Friday, July 26, 2013

Win an "Author's First"

For those readers who have visited the reference desk and have been inquiring about the Author's Firsts display titles; here is a list, with covers, of the titles available to win if you join our Westhampton Free Library Adult Summer Reading Club.  The more you read the more chances you have to win. Happy reading!!

Fakebook by Dave Cicirelli
(Pub date: September 2013)

The Affairs of Others by Amy Grace Loyd
(Pub Date: August 2013)

Hammett Unwritten by Owen Fitzstephen
(Pub Date: February 2013)

The Center of the World by Thomas van Essen
(Pub Date: June 2013)

Naked by Betsy Franco
(Pub Date: November 2013)

Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas
(Pub Date: September 2013)

The Residue Years by Mitchell S. Jackson
(Pub Date: August 2013)

The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane
(Pub Date: October 2013)

Knocking on Heaven's Door by Kathy Butler
(Pub Date: September 2013)

Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano
(Pub Date: July 2013)

Teatime for the Firefly by Shona Patel
(Pub Date: September 2013)

The Blood of Heaven by Kent Wascom
(Pub Date: May 2013)

The Returned by Jason Mott
(Pub Date: August 2013)

The Grammarian by Annapurna Potluri
(Pub Date: February 2013)

Appletopia by Brett T. Robinson
(Pub Date: August 2013)

The Lion Seeker by Kenneth Bonert
(Pub Date: October 2013)

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
(Pub Date: October 2013)

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
(Pub Date: September 2013)

Wash by Margaret Wrinkle
(Pub Date: February 2013)

The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzeman
(Pub Date: August 2013)

The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran
(Pub Date: April 2013)

Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle
(Pub Date: June 2013)

The Cartographer of No Man's Land by P.S. Duffy
(Pub date: October 2013)

Tomorrow-Land by Joseph Tirella
(Pub Date: January 2014)

*P.S. These titles have also been ordered for the collection so check the New titles shelf or ask a librarian next time you visit.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Local Author Debuts!


Looking for a great book to read. Our local author section is a great place to start.   Bursting with "Author's Firsts" picks you'll be happily reading in no time.

Here are a few local "Author's Firsts" we recommend.
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda
Girl's guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Banks
Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby by Tom Wolfe
Lab 257 by Michael Christopher Carroll
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Close Relations by Susan Isaacs
Life with an Accent by Marilyn Gottlieb




Wednesday, July 3, 2013

An Impressive List of "Author's Firsts"

Here is a list of a few (well I may have gotten carried away) Author's Firsts!!!

And don't forget to log your books for a chance to win your very own autographed or advanced copy of an "Author's First".

Happy reading!!!!

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks
The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxaum





April & Oliver by Tess Callahan
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Because I Said So by Birdie Clark
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke








A World Made of Fire by Mark Childress
Nicholas Cooke by Stephanie Cowell
The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
The Big Love by Sarah Dunn
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
Blind Submission by Debra Ginsberg
Three June by Julia Glass
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant






The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
We are all Fine Here by Mary Guterson
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Bread Alone by Judith Ryan Hendricks
Ursula Under by Ingrid Hill
The Center of Winter by Marya Hornbacher
Setting Free the Bears by John Irving


Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
The Ha-Ha by Dave King
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolover
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik
Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman
In the Lap of the Gods by Li Miao Lovett
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Rainlight by Alison McGhee
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Parker
Strange as this Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake
Consumption by Kevin Patterson


Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
The Department of Lost & Found by Allison Winn Scotch
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
When We Get There by Shauna Seliy
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead


Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots by Jessica Soffer
Torch by Cheryl Strayed
Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Juliet in August by Dianne Warren
Overseas by Beatriz Williams
When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
Good Grief by Lolly Winston

Monday, July 1, 2013

"Author's Firsts"


So you've signed up for the "First" Annual Adult Summer Reading Club and you haven't a clue as to where to begin.  Don't worry.  Visit www.orderofbooks.com and you'll be well on your way.  This site shares with you a complete list of all book series in order! So it'll be easy to see which was the author's "first" title published.

Remember to Relax, Read and log your books.  The more you read and log the better your chances of winning each week.  The first raffle will be on July 8th!  Good Luck!!!!