1. The Good Nurse: A True Story Of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber 2. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith 3. Burning Blue by Paul Griffin 4. Magic Rises by Ilona Daniels 5. Shades of Earth: An Across the Universe Novel by Beth Revis
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Posts Tagged: Staff Picks
Susan’s Top 6 of 2013
1. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler 2. Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden 3. Secret Daughter by Shilipi Somaya Gowda 4. Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks 5. The Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier 6. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain
Helen’s Top 6 of 2013
1. Two Graves by Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child 2. The Blood Gospel by James Rollins 3. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 4. Joyland by Stephen King 5. Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Prouty 6. The Black Country by Alex Grecian
Linda’s Top 5 of 2013
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Once again, Louise Penny is at the top of my list. Each installation of her Inspector Gamache series is better than the last. In her sixth mystery, she actually weaves together two complete storylines, which could stand on their own, and for a coup de gras, adds a ribbon… Read more »
Emma’s Top 10 of 2013
1. Tenth of December by George Saunders This collection of short stories by MacArthur genius grant winner, Saunders, has really polarized opinion. People either love it or hate it and I am one of the former. The seeming simplicity of Saunder’s writing belies an ability to make the reader empathize with the downtrodden and disenfranchised… Read more »
Dale’s Top 5 of 2013
1. Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) 2. Troll Hunter (Film) 3. Call of Duty Ghosts (Video Game) 4. Homeland (TV Series) 5. The Bell Witch Haunting (Film)
Lynne’s Top 5 of 2013
1. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes 2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 3. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4. Ben Behind his Voices by Ranye Kaye 5. Let’s Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
What are TPL Staff Reading?
Stuck for something to read? Check out what the TPL staff are reading on our pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/topshampl/what-tpl-staff-are-reading/
The Banned Book I Bought at the Book Sale by Emma
Today I went to the Friends of Topsham Public Library’s book sale and bought a banned book! I purchased Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak for my niece and nephew. It was banned in many places but went on to win many awards including the Caldecott Medal. There have been many criticisms leveled… Read more »
The most frequently challenged book of the decade by Lynne
It’s amazing to me that the most frequently challenged book(s) of the last decade was the Harry Potter series. The complaints ranged from it being anti-family and violent to accusations of occultism and Satanism. I’m not usually a series person, but this is one of the few that I read to the end. What was… Read more »