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If you haven't browsed a copy of Book magazine, you
don't know what you're missing. Book magazine is to
book lovers what People magazine is to celebrity
watchers: it's packed with the latest book-related
news and information, including author interviews and
biographies, the stories behind the bestsellers, articles
for book discussion groups, and much more, not to
mention numerous book reviews of varying length and
depth.
In the current issue of Book, for example, you'll find an article about
what some bestselling authors of yesteryear are doing today, a story about
the filming of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit, and a "fictional essay" by
Stephen King. Along the way, you can read a review written by Anita
Shreve and find out about books in progress.
Book magazine is located in the Periodicals room in the basement. It is
published every other month. Conveniently, it is indexed in Infotrac, an
online database the library subscribes to, so if you're looking for
articles in past issues of Book you can locate them by searching Infotrac.
Find out more about Book on their website http://www.bookmagazine.com.
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| Forthcoming Titles |
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Death By Hollywood by Steven Bochco
Bochco's first novel is full of the melodrama and
suspense that his TV shows (NYPD Blue, LA Law) are
known for.
No Graves As Yet: A Novel of World War I by
Anne Perry
The first book in a new series by mystery writer Anne
Perry focuses on a British family during World War I.
Deafening by Frances Itani
Set in Canada in the early 20th century, this novel
explores the themes of deafness, war and love through
the eyes of a deaf woman.
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
Beginning in the 1970's Lethem depicts three decades
of Brooklyn
streetlife through the lives of two childhood friends,
one black and one
white.
Avenger by Frederick Forsyth
Murder, intrigue, deception and revenge make this well
researched thriller
one to check out.
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| Book Discussion Group Chooses Titles |
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The Monday Evening Book Discussion Group, lead by
librarians Mary Van Dyke and Cynthia Miller, has chosen
their selections for the coming year. The September
selection is Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of
Bees. Kidd's novel is a coming-of-age story set in
South Carolina in the 1960s. When Lily Owen's beloved
nanny, Rosaleen, is forced to leave town, Lily joins her
in a search for an explanation of her own past.
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation desk
for previous members of the book group. The group
meets monthly at 7:30 in the Conference Room, and
new members are invited to participate in discussions.
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| Literary Events This Month |
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@ the
Library
Sunday September 7
Poetry Reading
Maynard Room, 2:00-4:00 pm
The Free Lunch Arts Alliance sponsors a poetery reading by Jared Carter.
More information is available at:http://www.poetsfreelunch.org.
NOTE: This program is NOT sponsored by the Glenview Public Library.
Monday September 8
Monday Afternoon Book Discussion
GPL Conference Room, 1:00 pm
Hunger Moon by Suzanne Matson
Monday Evening Book Discussion
GPL Conference Room, 7:3pm
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Thursday September 11
Quarterly Mystery Discussion
Maynard Room, 7:00 pm
Join librarian Mary Van Dyke for a lively discussion of
bibliomysteries (involving books, libraries, authors,
manuscripts, papyri, etc.)
Wednesday September 24
Writers Unlimited
Maynard Room, 7:00 pm
Club Espanol
GPL Conference Room, 7:00 pm
Friday October 3
Travel with Me
GPL Conference Room, 7:00 pm
Jean Goetzke leads a discussion of Beryl Markham's
African memoir, West with the Night.
For more information about library programs, call the
Information Desk at (847) 729-7500 ext. 112 or look
online at http://www.glenview.lib.il.us/programs.html.
Around Chicagoland
Monday, September 8
Washburne School, 515 Hibbard Road, Winnetka, 7:00 pm
Garrison Keillor speaks about his hilarious new novel Love Me.
Tickets ($1) are available at The Book Stall.
Sponsored by the Book Stall in Chestnut Court, (847)446-8880.
Tuesday September 16
Harold Washington Library Auditorium, 6:00 pm
Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Shipping News, will read from and sign her latest novel, That Old Ace In the Hole.
For more information, call (312) 787-4570.
Sunday September 21
Borders Books & Music, 1700 Maple, Evanston, 4:00 pm
Meet local author Joseph Epstein for a signing and discussion of his book, Envy.
Call (847) 733-8852.
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| Liberals vs. Conservatives |
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The battle for the hearts and minds of America's voters
continues to rage on the bookshelves, with a plethora
of titles being published that push a political agenda.
The conservative cover girl is Ann Coulter, whose most
recent offering is Treason: Liberal Treachery from
the
Cold War to the War on Terrorism in which she
accuses the left of being wrong on every foreign policy
issue from the fight against Communism to America's
war on terrorism.
In the opposite corner, representing the liberals, is Al
Franken. Franken's latest book,
Lies and the Lying
Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the
Right which hasn't even been published yet, has
already come under fire from the "fair and balanced"
Fox News Network for its use of the term "fair and
balanced," which Fox says it has trademarked.
The debate over the amount of fairness and balance in
the media is also being played out between the covers
of books, with Eric Alterman's What Liberal Media?
The Truth About Bias and the News confronting
Bernard Goldberg's Bias : A CBS Insider Exposes How
the Media Distort the News.
In the interest of full disclosure, those who like to read
all sides of the political spectrum many want to have a
look at these titles too:
Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over
Liberalism by Sean Hannity
The Savage Nation: Saving America from the Liberal
Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture by
Michael Savage
The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the
Completely Ridiculous in American Life
by Bill O'Reilly
Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and
How It Distorts the Truth by Joe Conason
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America
by Molly Ivins
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and
Political Corruption Are Undermining America
by Arianna Huffington
Note: The inclusion of a book by a candidate for
political office by no means implies an endorsement of
that candidate.
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