Exercise #1
Yes I have been a member of a book club. For adults it is a good socialnetwork through reading. Finding other people who like to read and share what they have read is good fun. My experience has been an in-person book club and was by a friend who knew a friend . I have never been apart of an online book club.
Exercise #2
NW Branch as begun it's first adult Book Club. The name of our book club is Reader's Perspective View. So far it is going well. We are reading Susanna Garden by McCormick. This book was recommended so after our meeting I will know how the other members felt about the book. I think having a book club in the libary sort of help the patrons to really feel as though they belong to the library. It puts reading books back into a postive perspective. After all Libraries are about books not just the internet(smile). I am interested in geting more interested in using Reading group guide. There are some great pointers I will use for our book club at NW.
Exercise #3
I checked on Good Reads and Shelfari! for my book of choice: One for the money by Janet Evanovich. The ratings were similar on both sites. Good Reads gave One for the moeny a 4.10 avg. rating out of 5. Shelfari! gave it 4 stars out of 5. I wasn't surprised. I read One for the money and I was hooked--
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Books, Readers and Beyond:#53 Finding Books Online
Three local book stores that are close to the Northwest Branch
Book Land
7135 Louetta Rd
Stuebner Airline
spring, Texas 77001
Copperfields Book Shop
8228 Louetta Rd.
Spring, Texas 77379
Barnes & Noble
5303 FM 1960 West
Houston, Texas 77069
#2.Search for the book I selected?
The Book I selected was The cat who blew the whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun
Borders price is $7.99 online
The Audio Price is $59.00 with headphones
Compact $34.99
http://www.borders.com/online/store/SearchResults?keyword=cat+who+blew+the+whistle&type=0&simple=1
#3 Download an e-book
The book I downloaded was The client by John Grisham.
My experience with reading books online is not new. I had to do some of them while in college. However, when I downloaded this book I read as much of it I wanted but my preference is holding the book in my hand. It holds my attention better. Now if I wanted it on a PDF then I would down load it to my computer and then I can pick up on it whenever I wanted to. But I really like holding my books it is just apart of me. Everywhere I go I have a book in my hand of some kind. Habits are hard to break.It is good to have different forms but having the plug in my ear all day is not my cup of tea.
Book Land
7135 Louetta Rd
Stuebner Airline
spring, Texas 77001
Copperfields Book Shop
8228 Louetta Rd.
Spring, Texas 77379
Barnes & Noble
5303 FM 1960 West
Houston, Texas 77069
#2.Search for the book I selected?
The Book I selected was The cat who blew the whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun
Borders price is $7.99 online
The Audio Price is $59.00 with headphones
Compact $34.99
http://www.borders.com/online/store/SearchResults?keyword=cat+who+blew+the+whistle&type=0&simple=1
#3 Download an e-book
The book I downloaded was The client by John Grisham.
My experience with reading books online is not new. I had to do some of them while in college. However, when I downloaded this book I read as much of it I wanted but my preference is holding the book in my hand. It holds my attention better. Now if I wanted it on a PDF then I would down load it to my computer and then I can pick up on it whenever I wanted to. But I really like holding my books it is just apart of me. Everywhere I go I have a book in my hand of some kind. Habits are hard to break.It is good to have different forms but having the plug in my ear all day is not my cup of tea.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Books, Readers and Beyond:#52 What to Read
#1
I went into Novelist Plus and search for the title The Cat who blew the Whistle
by Lillian Jackson Braun.Cozy Mysteries
A cozy mystery has interesting characters, a light-hearted tone,
no graphic violence, and often features an amateur detective and animals.
Then I looked for the read alikes and this is what it gave me.
a.Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy series and Whisker of Evil,
b.Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon Days,
c.Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series.
d.M C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth Mysteries
e.Marian Babson's Canapes for the kitties
Next I searched in Fiction L, Booklist: This is what was recommended.
Lydia Adamson cat mysteries
Marian Babson cat mysteries
M.C. Beaton -- esp. the Hamish Macbeth series
Veronica Black -- Sister Joan
Rita Mae Brown -- "Sneaky Pie" mysteries
Carvic and follow ups by Crane -- Miss Seeton mysteries
Jeanne M Dams -- Dorothy Martin
Carole Nelson Douglas
Although some say these are *too* cute Carola Dunn -- Daisy Dalrymple
Dorothy Gilman -- Mrs. Pollifax series
Lee Harris (Syrell Leahy) -- former nun Christine Bennett
Joan Hess -- Claire Malloy and Maggody series
Landrum, Graham -- Garden Club Mystery
Richard and Francis Lockridge -- Mr. & Mrs. North books
These are older, and fall somewhat between Braun and Grafton in tone I'd say Charlotte MacLeod
John Mortimer -- Rumpole books
Sister Carol Anne O'Marie -- Sister Mary Helen
Katherine Hall Page -- Faith Fairchild
Elizabeth Peters -- Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, Jacqueline Kirby, standalones.
The series in particular are heavy on the whimsy factor which is so prevalent in the Cat Who... books Sheila Simonson -- Lark Dodge
Christie, Sayers, Allingham, Tey -- the cozy classics
Then I searched in Library BookLists and Bibliographies. From this book I got the following.
