BETWEEN THE MARGINS

NATIONAL FOOD DRIVE: ORCHESTRAS & LIBRARIES FEEDING AMERICA

2009-03-03T08:27:00.005-06:00

March 23 - March 29

"The Soloist" by Steve Lopez has been selected as the 2009 United We Read community-wide readling selection. The film will be released in April 2009. Author Steve Lopez will be coming to Kansas City the Fall of 2009.

Participating in the food drive:

Kansas City Symphony
UMKC Conservatory of Music
Cass County Public Libraries
Mid-Continent Public Libraries
Kansas City Kansas Public Libraries
Kansas City Missouri Public Libraries
Olathe Public Libraries
Park University Library
Penn Valley Community College Libraries
Rockhurst University Libraries
VA Medical Center Libraries
St. Joseph Medical Center Libraries

Benefits Kansas City Area Harvesters

2009 UNITED WE READ: THE SOLOIST by Steve Lopez

2009-03-03T08:26:00.001-06:00

The Soloist:

Based on the author's remarkable friendship with Nathaniel Ayers - a homeless, schizophrenic, Juilliard-trained musician - this wonderful memoir will inspire readers and stimulate discussion and programming around the themes of homelessness, mental illness, the redemptive power of music, and the healing nature of friendship. Not only is this memoir published in hardback and paperback, but it is a major motion picture being released this spring by Dreamworks.

FALL 2008 ONE BOOK PROGRAM

2008-09-29T10:37:00.000-05:00

The Silver Lining: The Benefits of Natural Disasters by Seth R. Reice
Thursday, October 9, at 6 p.m.

When confronted with the destruction and human suffering of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the South Asian tsunami, people want to know if measures can be taken to prevent such environmental and societal damage. A contrary view advocates that such devastation is necessary and beneficial for ecosystems. In The Silver Lining: The Benefits of Natural Disasters, Seth R. Reice argues that the effects of natural disasters represent stages of essential processes for species and habitat renewal. Should we save an old-growth forest or let it burn? What form (if any) should river system flood protection take? Come to our One Book program of The Silver Lining on Thursday, October 9, at 6 p.m. for what is sure to be a lively discussion.

6 p.m. Welcome reception - Main Reading Room, Linda Hall Library
6:30 p.m. Lecture: The Role of Fire in Missouri's Natural Communities by Larry Rizzo, Natural History Biologist, Missouri Department of Conservation
7 p.m. Book discussion

This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, but seating may be limited. To ensure your seat, please R.S.V.P. by emailing Jenny Bruenger at bruengej@lindahall.org or calling (816) 926-8725.

OCTOBER PERIODIC ROUNDTABLE BOOK DISCUSSION

2008-09-29T10:36:00.000-05:00

Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
October 27, 2008 at 6 p.m.
The book discussion will be facilitated by Linda Hall Library Reference Librarian Jenny Bruenger. Rocket Boys is a story about growing up at the dawn of the Space Age. Stunned and excited by Russia's launch of the Sputnik satellite, and awe-struck by the work of physicist and astronautics engineer Werner von Braun, fourteen-year old Hickam is inspired to put together a team of boys to practice amateur rocketry in his hometown of Coalwood, West Virginia. Rocket Boys is an all-American story of determination, teamwork, and hope that has inspired many. The book has been translated into eight languages and is studied in over 300 schools.
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, but seating may be limited. To ensure your seat, please R.S.V.P. by emailing Jenny Bruenger at bruengej@lindahall.org or calling (816) 926-8725.

WHAT CHA' BEEN READING?- AUGUST 2008

2008-08-11T16:19:00.003-05:00

Alicia Alhvers- KCPL
DARK LOVER by J.R. Ward
LOVER ETERNAL by J.R. Ward
HIS MAJESTIES DRAGON by Naomi Novik
THE LAST TWILIGHT by Marjorie Liu

Terri Clark- MCPL
BREAKING DAWN by Stephenie Meyer

Jenny Ellis- SJPL
BREAKING DAWN by Stephenie Meyer
THIS CHARMING MAN by Marian Keyes

Beverly Sanderson- NKCPL
LOST DUKE OF WYNDHAM by Julia Quinn
AND ONLY TO DECEIVE by Tasha Alexander

