New York Times Best-Sellers, July 29

The Kansas City Star

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Fiction
1. The Quickie by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
2. High Noon by Nora Roberts
3. A Thousand Spledid Sounds by Khaled Hosseini
4. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
5. Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel

Nonfiction
1. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
2. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker
3. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
4. Happy Endings by Jim Norton
5. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. 21 Pounds in 21 Days by Roni DeLuz with James Hester
4. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau
5. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The 7th and final Harry Potter book is out and millons are reading it.

I've finished reading it and have to say I'm pleased with how J.K. Rowling has tied everything up. Almost all of my questions have been answered. It is not a completely happy ending, some characters had to die, but I think Rowling kept everything realistic for the wizarding world.

Spoilers: Do NOT read the following if you don't want your reading experience spoiled.

I'm not going to leak everything, but here are a few comments I want to make about the book. First the one thing that was not tied up for me was what Harry does for a living. Did he become an aura? and what about Ron & Hermonie?

Second, what happened to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes? Isn't it sad to imagine George without his twin. Thirdly, the romantic in me is very happy that Harry and Ginny end up together, and Ron and Hermonie.

I wish Dumbledore had not died, but I'm glad he was able to come back and answer some questions. I was pleasantly surprised how things worked out for Snape. I kind of wish he had lived, but I'm not sure he would have ever revealed what he revealed in death.

That is all I'm going to comment on. I hope you enjoyed the book as much as me. Please let me know what you think.

Bestseller Watch - August

Release dates from some of the blockbusters hitting the shelves this month:

August 7
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

August 23
Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard

August 28
The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child


from BookPage, August 2007

New York Times Best-Sellers, July 22

The Kansas City Star

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Fiction
1. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. Blaze by Richard Bachman
4. Double Take by Catherine Coulter
5. The Navigator by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Nonfiction
1. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
2. The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan; edited by Douglas Brinkley
3. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
4. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
5. Outrage by Dick Morris with Eileen McGann

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
4. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
5. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

New York Times Best-Sellers, July 15

Kansas City Star

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Fiction
1. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. Blaze by Richard Bachman
4. Double Take by Catherine Coulter
5. The Navigator by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Nonfiction
1. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
2. The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan, edited by Douglas Brinkley
3. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
4. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
5. Outrage by Dick Morris with Eileen McGann

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
4. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
5. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Harry Potter

The new Harry Potter book will be out soon, July 21, and here at the library we are waiting in great anticipation. I personally started reading the Harry Potter series after the first 4 books were already out. One of my professors at college had encouraged me to read them when I found time, and I did after I was out of college. I have been a fan ever since I read the first book, and now I'm anticipating Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with both happiness and sadness (because it is the last).

When the movies come out I'm excited to see them, but not the first week, I like to wait until the big crowds have dissipated. So I'm also looking forward to going to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix next week.

Right now I'm re-listening to the audio book of the Order of the Phoenix, and I have to say I sometimes wish the movies had not come out until after all of the books were out. Sometimes it is great to have the movie assistance in imagining how certain things look, but other times I wish I didn't keep picturing a certain actor when I'm reading a book.

To celebrate the new book the library is having a Harry Haze party on Friday, July 20. Starting at 8:00 pm we will be playing Harry Potter scene it? and at 9:30 pm we will watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire outside on the side of our building. Then at Midnight we will draw to see who will be first to check out the new book.

If you haven't read Harry Potter before, now is the perfect time to start because you can read all of the books without waiting for the new one to come out in a couple of years.

Happy Reading!

New York Times Best-Sellers, July 8

Kansas City Star

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Fiction
1. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. Blaze by Richard Bachman
4. Double Take by Catherine Coulter
5. The Navigator by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos

Nonfiction
1. The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
2. The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan, edited by Douglas Brinkley
3. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
4. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
5. Outrage by Dick Morris with Eileen McGann

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
4. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
5. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Nancy Pickard

Nancy Pickard will be here at the Louisburg Library on Tuesday, July 10, at 7:00 pm. She will be talking about Kansas landscape and how it gives rise to novels set in Kansas - like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, In Cold Blood, and the book she is writing now.

Nancy Pickard's latest novel, The Virgin of the Small Plains, has won the Agatha and Reader's Choice Awards, and has also been a finalist for the Edgar Award and several others. In this suspense novel, the mystery of a long ago murder unravels with devasting consequences for a small town in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

Nancy Pickard is the author of sixteen popular and critically acclaimed novels, including the Jenny Cain and Marie Lightfoot mystery series.

New York Times Best-Sellers, July 1

Kansas City Star

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Fiction
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
2. The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton
3. The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
4. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
5. The Overlook by Michael Connelly

Nonfiction
1. The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan, edited by Douglas Brinkley
2. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
3. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
4. Einstein by Walter Isaacson
5. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden
3. Culturally Incorrect by Rod Parsley
4. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
5. The Millionaire Maker’s Guide to Creating a Cash Machine for Life by Loral Langemeier