1. Murder on the Lusitania 2. Murder on the Maurentania
3. Murder on the Minnesota 4.Murder on the Caronia
5 Murder on the Marm 6 Murder on the Salsette all by Conrad Allen
Aunt Dimity, an English ghost by Nancy Atherton
Augusta Goodnight, guardian angel by Mignon F. Ballard
Melanie Travis, poodle breeder by Berenson, Laurien
Bernie Rhodenbarr by Lawrence Block
Consulting Fiction L. Booklist and Library Booklist listed diffrent books to read. Although a couple of them matched Novelist. As a Librarian I know that all of my adult patrons do not like the same type of books some are different. So I always ask what they like or what authors they prefer and then I try to match them with some alikes. Of the ones I searched I like Novelist the best.
#2.Find books sutible for a fourth grade girl interested in anamials
I used NovelList for the fourth grade girl and her brother. For the fourth grade girl: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo and The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson. For her 13 year old brother: The night tourist by Katherine Marsh and The afterlife by Gary Soto.
#3 The customer who has read all of Dean Koonts I would look in Novelist and see what they recommend in doing so this is what it said:
Greg Bear,Darwin's Radio and Vitals, Dan Simmons Summer of Night,John Saul,The Manhattan Hunt Club,andCharles Grant The Millennium Quartet,
Then I looked in What I should read next and they recommend books by F. Paul Wilson and Stephen White.
#4.Series the customer has read Alanna: the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Series is: Song of the Lioness
1 Alanna: the first Adventure
2 In the Hand of the Goddess
3 Woman Who Rides Like a Man, The
4 Lioness Rampant
This is found in the Mid-Continent Public Library
I went into Novelist Plus and search for the title The Cat who blew the Whistle
by Lillian Jackson Braun.Cozy Mysteries
A cozy mystery has interesting characters, a light-hearted tone,
no graphic violence, and often features an amateur detective and animals.
Then I looked for the read alikes and this is what it gave me.
a.Rita Mae Brown's Mrs. Murphy series and Whisker of Evil,
b.Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon Days,
c.Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series.
d.M C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth Mysteries
e.Marian Babson's Canapes for the kitties
Next I searched in Fiction L, Booklist: This is what was recommended.
Lydia Adamson cat mysteries
Marian Babson cat mysteries
M.C. Beaton -- esp. the Hamish Macbeth series
Veronica Black -- Sister Joan
Rita Mae Brown -- "Sneaky Pie" mysteries
Carvic and follow ups by Crane -- Miss Seeton mysteries
Jeanne M Dams -- Dorothy Martin
Carole Nelson Douglas
Although some say these are *too* cute Carola Dunn -- Daisy Dalrymple
Dorothy Gilman -- Mrs. Pollifax series
Lee Harris (Syrell Leahy) -- former nun Christine Bennett
Joan Hess -- Claire Malloy and Maggody series
Landrum, Graham -- Garden Club Mystery
Richard and Francis Lockridge -- Mr. & Mrs. North books
These are older, and fall somewhat between Braun and Grafton in tone I'd say Charlotte MacLeod
John Mortimer -- Rumpole books
Sister Carol Anne O'Marie -- Sister Mary Helen
Katherine Hall Page -- Faith Fairchild
Elizabeth Peters -- Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, Jacqueline Kirby, standalones.
The series in particular are heavy on the whimsy factor which is so prevalent in the Cat Who... books Sheila Simonson -- Lark Dodge
Christie, Sayers, Allingham, Tey -- the cozy classics
Then I searched in Library BookLists and Bibliographies. From this book I got the following.
1. Murder on the Lusitania 2. Murder on the Maurentania
3. Murder on the Minnesota 4.Murder on the Caronia
5 Murder on the Marm 6 Murder on the Salsette all by Conrad Allen
Aunt Dimity, an English ghost by Nancy Atherton
Augusta Goodnight, guardian angel by Mignon F. Ballard
Melanie Travis, poodle breeder by Berenson, Laurien
Bernie Rhodenbarr by Lawrence Block
Consulting Fiction L. Booklist and Library Booklist listed diffrent books to read. Although a couple of them matched Novelist. As a Librarian I know that all of my adult patrons do not like the same type of books some are different. So I always ask what they like or what authors they prefer and then I try to match them with some alikes. Of the ones I searched I like Novelist the best.
#2.Find books sutible for a fourth grade girl interested in anamials
I used NovelList for the fourth grade girl and her brother. For the fourth grade girl: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo and The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson. For her 13 year old brother: The night tourist by Katherine Marsh and The afterlife by Gary Soto.
#3 The customer who has read all of Dean Koonts I would look in Novelist and see what they recommend in doing so this is what it said:
Greg Bear,Darwin's Radio and Vitals, Dan Simmons Summer of Night,John Saul,The Manhattan Hunt Club,andCharles Grant The Millennium Quartet,
Then I looked in What I should read next and they recommend books by F. Paul Wilson and Stephen White.
#4.Series the customer has read Alanna: the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Series is: Song of the Lioness
1 Alanna: the first Adventure
2 In the Hand of the Goddess
3 Woman Who Rides Like a Man, The
4 Lioness Rampant
This is found in the Mid-Continent Public Library
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