Amy Fisher- MCPL
AGNES AND THE HITMAN by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS by Charlaine Harris
NEW MOON by Stephenie Meyer

WHAT CHA' BEEN READING?- JANUARY 2008

2008-03-04T15:08:00.003-06:00

RATING: 1-5 STARS

Rita Miziorko- KCKPL
ECHO PARK by Michael Connelly **
PLUM LUCKY by Janet Evanovich **
HOW DOCTORS THINK by Jerome Groopman *****

Kaite Stover- KCPL
MY FELLOW AMERICANS by Keir Graff *****
LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctrow *****

Helen Hokanson- JCPL
BRENDAN PRAIRIE by Dan O'Brien ****

Andrea Kempf- JCCC
THE BOOK OF DAHLIA by Elisa Albert ****
LOVE LIFE by Ray Kluun ***
SYLVIA by Leonard Michaels ***
THE HAKAWATI by Rabih Alameddine *****
ABSENT by Betool Khedairi ****
A PIGEON AND A BOY by Meir Shalev ****

Cindy Guyler- JCPL
SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Zafon *****
PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult ***

WILLIAM STAFFORD MEMORIAL POETRY RENDEZVOUS

2008-03-04T14:54:00.003-06:00

William StaffordMemorial Poetry Rendezvous
April 10-12, 2008

For many poets, and readers in general, William Stafford is theunofficial Dean of Kansas Poetry. Join local poets, including Bill's sonKim Stafford from Oregon, in celebration of the gifts and influences ofone of the greatest voices of twentieth centure American poetry.

Thursday, April 10th, Hutchinson
1:15 p.m. workshop
Kim Stafford and the Hutchinson Community College Creative Writingclass.

7:00 p.m. Poetry & Music
Kim Stafford, Jim French & Company

Friday, April 11th, Newton
Kim Stafford presentation at the Newton Public Library

Saturday, April 12th, Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS
10:30 a.m. Poetry in Kansas: The Future
Denise Low, Kim Stafford & Company
Informal meeting for poets and writers to discuss ongoing association.

1:00 p.m. William Stafford & Kansas
Kim Stafford

2:30 p.m. William Stafford: His Art & Influence
Moderator: Tom Averill
Panelists: Harley Elliott, Amy Fleury, Steven Hind, Jonathan Holden,Denise Low, Kevin Rabas, Bill Sheldon, and Kim Stafford

3:30 or 4:00 p.m. Audience/Panelists Converstion

5:00 p.m. Supper at the Ranch (Josh Hoy, chef)

6:30 p.m. Campfire Music and Poetry
Kim Stafford, Anne Wilson, Jim Hoy & Company

For more information or to register contact:
Steven Hind
503 Monterey Pl.
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(620)662-2292
Shind4444@cox.net

2008 UNITED WE READ- WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

2008-03-04T14:07:00.002-06:00

The Metro Area Reader's Round Table "MARRT" Committee has selected Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen as the 2008 United We Read selection.

About the Book

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Jacob Jankowski, now in a nursing home, recounts his youthful experiences in a traveling circus during the Great Depression. Orphaned and penniless, young Jacob jumped a train and ended up caring for the animals of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth including Rosie the elephant. Author Sara Gruen contrasts the tawdry, and often cruel, but fascinating features of Jacob's circus life with his present day dissatisfaction, his sterile nursing home existence and his family's neglect.

About the Program

United We Read is coordinated by the Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network (KCMLIN) a multi-type library consortium serving over 200 library systems on both sides of the Missouri/Kansas state line. The goals of the program are to promote reading and literacy; build a community of readers; and broaden exposure to and appreciation for good literature.

The goal of United We Read is to encourage readers from all walks of life, from high school level through senior citizens, to read and discuss the themes within the book. Program organizers hope once again, members of book discussion groups, library clubs, churches, youth groups, corporate groups – any gathering of people, will connect over discussions of the United We Read book. Water for Elephants will be made available through the local libraries and area bookstores.

Everyone in the Kansas City Metropolitan Community is encouraged to read Water for Elephants during 2008. Area libraries and book stores will host book discussion groups. Libraries will provide information for community book clubs as well. We look forward to the opporunity to share this award winning title with the community.

