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Wallace, Franzen, Karr, & Eugenides
Well, I was going to apologize for posting so sporadically lately, but then I realized that posting once a month doesn’t even count as sporadically. Anyway, the vacation is over, and you can expect to see daily posts on Stacked from here on out. Three...
Posted: 10/11/2011 10:10 AM in Stacked
Birds of a Feather
Mark Obmascik’s book The Big Year, the story of three top contenders in a year-long bird-watching competition, comes to the silver screen on October 14. The three obsessed men — a roofing contractor seeking to break his own record, a corporate executive...
Posted: 10/11/2011 8:20 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Iron Fey Series
Did you ever have a passing daydream when you were a kid, that your “real” parents are royalty and so you are a prince or princess of some distant land? Meghan Chase, age 17, finds herself in the middle of that daydream when she learns that her father...
Posted: 10/7/2011 2:32 PM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
The Lover’s Dictionary
It finally happened! David Levithan has written his first book for adults! The Lover’s Dictionary combines my love for the English language and and great storytelling in a beautifully written account of how a relationship progresses. Amid the countless...
Posted: 10/7/2011 8:28 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
The Latest Survival Tools: The Curling Iron And The Evening Gown
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray begins with a plane crash that strands thirteen beauty pageant contestants from the “Miss Teen Dream” on a deserted island. Only the island really isn’t deserted. In a dormant volcano on the other side of the island lies the...
Posted: 10/7/2011 8:27 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Death Cab for Cutie’s Latest
The lights went down on PNC pavilion last Friday and the distinct melodic beat of the five minute instrumental slowly drew the crowd into each key hit on the piano. The lights began to flicker to the beat as the band increased its tempo. Finally the singer...
Posted: 10/6/2011 10:13 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Get your Books on at Books by the Banks 2011
The leaves have begun to turn which can only mean one thing: hundreds of authors will soon converge on the Duke Energy Convention Center for that regional orgy of books and literariness, Books by the Banks. Mark your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 22nd....
Posted: 10/5/2011 4:57 PM in Stacked
Books by the Banks
Join us for Cincinnati’s 5th annual Books by the Banks free book festival. It takes place Saturday, October 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Children and their families can enjoy storybook characters, crafts, and...
Posted: 10/4/2011 8:08 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Genealogy Databases, Websites and More!
Make your family tree come alive with help from a genealogy expert. The Amelia Branch Library is excited and proud to have Cynthia Whitt-Covalcine of the Clermont County Genealogical Society at our library to present “Next Steps” for the Intermediate...
Posted: 9/30/2011 9:31 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
Inheritance Released November 8
Have you been anxiously awaiting Christopher Paolini’s conclusion to The Inheritance Cycle? Inheritance will be released on November 8, but patrons may place a hold today. Audiobook fans, keep an eye on the catalog as it will be available soon for holds....
Posted: 9/30/2011 9:29 AM in Off the Shelf @ CCPL
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