Vampires stalk the streets of New York and a group of friends form a band in Scott Westerfeld’s Last Days; Jacky Faber is a pirate with a price on her head and the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls to save in L.A. Meyer’s In the Belly of the Bloodhound; and Ruby Oliver is back at Tate Prep in The Boy Book. Check out our hype page for new teen books.
Our popular non-fiction recent picks this month feature a collection of truths and trivia about sheep, the effect of Wal-Mart on the economic life of America, the difficulties of transferring literary texts to electronic media (Gutenberg vs. Google), healing relationships with adult siblings, and an alternative guide to road rage.
Read about the nature, purpose and practice of the movie business in David Mamet’s cutthroat Hollywood, go ‘on location’ for a Harry Potter tour of London or a Breakfast at Tiffany’s trip to New York, and discover the movies of the ’30s – all in this month’s film featured books.
A history of modern Lebanon, the race for Timbuktu, the myths of Churchill’s war and the untold story of the Great War in Africa are all among our May history recent picks.
This month’s personal development recent picks include: internationally acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch on his development as an artist and his personal working style, a guide to happiness for the overthinker, and how to learn faster and more effectively.
Bridesmaids, vintage tshirts, videogames, eco-friendly solutions for real people, pre-historic grooming rituals and more feature in our Buyers’ Choice this month.
This month our dvd recent picks include: the first season of Dead Like Me, and the second seasons of both Grey’s Anatomy and Boston Legal. Enjoy!
Check out our children’s av recent picks for new titles from Kim Possible, Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob and Clifford!
One thousand years of world architecture, thriftstore pots remade as canopic urns (ancient Egyptian repositories for the organs of the dead…) and the place and power of colour in life and art, are all among the topics of this month’s art recent picks.
We have introduced a new service for hearing about reserves and any overdue items on your card – you can now get these messages by email. If you want to switch to this option, all you need to do is complete the online form or ask at your local library. And of course if you find you prefer paper or phone notices you can switch back again at any time.
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