WHAT CHA' BEEN READING-NOV. 2007

2007-12-13T10:37:00.000-06:00

Donna Jo Atwood- OPL
CHRESTOMANCI SERIES by Diana Wynne Jones
YEAR OF THE DRAGON by

Rita Miziorko- KCKPL
DRINKING COFFEE ELSEWHERE by ZZ Packer
HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood

Andrea Kempf- JCCC
RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST by Mohsin Hamid
ZEROVILLE by Steve Erickson
SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE by Austin Grossman
IDENTICAL STRANGERS by Elyse Schein

Alicia Alhvers- KCPL
BOW GRIP by Ivan Coyote
WHEN A CROCODILE EATS THE SUN by Peter Godwin
THE WORLD WITHOUT US by Alan Wiesman
ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE by Barbara Kinsolver
HOW DOCTORS THINK by Jerome Groopman
THE WORDS OF EVERY SONG by Liz Moore

Amy Fisher- MCPL
UNDEAD SERIES by MaryJanice Davidson
DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris
SPYING IN HIGH HEELS by Gemma Halliday
LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest Gaines

Cindy Guyler- JCPL
LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest Gaines
RIVER OF DOUBT by Candice Millard
THE ELECTRIC MICHELANGELO by Sarah Hall
THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield

Helen Hokanson- JCPL
RIVER OF DOUBT by Candice Millard

Susan Burton- KCMLIN
TOUCHING EVIL by Kay Hooper
BETWEEN GEORGIA by Joshilyn Jackson

UNITED WE READ 08 NOMINATIONS

2007-09-20T08:07:00.000-05:00

The following seven titles were voted on to be the nominations for next years United We Read. Remember we will be voting on these titles in December.

A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest Gaines
THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY by Thornton Wilder
DRINKING COFFEE ELSEWHERE by ZZ Packer
THE GLASS CASTLE: A MEMIOR by Jeannette Walls
THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST by Mohsin Hamid
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

BEACH READS READING LIST

2007-07-24T11:13:00.000-05:00

The following are the titles that were discussed at the Beach Reads Workshop:

Afternoons with Emily by Rose MacMurray
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
Black Ice by Ann Stuart
The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
Country Wife by Rebecca Shaw
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Dresden Chronicles by Jim Butcher
Echelon Vendetta by David Stone
Enchantment of Orson Scott Card
The Girls by Lori Lansten
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wall
Grace Eventually by Anne Lamont
The Harlequin by Laurel K. Hamilton
The Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
I’ve Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
Indiscretion by Jude Morgan
Just One More Day by Mitchell Albom
Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Kill Me Instead by Dean Koontz
Kill the Messenger by Tammy Hoag
Marley and Me by John Brougan
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Plum Wine by Angela Davis-Gardner
River of Doubt by Candace Millard
Sofie Metropolis by Tory Carrington
Sun Stroke by Jesse Kellerman
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Trouble by Jesse Kellerman
The Wood by Harlan Coben
Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy (Juvenile)
Zorro by Isabel Allende

NON-FICTION WORKSHOP READING LIST

2007-05-29T16:07:00.000-05:00

Here is the list of books that Barry mentioned at the workshop. Sorry it has taken so long to be posted.

