This entry includes many “schtick lit” titles in addition to those included in October 15th’s “Library Lines.” They’re grouped into rough subject categories; some titles appear in more than one category (as appropriate).
As mentioned in “Library Lines,” schtick lit refers to non-fiction titles in which authors spend a year or so immersing themselves in an [...]
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More Schtick Lit
Posted in Reader's Advisory, Uncategorized on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jodi Picoult Read-Alikes
Posted in Reader's Advisory on July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Are you on the waiting list for My Sister’s Keeper? Or are you an ardent Jodi Picoult fan who has read all her books and can’t wait for her next one to come out? Well, here’s a list of books and authors that just might tide you over until your book comes in.
Jodi Picoult’s novels [...]
Come Check Out Some of Our Newest Books!
Posted in New Arrivals, Reader's Advisory on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Chatham Area Public Library recently added many titles to our Fiction and Science Fiction/Fantasy collections! Come in and check out our new additions–both long time readers of the genre and those new to it can find something to enjoy!
Ready for more bloodcurdling (and tingling) tales of vampires and werewolves now that the Twilight series [...]
Things that’ll go bump on teen nightstands
Posted in Reader's Advisory, Teen News on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by USA Today’s Carol Memmott
You’ve raced through all 2,500 pages of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. Now what? USA TODAY investigates other supernatural creatures hanging out in the teen section of your local library
Hunted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
FantasticFiction.co.uk
The story: Zoey Redbird carries the vampire gene and becomes one when she hits puberty. She’s sent to [...]
Novelist John Updikes dies from lung cancer
Posted in Reader's Advisory on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
January 27, 2009
New York — (AP) – John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died Tuesday at age 76.
Interested in what Updike had to offer? Come to the library and check out 23 of his books! Here is a [...]
Library Lines, November 6th
Posted in Library Lines, Reader's Advisory on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While many of us mourn the passage of summer and heed the coming of the winter months, it is good to remind ourselves that any time of the year is a good time for romance. It doesn’t matter if you’re single, dating, or married, or what the weather, the Chatham Area Public Library can [...]
Library Lines – Oct. 23rd
Posted in Library Lines, Reader's Advisory on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The decision to own a pet should not be taken lightly. Many factors can influence the decision, such as the amount of time one can spend caring for and interacting with the pet, accommodations such as home and yard size, and the disposition of certain pets as they would relate to the people in the [...]
Need a vampire fix for Halloween, but scared of the dark?
Posted in Reader's Advisory on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Try Christopher Moore’s slanted take on vampires!
You Suck: A Love Story (2007)
Author: Christopher Moore
Genre: Fantasy (Humor)
Check it out at the library!
Plot Summary:
When Tommy Flood wakes up, he finds that his girlfriend, Jody is a vampire and has subsequently turned him into one as well. She tells Tommy that she loves him and just could [...]
Interested in Three Cups of Tea?
Posted in Reader's Advisory on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time (2007)
Author: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Genre: Non-Fiction (Memoir/Lives in Context)
Check it out at the Library!
Plot Summary: Once a professional mountain climber, Greg Mortenson devoted his life to building schools in remote areas of Pakistan after he failed to [...]
Readalikes for the Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer
Posted in Reader's Advisory, Teen News on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The staff members at the Chatham Area Public Library have noticed that a lot of patrons have asked for books in the Twilight series. If you are waiting to get your hands on a copy or can’t wait until the movie comes out (11/21/08), try reading these great readalike books that are similiar in mood, subject, [...]
