All summer long and into the fall we,
here at Rowan Public Library, are celebrating PBS’s The Great American Read,
and encouraging everyone to come by and vote for your favorite book. PBS has
compiled a list of one hundred books, included for their literary, commercial,
or educational impact on our culture, and one of those books will be considered
“America’s Favorite” this fall after all the votes are tallied. Besides the
voting, we will host several sessions for folks to come and record testimonials
where they can explain why they love a book and why it should be chosen. These
testimonials will be featured on the social media for Rowan Public Library and
PBS Charlotte, and if they are REALLY great, they might even make it into the
national PBS special this fall.
In
addition to The Great American Read titles, we also have lots of new fiction
recently added to our collection. A standout for those who like multi-book
series in the mystery genre, we have recently added the entire Sebastian St.
Cyr series by C. S. Harris, which currently has thirteen books. This Regency
era sleuth uses his espionage skills gained on the battlefields against
Napoleon to solve mysteries when he returns home to England. Take Jane Austen’s
Mr. Darcy, and then add a twist of James Bond and a splash of Sherlock Holmes
and you’ve got a fascinating series to sink your teeth into!
Another
interesting take on the mystery genre is Cobra
Clutch: A Hammerhead Jed Mystery by A. J. Devlin. It’s the first in a
planned series and is generating some buzz. Former pro wrestler and current bar
bouncer Jed finds himself dealing with the Vancouver criminal underworld when
he was just trying to help his friend get his kidnapped pet snake back. Fans of
Jack Reacher and 1980’s action movies will happily add Hammerhead Jed to their
list of favorite heroes.
For
the Western fans, we’ve got Thomas Clagett’s Line of Glory: A Novel of the Alamo which delves in to both sides
of the famous battle from the perspectives of ordinary people who found
themselves on the stage of history. For the traditionalist, we’ve got the
latest title from Western favorite William W. Johnstone. The Stalking Death is a classic tale of big-league Wyoming ranchers
trying to squeeze out the small family farmers. Johnstone’s hero Duff
MacCallister is “madder than a wet hen” and plans to show them the meaning of
prairie justice. Rounding out our newly arrived Westerns, we have Matthew
Mayo’s Timberline that has a train
robbery, a blizzard, a ghost town called Sapphire City, and a tough-as-nails
hero ready to right the wrongs. Giddy up!
We’ve
got lots more books newly arrived here this spring, and we can’t wait to show
them to you. Swing by and take a look! We bet you’ll find a story that piques
your interest.
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