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Find
out when authors are scheduled to appear on the top
65 TV and radio network and cable programs.
The Fresh Press e-newsletter
lists current author appearances and book discussions airing on news,
talk and entertainment programs.
The newsletter is e-mailed six days a week and lists which authors
will be interviewed in the next couple days on such popular programs
as Oprah, Today, Good Morning America, The View, ET, Daily Show with
Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Late Night, Tonight with Conan
O'Brien, and NPR and PRI radio broadcasts.
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Word Play -
Summer
Scrabble Club
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Tuesday,
June 2 at 1 PM
Tuesday, July 7 at 1 PM
Tuesday, August 4 at 1 PM
Main Library Casual Study Room
Join
Scrabble enthusiast
Madelyn Doerr for an afternoon
of recreational Scrabble gaming. Players of all levels are welcome.
Scrabble dictionaries and several Scrabble games will be provided.
We challenge you to find
better letter game fun!
No registration required.
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READ
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
WATCH
My Sister's Keeper, the movie,
hits the big screen on June 26.
CLICK
Learn more about the book,
see a trailer for the movie, and read an excerpt from Picoult's book,
House Rules, which will be released in 2010.
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Greetings Book Enthusiast!
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Welcome to a new read on books. Each month we'll feature
news about bestsellers, publishing trends, tips for book clubs,
author updates and events, reading recommendations, some of the best
websites for book lovers, and other tidbits for reading enthusiasts.
Let us know what you think of the newsletter, and please
forward it to friends and family in West Bloomfield who share your
love for reading.
Read on and enjoy!
Your book-loving librarians at the West Bloomfield
Township Public Library
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Summer reading isn't just for kids!
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 Adults: Join the
Summer Reading Club for no-cost reading fun and games!
Read a current bestseller or a favorite classic, go on the road with
a Playaway audiobook, browse through one of the Library's more than
500 magazines and newspapers, watch a DVD, and come to a family
gaming fest. Complete just five activities from a list of 25 and
receive a complimentary $5 gift card to the Friendshop, the Friends
of the Library book and gift store.
For complete details about the 2009 Summer Reading Club-including
activities and programs for children, teens and families, as well as
how to join-call the Adult Information Desk at 248-232-2290 or go to
the Online Library.
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Shelf Awareness-Hot titles for summer reading
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Looking
for the next great title to read this summer? Here are suggestions
for a variety of reading interests recommended by:
·
Your book-loving librarians suggest books and audiobooks
· Author Stephen King and hundreds
of authors at Goodreads
· USA Today and its popular
calendar of just released books
· NPR commentators
When you want the next good book to listen to, check the Online Library for titles
of the latest audiobooks to arrive at the Library. Or request that a
list of new audiobooks be emailed
to you each month.
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Red
Room: Where the writers are
Red Room calls itself
"Facebook for authors." The web site features in-depth
information and interesting details about some of today's most-read
authors, as well as lesser-known writers.
Learn about and follow authors through bios, book reviews, author
blogs, related articles and stories, and links to author videos and
podcasts. Selected authors are invited to join, and the site has
attracted big names in publishing including Amy Tan, Maya Angelou,
Jon Stewart, Salman Rusdie, Khaled Hosseini and Jeffrey Zaslow.
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From the Land of the Midnight Sun
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Sweden,
with its unending summer daylight, has a growing number of gifted
mystery writers that readers are taking a shine to.
According to the May issue of BookPage:
"The smallish country of Sweden has produced an inordinate
number of suspense novelists in recent years, including Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, Ake Edwardson and the
winner of the 2009 Top of the Ice Pick award, Hakan Nesser.
 Nesser's
taut new suspense novel, Woman with Birthmark, has
a premise unlike any in recent memory. In a country famous for its
fish, red herrings abound."
Check out a mystery from one of these talented Swedish authors to
enjoy during our own long summer days.
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