The Bookshelf

This is my “beach book” list (part 1 teens and kids). Yes, these are written for a younger audience. But I enjoyed them. All are light reads and recommended. The 39 Clues series is my favorite so far.

The Sword Thief (39 Clues, bk. 3) by Peter Lerangis, audiobook

One False Note (39 Clues, bk. 2) by Gordon Korman; audiobook

The Maze of Bones (39 clues, bk. 1) by Rick Riordan; audiobook

The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn; audiobook

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; audiobook

Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan; audiobook

The Magician (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Famel, bk. 2) by Michael Scott; audiobook

The Alchemyst (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flam, bk 1) by Michael Scott; audiobook

Being Nikki by Meg Cabot; audiobook

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler; audiobook

Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata by Jennifer Allison; audiobook

Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake by Jennifer Allison; audiobook

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale; audiobook

Cupcake by Rachel Cohn; audiobook

The Princess Plot by Kirsten Boie; audiobook

This is my “beach book” list so far (part 1, adult fiction). I recommend all to those who enjoy breezy reading. The selections include chick lit, romances and some light mysteries.

And in no particular order:

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler; audiobook

The Secret by Julie Garwood; audiobook

A Rogue of My Own by Johanna Lindsey; audiobook

Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips; audiobook

The Accidental Florist by Jill Churchill; audiobook

The Fixer-Upper by Mary Kay Andrews; audiobook

Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews; eaudiobook via Overdrive

Don’t You Forget About Me by Jancee Dunn; audiobook

The Wedding Trap by Tracy Anne Warren; audiobook

You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister; audiobook

Paper Butterfly by Diane Wei Liang; audiobook

Wildwater Walking Club by Claire Cook; audiobook

Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham; audiobook

Great news!

It is now possible to have alerts about writers/series/subjects you are interested in sent via RSS.

For example, if you are interested in the author George R.R. Martin (see the first image) after performing a search  click on the RSS chicklet (circled in red on the right hand side) and subscribe (second image).  This means that whenever we get a new book written by George R.R. Martin or in the Twilight series or whatever is your passion an alert will be sent to your RSS aggregator such as Google Reader.

There is a video conversation with popular author/funny lady Janet Evanovich in the New York Times today.  Here is the link:

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/07/17/multimedia/1247463461442/a-conversation-with-janet-evanovich.html?8bu&emc=bub1

Come to LitLounge you North Shore 20 and 30 somethings.  We will be discussing  The  Brief  Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz, a Pulitzer Prize winning work.

The discussion will take place at Edwardo’s Natural Pizza located at 9300 Skokie Blvd in Skokie from 7:30 -9ish on July 22nd.  Sign up and receive a copy of the book at the Skokie Library Reader Services’ desk at 5215 Oakton St., Skokie.

Enjoy a lively discussion of this wonderful book… and free pizza.