WARRIOR QUEENS by Antonia Fraser
ARC OF JUSTICE: A SAGA OF RACE, CIVIL RIGHTS AND MURDER IN THE JAZZ AGE by Kevin Boyle
A TASTE OF COUNTRY COOKING by Edna Lewis
HOW TO COOK A WOLF by MFK Fisher
UP IN THE OLD HOTEL by Joseph Mitchell
THE PINE BARRENS by John McPhee and Burt Curtsinger
THE BOOK ON THE BOOK SHELF by Henry Petroski
PENCIL: A HISTORY OF DESIGN AND CIRCUMSTANCE by Henry Petroski
STRANGER ON A TRAIN by Jenny Diski
SHIP OF GOLD IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Gary Kinder
UNDERTAKING: LIFE STUDIES FROM THE DISMAL TRADE by Thomas Lynch
A HISTORY OF READING by Alberto Manguel
CLOISTER WALK by Kathleen Norris
SHORT WALK IN THE HINDU KUSH by Eric Newby
CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC: DISPATCHES FROM THE UNFINISHED CIVIL WAR by Tony Horwitz
BLUE LATITUDES: BOLDLY GOING WHERE CAPTAIN COOK HAS GONE BEFORE by Tony Horwitz
LONGITUDE: THE TRUE STORY OF A LONE GENIUS WHO SOLVED THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM OF
HIS TIME by Dava Sobel
PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK by Annie Dillard
FARM: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN FARMER by Richard Rhodes
AN AMERICAN PLAGUE: THE TRUE AND TERRIFYING STORY OF THE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC OF 1793
by Jim Murphy
FROZEN WATER TRADE by Gavin Weightman
CONNECTIONS by James Burke
BOTANY OF DESIRE: A PLANT'S-EYE VIEW OF THE WORLD by Michael Pollan
THE EARTH MOVED: ON THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF EARTHWORMS by Amy Stewart
JULIE AND JULIA: MY YEAR OF COOKING DANGEROUSLY by Julie Powell
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN by Frances Mayes
SALT: A WORLD HISTORY by Mark Kurlansky
A YEAR IN PROVENCE by Peter Mayle
HOLLAND MANIA by Annette Stott
GRAVE (EVENTUALLY): THOUGHTS ON FAITH by Anne Lamott
FATHER JOE: THE MAN WHO SAVED MY SOUL by Tony Hendra
MY GRANDFATHER'S BLESSINGS: STORIES OF STRENGTH, REFUGE AND BELONGING by Rachel Naomi
Remen
CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD: AND UNCOMMON DIALOGUE by Neale Donald Walsch
IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES by Gracia Burnham and Dean Merrill
THROUGH THE GATES OF SPLENDOR by Elizabeth Elliot
A HISTORY OF GOD by Karen Armstrong
TREASURE by Clive Cussler
AMONG GRIZZLIES: LIVING WITH WILD BEARS IN ALASKA by Timothy Treadwell
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE by Aron Ralston
ALIVE by Piers Paul Read
SHADOW DIVERS by Robert Kurson
SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET by Heinrich Harrer
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT: MY CALLING TO THE NEW HARCORE MOVEMENT OF FAITH by Stephen Baldwin
YOU GOT NOTHING COMING: NOTES FROM A PRISON FISH by Jimmy A. Lerner
THE DEVIL'S TEETH: A TRUE STORY OF OBSESSION AND SURVIVAL AMONG AMERICA'S GREAT WHITE
SHARKS by Susan Casey
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON: POLITICS, PEOPLE AND THE AIDS EPIDEMIC by Randy Shilts
FLU: THE STORY OF THE GREAT INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918 AND THE SEARCH FROM THE VIRUS
THAT CAUSED IT by Gina Kolata

WHAT CHA BEEN READING?- March 2007

2007-03-30T13:29:00.001-05:00

Virginia Hermes- JCPL
DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohjalian

Rita Miziorko-KCKPL
MR. THUNDERMUG by Cornelius Medvei

Andrea Kempf- JCCC
THE INHERITANCE OF LOST by Karan Desai
KAFKA ON THE SHORE by Haruki Mura kami
SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRANIUM by Marina Lewycka
KALOOKI NIGHTS by Howard Jacobson
EDDIE KRUMBLE IS THE CLAPPER by Dito Montiel

Susan Burton- KCMLIN
ZERO GAME by Brad Meltzer

Donna Jo Atwood- OPL
NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
TASTE OF INNOCENCE by Stephanie Laurens
IN THE BED OF A DUKE by Cathy Maxwell

Amy Fisher- MCPL
THE QUEEN OF BABBLE by Meg Cabot
THE HOT ROCK by Donald Westlake

Alicia Alhvers- KCPL
THE DEAD FATHERS CLUB by Matt Haig
PAULA SPENCER by Roddy Doyle

Kaite Stover- KCPL
THEN WE CAME TO THE END by Joshua Ferris

UNITED WE READ WORKSHOP

2007-03-16T15:43:00.000-05:00

The United We Read workshop was a great success. This was the first year for having this event and those that attended took away with them many useful ideas. If you missed the workshop, there is a link to the side that has informational as well as promotional material.

