The library is now offering online book clubs. What exactly does that mean, you might ask. Well, when you sign-up for a club you'll be introduced to a new book every week by receiving a 5-minute read in your e-mail Monday-Friday. By the time the week's finished you've usually read the first 2-3 chapters of the book.
After you've started the book in your e-mail you can decide if you'd like to finish it or not. If you'd like to, just check the library's catalog. If we don't have it, you can always request that we get a copy. There are also online discussions to join if you want to chat with others about the book you're reading - and it's a national chat, several of which will include the book's author.
If you decide it's not your kind of book, just wait till the next Monday and a new book will be coming.
The clubs sometimes even post notes about a book's content at the start of each 5-minute read. For example, this note appeared right before the read on one of last weeks titles: *This book contains adult language.
There's 12 clubs to choose from and you can sign up for as many or a few as you'd like. Sign-up now so you don't miss the first e-mail. (Although you can go back and catch up.) Next week's books include:
 | Illegal Levine, Paul 2009/03 - Bantam 9780553806731 CHECK CATALOG The Edgar-nominated author acclaimed for clever writing and crackling courtroom scenes delivers a vividly realized thriller about a disgraced lawyer traveling the twisted border between justice and revenge in a desperate bid to clear his name. ...More |
 | Peril on the Sea Cadnum, Michael 2009/05 - Farrar Straus Giroux 9780374358235 CHECK CATALOG It is the summer of 1588 and a pair of unlikely shipmates is traveling on the "Vixen," a privateer that will soon be drafted to join a flotilla of English ships bound for a fiery clash with the Spanish Armada. Seventeen-year-old Sherwin is aboard to repay a debt he owes the ship's roguish captain, Brandon Fletcher. Sixteen-year-old Katharine is sailing with them in a desperate bid to save her noble family's fortune. The fight will be harrowing and bloody, and the unfolding tumult will challenge the character of both Sherwin and Katharine, who are about to discover the deeper meaning of strife and of honor. This fascinating tale affords an unusual view of one of the most important naval encounters in history, as a kindling romance between two young people takes place amidst a reluctant race to battle. ...More |
 | Vixen Sparhawk, Bud 2008/12 - Cosmos Books 9780843959451 CHECK CATALOG When the "Covenant" enters the Thetti star system after a 200-year voyage, her crew awakens to find a new world ripe for colonization. Mission leader Tam suspects something is amiss when he sees a strange light over the planet and a previously charted moon has disappeared. Original. ...More |
 | Just One of the Guys Higgins, Kristan 2008/08 - Harlequin Books 9780373772995 CHECK CATALOG Newspaper editor Chastity O'Neil goes online looking for love, but must admitto herself that Trevor Meade, the man she's loved since she was 12 years old, is the one she truly wants. Original. ...More |
 | Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets Venkatesh, Sudhir 2009/01 - Penguin Books 9780143114932 CHECK CATALOG First introduced in "Freakonomics," here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology graduate student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs. ...More |
 | The Stolen Pinter, Jason 2008/08 - Mira Books 9780778325727 CHECK CATALOG Five years after he disappeared, a young boy returns home as though he'd never left. This prompts investigative reporter Henry Parker to look into a series of child kidnappings dating back more than a decade. Henry soon stumbles onto a later and infinitely more nefarious plot at hand. Original. ...More |
 | Until We Reach Home Austin, Lynn N. 2008/10 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764204951 CHECK CATALOG Life in Sweden seems like an endless winter for three sisters after their parents' suicide. Joining 16 million other immigrants who leave their homelands for America between 1890 and 1920, Ellin, Kirsten, and Sophia begin the long, difficult journey fraught with hardships. ...More |
 | The Night Villa Goodman, Carol 2008/08 - Ballantine Books 9780345479600 CHECK CATALOG Bestselling author Goodman's novel sweeps across the dramatic skies of present day Texas to ancient Capri, evocatively telling a tale of intrigue, romance, and treachery that changes two women's lives centuries apart. ...More |
 | How to Castrate a Bull: Unexpected Lessons on Risk, Growth, and Success in Business Hitz, Dave Walsh, Pat 2009/01 - Jossey-Bass 9780470345238 CHECK CATALOG |
 | Live and Let Die Fleming, Ian 1995/05 - MJF Books 9781567310573 CHECK CATALOG 224 pp. ...More |
Sign-up for the Online Book Clubs here!
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