January 30, 2007
New Bestsellers 1/29/2007
The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.
E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.
Fiction
 Linda Fairstein. Bad Blood
The "New York Times" bestselling author delivers her finest thriller to date--a riveting fusion of gritty authenticity, urban intrigue, and courtroom drama, starring the intrepid Alex Cooper. (NYT #8, PW #10)
 Martha Grimes. Dust
Scotland Yard Superintendent Richard Jury investigates the murder of wealthy bachelor Billy Maples. (NYT #10, PW #11)
 John Lescroart. The Suspect
When Dr. Caryn Dryden is found dead, her husband becomes the prime suspect. Attorney Gina Roake takes on the high profile case and must confront mixed feelings toward her client. (NYT #7, PW #7)
 Christopher Moore. You Suck
Waking up after a fantastic night unlike any he's ever had, C. Thomas Flood discovers the woman of his dreams is a vampire, and surprise, he's one now, too. Making their relationship work is the least of their problems. A dangerous faction of old longteeth is bent on wiping out new vampires. (NYT #6, PW #4)
Nonfiction
 TOO SOON TO SAY GOODBYE, by Art Buchwald. (Random House, $17.95.) A humorous valediction from the syndicated columnist, who died in January 2007, also looks seriously at end-of-life issues. (NYT #14)
 POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY, by Michael B. Oren. (Norton, $35.) A history of America's relations with the Middle East starting in 1776. (NYT #10)
 GO LONG! by Jerry Rice with Brian Curtis. (Ballantine, $24.95.) How Rice, who is now a broadcaster, achieved success both on and off the football field. (NYT #15)
 Daniel Tammet. Born on a Blue Day
One of the world's 50 living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story and explain how his incredible mind works. While Tammet's brain has amazed scientists for years, everyone will be moved by this remarkable man's story. (NYT #3, PW #13)
NYT Advice
 Eric R. Braverman. Younger You
A nutritionally based program to jump-start brain hormones and reverse the effects of aging. (#5)
Posted by Grace at 04:24 PM
January 26, 2007
Oprah Announces New Book Club Title
 Oprah Winfrey announced on her show this week that The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier is the new title for the show's popular book club.
Poitier, "a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. In The Measure of a Man, Sidney Poitier explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure -- as a man, as a husband and a father, and as an actor. He explores the nature of sacrifice and commitment, pride and humility, rage and forgiveness, and paying the price for artistic integrity. What emerges is a picture of a man seeking truth, passion, and balance in the face of limits -- his own and the world's."
Posted by Grace at 04:41 PM
January 24, 2007
79th Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced
The Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday. The awards will be presented on Sunday, February 25 beginning at 7 PM CST on ABC. Check out previous winners for Motion Picture, Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film, and Animated Feature.
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond (In Theaters)
Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson (In Theaters)
Peter O?Toole in Venus (In Theaters)
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
Pen?lope Cruz in Volver (In Theaters)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Helen Mirren in The Queen (In Theaters)
Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada - Read the Book
Kate Winslet in Little Children (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominees
Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (In Theaters)
Eddie Murphy in Dreamgirls (In Theaters)
Mark Wahlberg in The Departed (In Theaters)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees
Adriana Barraza in Babel (In Theaters)
Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal (In Theaters) - Read the Book
Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (In Theaters)
Rinko Kikuchi in Babel (In Theaters)
Achievement in Directing Nominees
Babel - Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu (In Theaters)
The Departed - Martin Scorsese (In Theaters)
Letters from Iwo Jima - Clint Eastwood (In Theaters)
The Queen - Stephen Frears (In Theaters)
United 93 - Paul Greengrass
Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees
Babel (In Theaters)
The Departed (In Theaters)
Letters from Iwo Jima (In Theaters)
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen (In Theaters)
Best Animated Feature of the Year Nominees
Cars
Happy Feet (In Theaters)
Monster House
Best Documentary Feature Nominees
Deliver Us from Evil
An Inconvenient Truth
Iraq in Fragments
Jesus Camp
My Country, My Country
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Nominees
After the Wedding (Denmark)
Days of Glory (Indig?nes) (Algeria)
The Lives of Others (Germany)
Pan?s Labyrinth (Mexico) (In Theaters)
Water (Canada)
Posted by Grace at 10:51 AM
January 22, 2007
Newbery, Caldecott and other book awards announced
The American Library Association announced the winners of top literary awards for children and young adults. The Childrens Book Awards include the Caldecott, Newbery and Coretta Scott King. The Young Adult Book Awards includes the Edwards Award.