2006 MARRTY BEST BOOK AWARD

2007-02-14T15:06:00.000-06:00

The 2006 MARRTY Best Book Award goes to Anne Tyler's DIGGING TO AMERICA. In a very close second was Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. In third place was Cormac McCarthy's book THE ROAD. Thank you to all who partcipated in this years MARRTY award.

WHAT CHA BEEN READING? February 2007

2007-02-14T14:45:00.000-06:00

Alicia Ahlvers-KCPL
HOUSE OF MEETINGS by Martin Amis
THE RHYTHM OF THE ROAD by Albyn Hall
THE ATTACK by Yasmina Khadra

Rita Miziorko- KCKPL
SNOW FLOWER & THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE by Louise Brown
THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck

Pat Wells- UMKC Pen/Faulkner
THE LEADWAY COTTAGE by ?
THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING by Laura Moriarty
SUCH SWEET THUNDER by Vincent Carter

Meredith Roberson- NKCPL
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by K.L. Going
UGLIES by Scot Westerfeld
PRETTIES by Scot Westerfeld

Cindy Guyler- JCPL
FALSE MIRROR by Charles Todd
WHAT'S UP WITH HARD CORE JEWISH PEOPLE? by Margery, Isis Schwartz

UNITED WE READ 2007

2007-01-09T10:53:00.000-06:00

The Kansas City Library and Information Network announces that THE FINAL SOLUTION by Michael Chabon is the United We Read selection for 2007. This deceptively simple novella, set at the time of the blitz in World War II Britain, resurrects an aged Sherlock Holmes, never actually mentioned by name. The old man is asked to help police discover the murderer of a commercial traveler and the whereabouts of a missing parrot belonging to a young Jewish boy rescued from Germany. As the mystery unfolds, layer upon layer of meaning is discovered and yet in the end the meaning is ambiguous. Chabon has penned an exquisite homage to Sir Conan Doyle, obliquely examining not only the horror of the Holocaust, but the legacy of racism in Great Britain, and the vicissitudes of aging. Readers of all ages will find much to discuss in this elegant novel. The Final Solution is the winner of the 2005 National Jewish Book Award and also the 2003 Aga Khan Prize for Fiction by the Paris Review.

Submitted by Susan Burton KCMLIN

Great Books Foundation Announcement

2006-11-21T16:10:00.000-06:00

From: Susan Burton KCMLIN

The Great Books Foundation will provide a one-day, 6-hour workshop on the Shared Inquiry Method, an inclusive and egalitarian approach for leading book discussion groups. This workshop will take place at Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday, January 10, 9-4

The Shared Inquiry Method
Training in the Shared Inquiry produces skilled discussion leaders who know how to stimulate group members to take an active role in educating themselves. In this training, you will learn skills to help you formulate and ask productive questions about a topic, manage the flow of the group's responses, ensure that all members participate, and keep the discussion dynamic.

Costs & Registration
The cost per participant is $150, which includes all the Great Books Foundation materials used in the workshop. The workshop will apply the Shared Inquiry Method training to Charles Wohlforth's book, The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change. Individual participants are responsible for obtaining their own copy of the book. Reading the book in advance of the workshop is strongly recommended.

To enroll in this workshop, please register through Great Books Foundation website, or you may also register by phone at 1-800-222-5870, Mon. through Fri., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST

Location
Linda Hall Library
5109 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110-2498

Questions
Please contact Jenny Bruenger at Linda Hall Library for more Information. 816-926-8725 email: education@lindahall.org

WHAT CHA BEEN READING?

2006-11-21T15:18:00.000-06:00

These are from the past few meetings:

Alicia Ahlvers-KCPL
SURVIVAL AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD by ?
OLD FILTH by Jane Gardam
THE GRAVEDIGGER by Peter Grandbois
MY LIFE IN FRANCE by Julia Child
THE TERRORIST by John Updike
GOLDEN COUNTRY by Jennifer Gilmore
SPACE RACE by Deborah Cadbury
VOODOO HEART by Scott Snyder
LA PERDITA(graphic novel) by Jessica Abel

