The National Book Award Foundation announced the 2009 National Book Award finalists.  Winners will be announced on November 18th.

Frank McCourt passed away Sunday, July 19 2009.  He was 78, and well known as the author of Angela's Ashes.

A complete listing of Clermont County Public Library titles by McCourt can be found here. 

Yesterday, Jan. 19, 2009, marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe.  Even though he was only 40 when he died on October 7, 1849, he forever left his mark on the world with his poetry and storytelling.  If you're like me and haven't given Poe a thought since high school, check out some of these offerings:

Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror inspired by Edgar Allan Poe edited by Ellen Datlow

In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

Collected Stories & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe: A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd

The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-tale Heart

Michael Crichton passed away November 4, 2008.  He was well known as the author of Jurassic Park.  A complete listing of Clermont County Public Library titles by Crichton can be found here. 

Susan Kidd Monk's bestselling novel, The Secret Life of Bees, hits the big screen on Friday, October 17th.  Starring Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, and Alicia Keys, the film tells the story of 14 year-old Lily Owens who flees with her caregiver, Rosaleen, to the South Carolina town that holds the secret to her late mother's past.  Taken in by the Boatwright sisters, Lily finds comfort in their world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna. 

Check out some of these great films starring screen legend and philanthropist, Paul Newman, who died Friday, September 26.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Cool Hand Luke

Empire Falls

Fat Man & Little Boy

The Hustler

Message in a Bottle

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Our Town

The Sting

Where the Money Is

Another novel by bestselling author Nicholas Sparks makes its way to the big screen.  Starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere, Nights in Rodanthe, opens nationwide on September 26th.  Click here to read the book or check out the previous movie adaptations of Sparks' books:

Message in a Bottle

The Notebook

A Walk to Remember

It's a book! 

Weighing in at 13 pounds, this is a lot to handle.  It's 30,000 Years of Art, practically a museum on a shelf.  Browse through 1000 art images, and enjoy works from 28,000 BC to modern day. 

Joe Nuxhall, one of the most beloved figures in Cincinnati baseball history, died last night at the age of 79.  To read more about his life and his legacy, check out Joe: Rounding Third & Heading for Home by Greg Hoard or go to the Cincinnati Enquirer to see their tribute to this Cincinnati legend.

The 2007 National Book Award Winners were announced last night.  This year's top honors went to:

FICTION - Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

NON-FICTION - Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

POETRY - Time and Materials by Robert Hass

Click here for the complete list of nominees.

The 2007 Ohioana Book Awards were announced last month.  The award, which began in 1942, seeks to bring state and national attention to Ohio authors and their books.  The awards are given for outstanding books published each year in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, juvenile books, poetry, and books about Ohio or an Ohioan.  This years winners are...

•  Fiction:  The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
• Nonfiction:  The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
• Poetry:  Blue Front by Martha Collins
• Poetry: Declension in the Village of Chung Luong by Bruce Weigl
• Juvenile Literature:  The Lemon Sisters by Andrea Cheng
• Juvenile Literature: Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
• About Ohio or an Ohioan:  Growing Season: The Life of a Migrant Community by David Hassler and Gary Harwood
• 2007 Ohioana Career Award:  Lois McMaster Bujold

The Ohioana Awards will be presented at the Ohioana Day celebration on Saturday, October 27 at the Ohioana Library/State Library of Ohio building in Columbus.

Angels Fall by Nora Roberts was chosen by the public as the 2007 Quill Book of the Year.  Roberts' romance novel was one of 19 winners in individual categories that were announced in September.  Click here to see the complete list of award winners and be sure to tune in to NBC on Saturday, October 27th where the winning authors can be seen in a one-hour television special.

