novels
Dan’s 7 Favorite Books
This is my current list of favorites. If you ask me next week it could be different. Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein These books kept me up at night as a child and instilled a love of scary stories in me. They might be the reason I’m so weird today. The Silence of…
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Top Ten Young Adult Books 2017
Here are the Top Ten circulated titles from the Young Adult collection: 10. The Selection by Kiera Cass 9. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 8. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans 7. Crazy House by James Patterson 6. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 5. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis 4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 3. Everything, Everything by Nicola…
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Top Ten Middle-Grade Novels of 2017
Here are the top ten titles, by circulation, of middle-grade fiction this year: 10. Dork Diaries: How to Dork Your Diary by Rachel Renée Russell 9. Wonder by R. J. Palacio 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down by Jeff Kinney 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney…
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2017 Top Ten Audiobooks in CD & Playaway
Audio Readers! Here’s what circulated the most in 2017 in CD format: 10. Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney 9. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 8. All by Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark 7. The Black Book by James Patterson and David Ellis 6. The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly 5. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good by Jan…
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Top Ten Fiction Books Read at NPL in 2017
Cue the drum roll! Here’s the countdown of the most circulated fiction books in 2017. #10. Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #9. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich #8. The Fix by David Baldacci #7. 16th Seduction by James Patterson #6. No Man’s Land by David Baldacci #5. Never Never by James Patterson #4. Cross the Line by James Patterson #3. The Whistler by John Grisham #2. Camino Island by John…
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Top Ten Fiction Check-Outs of 2016
NPL’s favorite reads of 2016, according to circulation: 1. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no…
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Guest Review: The Moor’s Account
Steve Richards reviews The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami. Variously said, history is written by victors, survivors and dominant cultures. Fortunately, contrasting stories may be available from research in many disciplines of science and humanities. Sometimes the evocative and truthful stories are told by historical novelists. The Moor’s Account, by Laila Lalami, is a wonderful example.…
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, an audiobook review
Nathan Carr, IT Supervisor, reviews an audio book for your holiday travels. Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back, So You Want to be a Jedi? By Adam Gidwitz; Read by Marc Thompson This is The Empire Strikes Back as I have never encountered it before. This book is written in 2nd person narrative with…
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Debut Author Logan Hunder
Witches be Crazy, the debut novel from Logan Hunder is a weird marriage of fairytale and contemporary storytelling. It reads a bit like a Monty Python skit, humorous parody. The novel opens with a kingdom in peril; King Ik is dying. A blacksmith named Dungar Loloth, after hearing of witchcraft dealings goes to Jenair to…
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