Donna Jo Atwood-Olathe PL
MAN WHO LOVED JANE AUSTEN by Sally Smith O'Rourke
CONSUELO AND ALVA VANDERBILT: THE STORY OF A DAUGHTER AND A MOTHER IN THE THE GILDED AGE by Amanda Mackenzie
DEAD BEAT: LOST SOULS, LUCKY STIFF AND THE PERVERSE PLEASURES OF OBITUARIES by Marilyn Johnson
IMPERIUM by Robert Harris
QUIRKY QUERTY by ?
THE PIRATES AND THE SCIENTISTS, BOUND WITH THE PIRATES AND AHAB by Gideon Defoe
BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Dai Sijie
FRENCH WOMEN FOR ALL SEASONS by Mireille Guiliano
THE GILDED TONGUE by Rod Evans
ALTRUISTIC ARMADILLOS, ZENLIKE ZEBRAS by Jeffrey Masson
SASSY ONE by Susan Mallory

Susan Burton-KCMLIN
EXPECTED ONE by Kathleen McGowan
13TH TALE by Diane Setterfield
SPLIT SECOND by David Baldacci
CAMEL CLUB by David Baldacci

Trish Downey-JCPL
RED HOT MURDER by JoAnne Pence
THE BLIND SIDE:EVOLUTION OF A GAME by Michael Lewis

Amy Fisher-MCPL
IN DANGERS PATH by W.E.B Griffin
TEA HOUSE ON MULBERRY STREET by Sharon Owens
STORM FRONT by Jim Butcher
ENTER SECOND MURDERER by Alanna Knight

Cindy Guyler-JCPL
DARK STAR SAFARI by Paul Theroux
I MARRIED ADVENTURE by Osa Johnson
JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan
AFTER THE WRECK by Joyce Carol Oates

Virginia Hermes-JCPL
THIRTEEN MOON by Charles Frazier
THE COLLECTOR by David Baldacci
NIGHT WATCH by Sara Waters
SHIP OF BRIDES by Jojo Moyes
ON AGATE HILL by Lee Smith
HOME TO BIG STONE GAP by Adriana Trigiani
THE MESSENGER by Daniel Silva

Andrea Kempf-JCCC Library
TO RESCUE A ROGUE by Jo Beverley
A WOMAN IN JERUSALEM by Abraham B. Yehoshua
BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN by Haruki Murakami
BOOK OF SAMSON by David Maine
END OF MR. Y by Scarlett Thomas

Kaite Stover-KCPL
TOMATO RED by Daniel Woodrell
THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Rita Miziorko-KCKPL
THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova
SOUND LIKE THUNDER by Sonney Brewer
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
DIGGING TO AMERICA by Anne Tyler
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
OCTOBER SUITE by Maxine Claire
THE COLLECTORS by David Baldacci
CROSS by James Patterson

Pat Wells-UMKC Pen/Faulkner
AFTERMATH by Brian Shawver
TRIAGE by Scott Anderson
AFTERMATH by David Woodrell

THE QUILL AWARDS

2006-11-17T09:29:00.000-06:00

The Quill Awards is an initiative launched with support of Reed Business Information. It is designed to be an industry qualified "consumers choice" awards program for books, honoring the current titles readers deem most entertaining and enlightening.

The Quills celebrates the best books of the year in nineteen popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels..."

Here are some of the winners:

The Variety Blockbuster Book To Film Award
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Debut Author of the Year
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell

Audio Book
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan

General Fiction
A Dirty Job: A Novel by Christopher Moore

Graphic Novel
Naruto, Volume 7 by Masashi Kishimoto

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

Poetry
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou

Romance
Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Biography/Memoir
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan

To see the rest of the list of award winners and the nominees for each award got to the link at the side of this page.

Submitted by Trish Downey, JCPL

NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

2006-11-17T09:21:00.000-06:00

The National Book Foundation presented the 57th National Book Awards on November 15, 2006. They are:

Young People's Literature: THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, TRAITOR TO THE NATION VOL. 1 by M.T. Anderson

Poetry: SPLAY ANTHEM by Nathaniel Mackey

Nonfiction: THE WORST HARD TIME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE GREAT AMERICAN DUST BOWL by Timothy Egan

Fiction: THE ECHO MAKER by Richard Powers

New Spot to View the Newsletter

2006-11-16T15:37:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the new way of viewing the KCMLIN MARRT newsletter "Between the Margins". Please give me your feedback on the new format. Send all emails to my work address:pv_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us Thanks!

Amy Fisher
Parkville Branch, Mid-Continent Public Library