The 2007 National  Book Award Finalists were announced today.  Click here for the complete list of nominees or check out one of the nominees from our collection:

FICTION

• Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
• Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

NON-FICTION

• God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
• Ralph Ellison: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad
• Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
• Skin Hunger: A Resurrection of Magic, Book One by Kathleen Duey
• Touching Snow by M. Sindy Felin
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

POETRY

• Time and Materials by Robert Hass

 

The 2007 Quill Book Award winners were announced today.  Among the winners:

• Debut Author: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
• Best General Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Best Audio:  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Best Children's Picture Book:  Flotsam by David Wiesner
• Best Children's Chapter/Middle Grade Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• Best Teen/Young Adult Book: Sold by Patricia McCormick

Click here to see a complete list of the nominees and winners. The Quill Book Award was established in 2005 to celebrate the best books of the year in nineteen popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels. 

Between now and October 10, the public can vote for the Book of the Year from the list of winners.  Click here to cast your vote.

Movies based on books abound this fall and winter.  Check out these titles before they hit the big screen:

• The Nanny Diaries, in theaters now, is based on the satirical novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
• The Bourne Ultimatum, in theaters now, the third book in the series by Robert Ludlum
• 3:10 to Yuma, September 7, based on the story from Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard
• Into the Wild, September 21, based on Jon Krakauer's 1996 bestseller
• Gone, Baby, Gone, October 10, based on the 1998 novel by Dennis Lehane
• Reservation Road, October 19, based on the 1999 novel by John Burnham
• 30 Days of Night, October 19, based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles
• Lady Chatterley's Lover, November 9, based on the classic novel by D.H. Lawrence
• No Country for Old Men, November 9, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy
• The Jane Austen Book Club, November 16, based on the popular book by Karen Joy Fowler
• Beowulf, November 16, based on the epic poem
• Love in the Time of Cholera, November 16, based on the novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Atonement, December 7, based on the novel by Ian McEwan

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All of our branches have sets of the World Book Encyclopedia.

World Book is inviting readers to vote among four choices for the covers of 2008 edition. Pick your favorite.

What's the Secret by Rhonda Byrne? Find out at your library. We've purchased additional copies of the book, and DVD to meet demand.

Francine River's beloved tale of tale of suffering, seeking, and redemption comes to life on the big screen. The Last Sin Eater, starring Louise Fletcher and Henry Thomas, will be in theaters tomorrow. Click here to find a theater and show times near you.

Set in 1850’s Appalachia, The Last Sin Eater tells the story of 10-year-old Cadi Forbes who is wracked with guilt over the death of her sister. She feels responsible for her death and sets out to find the only man, known as the Sin Eater, who can take away her guilt. While on her search for redemption, Cadi learns a devastating secret that has the potential to tear her family and community apart.

Clermont County owns both regular print and large print copies of the book for checkout.

From Bram Stoker to Kenneth Graham, the upcoming 2006-2007 Masterpiece Theatre season on PBS is jam-packed with exciting adaptations of classic literature. Click here to check your local listings.

Dracula - Sunday, February 11

A stylish and sexy new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale of horror.

Kidnapped - Sunday, March 25 & April 1

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of sixteen year old David Balfou, who after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

The Wind in the Willows - Sunday, April 8

Kenneth Graham's popular children's book is brought to life in a lavish adaptation starring Bob Hoskins and Imelda Stanton.

Unlike most formal etiquette books, "Excuse Me, But I Was Next ...": How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas by Peggy Post has a sense of wit and reflects normal situations that occur in our everyday lives. From forgetting the name of someone you are introducing to deciding what to tip (or not) when restaurant service is bad, this little book addresses those small but significant issues. What should you do when a friend gives you a gift and you have nothing for him or her? Peggy says not to panic and gives some advice about the whole gift issue. Is it okay to send a condolence note by e-mail? Hmmmm. Peggy has some insights about when e-mail is appropriate and when it might offend. Find all the answers in this new book.

Although the publication date has not been announced, you may now place holds on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the series.

We expect that publication is months away, the rumor is July 7th, or 07-07-07 is looking like a good release date for book number 7. We will have 60 copies of the book on order, and will order the spoken CD and large print versions when they are available later this year.