is and what they are trying to get across.
Happy reading as you gear up for your fall book groups!

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

New NonFiction DVD Titles

Muscle Shoals      DVD 782.42 MU
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, has helped to create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time.  Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, rick Hall brought black and white together to create music for the generations.

Blackfish        DVD 599.53 BL
A discussion on the keeping of intelligent creatures in captivity.  Employs the story of Tilikum, the notorious performing whale who, unlike orcas in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity.

Beauty Beneath the Dirt       DVD 796.51 BE
Three young urbanites thru-hike the Appalachian Trail on a 2,178 mile adventure from Georgia to Maine, ultimately attempting to reach the summit of Mt. Katahdin together.

Gatekeepers          DVD 323.119 GA
A documentary featuring interviews with all  surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

The Amish: Shunned          DVD 289.73 AM
The Amish intercuts historical analysis with contemporary footage to provide an unprecedented look at this highly private, little understood,  and utterly unique community whose beliefs raise important questions about religious liberty in American life.