BookLetters Keeps you Up to Date Effortlessly

Have you subscribed to Book Letters, yet? It's an email newsletter that will keep you up to date on newest releases. Sign up for the "Romance" newsletter, and once a month you'll receive notice on the hottest new titles in romance. Or maybe you'd like "Books on the Air" a weekly overview of talked-about books and authors. previews of hot releases for the coming week, as well as recent TV and radio appearances by authors. Or maybe "Book Sizzle" is more to your liking. Stay up-to-date on books in the media, from authors on the air to the latest tv/movie adaptations, you'll always know what's on with this monthly newsletter. And to make it easy, click on any title listed and you'll be taken to a page with a description of the book, and easier still a link to our catalog so you can order your library copy right then. Check it out at, http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/bookletter/addnluser.html?sid=6376

Looking for a Little Romance?

Sometimes they just don't write 'em fast enough. You've caught up on all you favorite authors, and you're already on the waiting list for their newest book which won't even come out for another month, now what do you read? You might want to check out the magazine, Romantic Times Book Reviews. Located on the display shelf where the new Romances are displayed, you'll find it's chock full of news on what is coming out, and reviews of all the latest offerings in the world of Romance. In addition, you'll find find spotlights on your favorite authors and interviews with promising newcomers. Are you a fan of paranormal romance? Then read the May 2008 interview with Jeri Smith, author of the new vampire romance, Wicked Game. If you like historical romance, you might want to check out their reviews of their Top Pick! for May, Elizabeth Hoyt's To Taste Temptation or Sarah McKerrigan's Danger's Kiss. This magazine is full of great titles for you to try. Check it out!

Whew!

My arms are aching! The number of new Romance titles we've received in the last few weeks has been astounding. There are new titles by by many of your old favorites like Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne, Lisa Jackson and Nicole Jordan, and some interesting newcomers like Harriet Evans, A Hopeless Romantic, or Jody Gehrman, Notes from the Back Seat. Check out the display at the end of the Romance aisle.

The Best of 2007

If your favorite authors aren't writing them fastest enough, and you're in need of some suggestions for new writers to try, you could do worse than check out the Romance Writers of America's list of nominees for their RITA Awards. The RITA awards are presented annually to the best published romance novels of the year. The award is named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become a symbol for the best in published romance fiction. Listed by 12 different catagories, it's easy to find several suggestions for books to try in just the type of romance that appeals to you. Check out their website http://www.rwanational.org/cs/2008_rita_finalists and see if you can find something new!

Letting the Bidding Begin

Fot the 4th year in a row, author Brenda Novak, (Dead Right, Dead Giveaway, etc. and many Harlequin SuperRomances), is holding her annual auction to raise money for Diabetes Research. Over the last 3 years, Ms. Novak's auction has raised over $250,000 going directly to research on diabetes. All during the month of May, you can bid on items by stopping in at her website, http://www.brendanovak.com/ There are fabulous items like a 6 day African Safari, an Ipod Nano, and even a chance to have a book of your own reviewed by an editor for Kensington Publishing. And be looking for her newest book, Trust Me, due out at the end of this month.

Check Out the Goodies!

Several of my fellow librarians, who are always watching my back, attended "Isn't It Romantic, or HEA (Happily Ever After)" at the Lodi Library in April. (I couldn't go; somebody had to watch the desk!) But to make me feel better, they brought me a bag full of goodies: bookmarks, pens, a keychain, even some book covers signed by authors. Check out the display at the end of the Romance aisle and help yourself!

Romance and Mystery Comes to Medina, May 8th

Historical Romance author Heather Webber will share the stage with mystery author Michael Koryta at the next Writer's Live luncheon, Thursday, May 8th at Weymouth Country Club. Tickets are still available. For more information call 330-722-6235 ext. 2909.

Just in this week, Christina Dodd's newest book, Thigh High.

"Nessa Dahl lives a sensible life-until, that is, Jeremiah MacNaught come to town and enlists her help to investigate a string of bank robberies. Only Mac realizes that beneath Nessa's no-nonsense exterior exists an outlaw spirit, and between them burns a passion far hotter than a sultry summer night. But when she discovers that the handsome investigator is undercover, lying to her about his identity and convinced she's involved with the crimes, he'll learn what thigh high in trouble really means. . ." from the cover of Thigh High, Christina Dodds.
To request a copy from the library, click http://www.mcdl.info/library_catalog_search_general.html