MORE 'READERS-ADVISORY' POSTS
This week we thought we would have some fun and gave you a challenge: Describe your favorite book in just 3 words. It was harder than I thought it would be, but oh so much fun. The challenge was delightful, as were your entries. Here is a recap . . . Jellicoe Road: Mind-blowing. Stunning. […]
You can download this poster at https://app.box.com/s/fll27kx8vfqhncw2dvu8 Each year I put together a poster outlining the Top 10 Trends in YA/Teen Lit for the year to help get teens reading. This year, I tried to design my poster as the cover of a magazine, which proved to be a ton of work. I like […]
Reader’s Advisory is an awesome concept in theory, but it assumes that the people sitting behind the Reference desk at a library have a ton of time to chat with patrons about the books they read and why they like them. The reality is, sometimes we are so busy we can be lucky if we […]
Take 5: Through the Looking Glass
Alice in Wonderland, Collection Development, Lewis Carrol, Reader's Advisory, Twisted Fairy Tales
|Twisted fairy tales are nothing new and there are a slew of them. This fall TV season, however, Once Upon a Time is getting a bit more specific with a special Alice in Wonderland themed spinoff (on ABC). In case you didn’t know it, there is also a very popular Alice video game called Alice […]
Take 5: Science Fiction That Actually Takes Place in (Gasp) Space (a list with apparently 10 titles on it in honor of The Hitchhiker’s “Trilogy”)
aliens, Beth Revis, C. S. Lewis, Collection Development, Madeleine L'Engle, orson scott card, Reader's Advisory, Science Fiction, Space
|When I was reading These Broken Stars, I was a little giddy because here was a science fiction title that actually took place in space. There has been a lot of science fiction published lately, but a lot of it tends to be more Earthbound involving new tech (think the awesome BZRK series by Michael […]
While historical fiction may be my Achilles hill (although I have now read 10 historical fiction titles this year – please hold your applause until the end of the post), nonfiction is something I like but just don’t ever read enough of. As a reviewer for VOYA, they occasionally send me a nonfiction title to […]
Scholastic Book Fair: September
Collection Development, Middle Grade Fiction, Reader's Advisory, Scholastic
|Now that school is back in session, it’s time to resume our Scholastic Book Fair here on TLT. Here are five new titles from Scholastic. Seeing Red by Kathryn Erskine “So everyone just sits there and says nothing? How’s anything ever going to get better?” Red Porter’s daddy has died. While Red and his mom […]
Booktalk This! When You’re Tired of Emo Vamps (by Kearsten)
Booktalk This, Booktalks, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory, Vampires
|Burned out on vampire romances? Wish the creatures lurking in the dark were a little more bloodthirsty (or possessing more of a sense of humor)? Me, too! I spent the week rereading Justin Cronin’s The Passage, an epic, sprawling novel of the build-up to and the aftermath of a completely terrifying vampire-virus apocalypse. Cronin’s vamps are deadly and truly […]
Take 5: Scorchers, aka It’s #DragonDay (list by Cuyler)
Christopher Paolini, Collection Development, Dragons, Eragon, Mari Mancusi, Rachel Hartman, Reader's Advisory, Scorched, Seraphina, Take 5
|What’s scarier than vampires, zombies, and werewolves combined? Dragons, baby. These fiery serpents have seared their way into fiction for years and they’re here to stay. Everyone needs a little fire-breathing, knight-eating goodness in their reading piles this Fall, so why not take a gander at these scorching tales: 1) Seraphina by Rachel Hartman- Seraphina […]
The Doctor has been running through time and space for 50 years this year. We’re celebrating all things Doctor Who related with a series of posts, book lists, events and more. You can find it all here at Doctor Who Central Doctor Who Week PostsThis is a joint event with Maria Selke at Maria’s Melange, […]
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