A New Author for the New Year!!

What great reads!

I always enjoy trying a new author around the New Year and I’ve found just that.  Chevy Stevens the author of Still Missing (2010) and Never Knowing (2011) is fantastic.  Her writing is alluring, fresh and suspenseful.  She takes you, as the reader, into the lives of someone you might know or have met and weaves a shocking story about an event in their lives.  At the end you just can’t believe what you’ve been through and read.  Happy reading in the New Year!!
If you have already enjoyed Stevens’ works try one of these new titles from 2011:
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett (visit her website at www.mchackett.com)
The Sisters by Nancy Jensen (visit her website at http://nancyjensen.org/)
Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (visit her website at http://www.eleanor-brown.com/)

WellRead Reader Spotlight

WellRead will be spotlighting a WellRead reader in addition to providing you with many reader’s advisory selection. This week’s WellRead reader is Phyllis.  She is a recognized reader in the community and has enjoyed books her whole life.  Please take a look at the great reads she has suggested.

The Language of Flowers (2011) by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (Reserve Me)
Only Time Will Tell (2011) by Jeffrey Archer (Reserve Me)
The Wild Rose (2011) by Jennifer Donnelly (Reserve Me)
Girl in the Garden (2011) by Kanala Nair (Reserve Me)
The Mountain Between Us (2011) by Charles Martin (Reserve Me)
The Good Sister (2010) by Drusilla Campbell (Reserve Me)
Minding Frankie (2011) by Maeve Binchy (Reserve Me)
Pearl of China (2011) by Anchee Min (Reserve Me)
Her Fearful Symmetry (2010) by Audrey Hiffenegger (Reserve Me)
Unbroken (2010) by Laura Hillenbrand (Reserve Me)

Please click on “Reserve Me” to request any title listed above.  To check for availability or for a different format visit our online catalog or clicking on the Westhampton Free Library logo below.  *Please note that multiple copies in multiple formats may be already checked out and you will have to place a request to reserve the item.

Reading for the Holidays

My gift to all of you for a Merry Readers Holiday.  These are great holiday reads I've enjoyed over the years and are listed in no particular order.  Please visit your local library for available copies or to order any holiday title.  Enjoy and Happy reading throughout the season.

Holiday's On Ice by David Sedaris
Santa, Baby by Jennifer Crusie, Carly Philips and Lori Foster
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Plum Lucky by Janet Evonevitch
Christmas Shoes, Donna VanLiere
Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Dog Names Christmas, Greg Kingkaid
The Locket by Richard Paul Evens
Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
Christmas Train by David Baldacci
First Impressions by Nora Roberts
Wishin' & Hoppin' by Wally Lamb
You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs
Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
Starty Stary Night by Lurlene McDaniel

Monday Night Book Club

What are we reading?  The Monday Night Book Club has picked the Man Who Loved Books Too Much, by Allison Hoover Bartlett as their January 2012 book discussion choice.

John Charles Gilkey steals purely for his love of books.  Gilkey unsuspectingly entangles both Ken Sanders, a book dealer with a hankering for detective work, and Ms. Bartlett, a writer, curiously following and writing about a man who has stolen numerous rare books.  The Man Who Loved Books Too Much is a true story written with captivating narratives and through such writing reveals the peculiar and discreet nature of rare book collecting.

The Monday Night Book Club (MNBC) meets every fourth Monday of each month, January-November.  Meetings are at 7pm at the Westhampton Free Library.  Copies of January's book are available for at the circulation desk until Friday, January 20^th 2012.  Please remember to register at the reference desk if you are planning to attend a book club meeting.  To inquire about joining the book club or sharing a book suggestions please e-mail wellread@westhamptonlibrary.net.  Happy Reading!

It is time to become WellRead!!!

Welcome Readers!

We have jumped on board and are now blogging about what has been read, will be read and should be read.  Post WellRead to your favorites and check back often for information on our Monday Night Book Club pick.  Also we’ll be posting notable book selections and reader’s advisory suggestions, as well as, upcoming author news and events at the library.

Recommended Read:
One Summer, by David Baldacci.
Just finished it and it’s not what you’d expect from a fast-paced, political-intrigue writer.  This book brings tears to your eyes from the very begining, and urges you to believe in miracles, love and forgiveness.  If you have already enjoyed this book try reading anything by Nicholas Sparks, his newest, The Best of Me is great and an oldie, but goodie is A Walk to Remember.  Enjoy!