2007 John Newbery Medal
Susan Patron. The Higher Power of Lucky
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
2007 Randolph Caldecott Medal
David Wiesner. Flotsam
The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
2007 Coretta Scott King Award
Illustrator
Kadir Nelson (illustrator) Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Tells the story of Harriet Tubman leading slaves to freedom in the North and the courage that it took.
Author
Sharon Draper. Copper Sun
Identifies the stressors that can affect teens and provides suggestions for dealing with them. Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Lois Lowry. The Giver and others
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Posted by Kathleen at 02:47 PM
New Bestsellers 1/22/2007
The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.
The Criticas Fiction and Nonfiction lists have been updated for January 2007.
E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.
Fiction
 Catherine Anderson. Sun Kissed
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Summer Breeze" delivers an exciting new Coulter family novel. When Samantha Harrigan tries to stop a drunkard from abusing his horse at the local rodeo, she winds up in jail, along with handsome veterinarian Tucker Coulter, who had come to her defense. (USA #11)
 Ann Brashares. Forever in Blue
As their lives take them in different directions, Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget discover many more things about themselves and the importance of their relationship with each other. (USA #2)
 Janet Evanovich. Plum Lovin'
Love is in the air in Trenton, New Jersey, in the latest Stephanie Plum novel by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Evanovich. It's a new year for Stephanie, Lula, and the gang--and Connie Rosolli has a secret admirer. Or does she? Connie is receiving both love and hate letters. Could they be from the same person, or does she have two stalkers? Stephanie is determined to find out. (NYT #1, PW #1, USA #1)
 WEB OF EVIL, by J.A. Jance. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) Alison Reynolds, a former Los Angeles news anchor, comes under suspicion when her about-to-be-ex husband is murdered. (NYT #15)
 Richard North Patterson. Exile
From one of America's most compelling novelists comes the mesmerizing story of a lawyer who must defend the woman he loves against a charge of conspiring to assassinate the prime minister of Israel. At once an intricate tale of betrayal and deception, a moving love story, and a fascinating journey into the lethal politics of the Middle East, this is Patterson at his most brilliant and engrossing. (NYT #6, PW #7)
 Dan Simmons. The Terror
The true story of a legendary Arctic expedition transformed into a thriller. (PW #14)
Nonfiction
 Rhonda Byrne. The Secret
In this book, you'll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life -- money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You'll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that's within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life. (PW #8)
 ON "THE WEALTH OF NATIONS", by P.J. O'Rourke. (Atlantic Monthly, $21.95.) The author of "Give War a Chance" reads (and praises) Adam Smith. (NYT #13)
 PRIME GREEN, by Robert Stone. (Ecco/HarperCollins, $25.95.) A memoir of the '60s from the author of "Dog Soldiers." (NYT #16)
NYT Advice
 Jeffrey Gitomer. Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude
From the author of the "New York Times, Wall Street Journal," and "BusinessWeek" bestsellers "The Little Red Book of Selling" and "The Little Red Book of Sales Answers" comes a business motivational book for today's fast-paced, information economy. (#5)
Posted by Grace at 11:45 AM
January 17, 2007
HCPL Children's Department holds Mock Caldecott Election
Harris County Public Library held it's first ever Mock Caldecott Election on Friday, January 12, 2007. The election was held at the monthly meeting of Children's Librarians and included Children's Staff from all 26 branch libraries. Twenty-four titles were presented for consideration. In addition to the winner there were four honor books chosen.
The Caldecott Medal is named in honor of nineteenth century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is awarded annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book for children. It is sponsored by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The official Caldecott winner will be announced on January 22, 2007 by the American Library Association.
HCPL Mock Caldecott Winner
 The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell and written by Judy Sierra
A boy sends off for "Professor Swami's Super Slime" to use as his science fair project and then has to cope with the funny disaster that follows.
HCPL Mock Caldecott Honor Books
 The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov and written by B. G. Hennessy
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
 Library Lion
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes and written by Michelle Knudsen
When a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There are no rules about lions in the library. When something terrible happens%%, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.
