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Open today from 9am to 9pm  •  February 9, 2010

Books

Did you come to the library’s website because you love to read for fun? Then this is the place for you! On our books page we feature reviews, news about authors and the publishing world, and other items of interest to readers. Check out our latest posts below, or explore the categories on the left to see reviews of books from a variety of genres or even get customer recommendations from other library patrons. You can also see what the latest Best Sellers are or what Literary News has caught our eye. Don’t miss the monthly Lost in the Stacks column, which highlights hidden gems from our non-fiction collection each month. If you still can’t get enough, check out the booklovers links on the right which will lead you into our databases that contain a wealth of information for readers. Thanks for visiting and happy reading!



Recent Posts

Fiction & Nonfiction New York Times Bestsellers

find this week's bestsellers from the New York Times at your library!

 

Shades of Grey is first rate literary fantasy!

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Eddie Russett is on the verge of adulthood. His upcoming color perception test that will determine his place in society, his value on the marriage market and his career prospects. Eddie is ready to unquestioningly take this place in society as a Red, but unfortunately, first he is sent to conduct a chair census in the Outer Fringes.

Interesting side note: The library’s subject headings for this novel are Color blindness-Fiction, Dystopias, Fantasy fiction, and Love stories. Not a combination of subjects I would anticipate seeing in too many more novels. Ever.

Bad Things can be a Good Read

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The world seems to be shrinking especially if you have something to hide, but for David Loogan, it gets much harder when there is a murder. David is living a simple life working as an editor for the mystery magazine, Grey Streets, in a quiet...
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New novel will appeal to fans of No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

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BAKING CAKES IN KIGALI presents a delightful glimpse into one woman’s determination to make “sweet lemonade” when life dealt her a handful of “rotten lemons”! Like her counterpart in Alexander McCall Smith’s THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY, Angel Tungaranza also professionally sets up her own business—a cake baking enterprise in Rwanda.

Angel’s baking skills enable her to visit with her clients so that the promised cake will skillfully follow whatever theme is requested. (The reader can also learn from these cooking sessions!)

Most popular books of 2009 at your library

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See what titles and authors our customers were checking out the most at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library in 2009.

Find out if any of your favorites made the Top 10 list for most popular fiction or non-fiction books at our library.

How many of these popular titles from 2009 have you already read?

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