Flotsam
Illustrated and written by David Wiesner
The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
 Mommy?
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, scenario by Arthur Yorinks, and engineered by Matthew Reinhart
In this almost wordless story with only two words: mommy and baby, a very young child stumbles into a house to find his mother; he finds, instead, a collection of monsters, including a vampire, mummy, and werewolf before he finds her. A book with pop-ups on every spread.
Posted by Kathleen at 10:06 AM
January 16, 2007
New Bestsellers 1/15/2007
The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.
E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.
Fiction
 Lilian Jackson Braun. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers
In the 29th installment of Braun's beloved, bestselling Cat Who . . . series., all of Moose County, 400 miles north of everywhere, is in an uproar following vast inheritances from wealthy old families. Only "Cool Koko" knows what's happening . . . and he's not telling. Jim Qwilleran thinks it's because he has more whiskers than ordinary cats, but who's counting? (NYT #10, PW #8)
 WHAT IS THE WHAT, by Dave Eggers. (McSweeney's, $26.) The fictionalized autobiography of one of Sudan's "Lost Boys," refugees from its civil war. (NYT #16)
 W.E.B. Griffin. The Hunters
Delta Force Major Charley Castillo returns in the third adventure in Griffin's #1 "New York Times" bestselling Presidential Agent series. The growing UN/Iraq oil-for-food scandal leads Castillo and his team to Uruguay, where the man they are seeking is murdered right before their eyes. The murderers leave just enough of a trail for Castillo to pick up the scent. (NYT #2, PW #2)
Nonfiction
 Laura Schlessinger. The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage
In the long-awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking bestseller "The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands," Dr. Laura shows how marriages can come back from the brink of disaster and divorce. (PW #3, USA #11)
 ABOUT ALICE, by Calvin Trillin. (Random House, $14.95.) The New Yorker writer's recollections of his deceased wife. (NYT #11)
Posted by Grace at 01:14 PM
January 09, 2007
New Bestsellers 1/8/2007
The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.
Library Journal's Fiction & Nonfiction lists have been updated for February 1.
E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.
Fiction
Julie Garwood. Shadow Dance
At the reception of Jordan Buchanan's brother and best friend, Kate MacKenna they have a wedding crasher. He claims that there's bad blood between the Buchanan and MacKenna clans that goes back to ancient Scotland, involving the Buchanan theft of a coveted MacKenna treasure. (PW #4)
Iris Johansen. Stalemate
Eve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for law enforcement and the families of the innocent, and the man on the other end of the phone is many things?none of them law-abiding or innocent. (PW #11)
Nonfiction
 Bob Greene. The Best Life Diet
From Bob Greene, author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Get With The Program!, The Get With The Program! Guide to Good Eating," and "Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover" comes "The Best Life Diet." Not a short-term quick fix%2, this edition is based on a wide variety of satisfying, nutrient-rich, and easy-to-find and prepare foods. (PW #6)
David S. Kidder & Noah D. Oppenheim. The Intellectual Devotional
The Intellectual Devotional is a secular version of the of 365 short lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader every day of the year. (PW #12)
NYT Business
David Nasaw. Andrew Carnegie
Majestically told and based on materials not available to any previous biographer, the definitive life of Andrew Carnegie-one of American business's most iconic and elusive titans. (#16)
Posted by Grace at 03:09 PM
New Books, Movies, Audio Lists Updated
The New Books, Audios, and Movies lists have been updated with titles cataloged in December 2006.
For the most up-to-date listing, please check the catalog's New Additions, New DVD, New Video, New Audiobook or New Music browse searches.
Posted by Grace at 03:02 PM
January 04, 2007
New Bestsellers 1/1/2007
The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.
E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.
Fiction
Fern Michaels. Lethal Justice
A gripping new novel in the Sisterhood series from the New York Times bestselling authorAlexis was a successful broker whose career was on the rise. But that was before she was wrongly imprisoned for fraud. Suddenly her life was destroyed: thrown into prison for a year while the true criminals, Arden Gillespie and Roland Sullivan, spent the profits from the scam on themselves. It is time for the next revenge mission of the Sisterhood a vigilante organization whose aim is to avenge crimes not punished by the legal system. (USA #9)
Posted by Grace at 11:52 AM
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