Library Journal articles from April 2012

Library Journal archives from April 2012

Books for dudes: killer thrillers, memoirs, and performing arts biographies.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... "In addition to being able to kill people with a touch of her bare skin (sounds like my ex-wife), Miffy is freakishly gifted at paperwork and thus indispensable to the centuries-old bureaucracy. Pretty cool, except that a mystery Checquyer is...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... "Verdict: With slang-infused recipe titles (e.g., Barbecrazyshit Sauce, Buffalo Wangs, The Seitan Worshipper), this cookbook will appeal to a younger, comfort food-craving crowd. Because there are many crossover recipes... it may hold...

From our comments: re: Rachel Maddow Q&A.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... "[Rachel Maddow] supports groups like IAVA, and in her radio days had frequent interviews with troops who were home but were receiving no assistance from the government. Over the years, she has shown a great interest in and support of the needs...

First Harper, now Random: this won't be the final word on ebook pricing and lending.(Editorial)
April 15, 2012... THE LATEST CHANGE IN THE LIBRARY EBOOK marketplace, Random House's steep rise in its ebook prices--as much as 300 percent on some trade titles--may be even more devastating than the 26-loan cap imposed by HarperCollins last year on ebook...

Library jobs in the new society: Kennedy Jr. did precisely what a keynoter should.(blatant berry)(Robert F. Kennedy Jr. )(Conference notes)
April 15, 2012... WHEN GOVERNMENTS RUN THE CORPORATIONS, it is communism. When corporations run the governments, as Mussolini showed us, it is fascism. To keep our society between and away from those extremes, we need a humane, socially, politically, and...

Toronto Board politics.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
April 15, 2012... I am a retired Toronto Public Library (TPL) librarian (28 years) and past president of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU). Thanks to LJ for the article "Toronto Library Closed by Strike" (ow.ly/9VNLQ). The current dispute at TPL...

More than classification.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
April 15, 2012... I like Heather McCormack's take ("Exquisite Informational Immersion: Fusing the Visions of Readers' Advisory and Technologist Librarians," ow.ly/9UBAq). The whole "appeal" thing... gets very easily mistaken or dogmatized into... a...

So many errors!(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
April 15, 2012... Ellen Bates's review of my book Jackson Pollock (Yale Univ. Pr.) contains so many demonstrable errors of fact and attribution that it is astonishing she managed to fit them into so few sentences (LJ 3/1/12, p. 94). She asserts that I "base...

Large consortium moves toward ebook ownership.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... The largest library network in California is going to adopt the pioneering ebook business model of Colorado's Douglas County Libraries, which allows libraries to own, not rent, their ebooks. The San Mateo-based Califa Group, which brokers...

Harry Potter digital checkouts start.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... Harry Potter ebooks became available for checkout starting March 29, according to a notice OverDrive sent to library customers. The ebook distributor also reopened preorders of J.K. Rowling's seven best sellers, restoring the titles to Content...

Pew: Philadelphia library should get back to basics.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... A recent Pew report comparing Philadelphia's Free Library to 14 other urban library systems concluded that the Philadelphia system should refocus on users' top priorities. That means providing a safe, educational place for children, quiet space...

Librarians reach out to publishers at conference.(newsdesk)(Conference news)
April 15, 2012... At the Association of American Publishers (AAP) annual meeting, a trio of librarians presented views on how libraries and publishers can collaborate, particularly around the vexed question of ebooks. While expressing patrons' frustration,...

LJ interviews ALA presidential candidates.(newsdesk)(American Library Association's Gina Millsap & Barbara Stripling)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... Gina Millsap (r.), CEO of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, KS, and Barbara Stripling (l.), until recently director of School Library Services for the New York City Department of Education and now at Syracuse University, NY, both...

Toronto libraries closed by strike.(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... The Toronto Public Library (TPL)'s workers remain on strike as of March 27, after four negotiation deadline extensions on March 18 failed to produce agreement. The union, TPLWU Local 4948, represents 2300 workers, about half of whom are...

EnvisionWare launches automated library at PLA.(newsdesk)(Public Library Association )(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... Duluth, GA-based EnvisionWare launched its 24-Hour Library line of kiosks at the Public Library Association (PLA) conference in March. The full-cycle machine, which checks materials in and out without staff intervention, competes with Evanced's...

Portland college stocks prison libraries.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Oregon's Portland Community College (PCC) president David Rule asked PCC Rock Creek community relations manager Janis Nichols to come up with a project that would contribute to the districtwide goal of 50,000...

Users don't know what libraries are talking about.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... On February 29, "Library Terms That Users Understand" by John Kupersmith, a reference librarian at UC Berkeley, was added to the University of California's eScholarship repository. The document reviews 51 usability studies to determine "best...

Midwest tape to go digital with Hoopla.(infotech)
April 15, 2012... Midwest Tape will launch a digital platform, called Hoopla, later this year that will offer a full array of digital movies, television shows, music, and audiobooks. The company, based in Holland, OH, previewed the platform at the Public Library...

Boopsie approaches integration in its own way.(infotech)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... The Boopsie mobile app already accomplishes some of the goals of an integration of ebook providers' platforms with integrated library systems (ILSs) (see "Integrating Ebooks," p. 46), such as a simple and quick user experience without jumping...

Ebrary Debuts Integrated Ebook Acquisition
April 15, 2012... Ebrary announced on March 21 a three-step approach to ebook acquisition for libraries. The steps involve libraries transitioning a greater percentage of their budgets to application programming interfaces (APIs) from print to electronic,...

New "Userful Desktop" opts for HP zero client device.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... Userful, which is based in Calgary, Alta., introduced version 8 of its Userful Desktop software at the PLA conference. The new version uses the HP t200 zero client hardware device, which is similar to a thin client. Produced by Hewlett...

Your Library Phone app makes U.S. debut at PLA.(INFOTECH)( Public Library Association )(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... Solus UK Ltd., a Scottish company, and ISNG, an Italian firm, showcased a new mobile app--Your Library Phone--at the Public Library Association (PLA) conference in Philadelphia. The companies have partnered to integrate the mobile app (from...

Crime travels: mysteries span the globe, revive history, while political thrillers hit the campaign trail.(GENRE SPOTLIGHT: MYSTERY)(Recommended readings)
April 15, 2012... Judging from current trends in mysteries and suspense, no place in the world is safe from crime. The best-selling appeal of Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" series remains strong with American readers, and as those fans search for read-alikes, U.S....

Reaching the Wikipedia generation: LJ recently gathered publishers, aggregators, and librarians to discuss trends and thorny issues in reference.(REFERENCE ROUNDTABLE 2012)(Conference notes)
April 15, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On January 21, 2012, at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, LJ met with reference publishers, database aggregators, and public and academic reference librarians to discuss recent events...

An ebook primer: many small libraries are still just getting started with ebooks. Here's a helpful guide on those first steps.(LJ SERIES: EXPLORING EBOOK OPTIONS)
April 15, 2012... According to a survey conducted by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) in the summer of 2011, 39 percent of public libraries had not begun to offer downloadable media service (ebooks, audiobooks, movies) to their communities....

Integrating ebooks: ebook providers and ILS vendors are moving rapidly to remove friction from e-lending.(LJ SERIES: EXPLORING EBOOK OPTIONS)
April 15, 2012... Even as anxious publishers hope to increase friction in the ebook lending experience, librarians have been clamoring for vendors of integrated library systems to make e-lending a unified, sleek experience. Rather than navigating their patrons...

Learning everywhere.(OFFICE HOURS)
April 15, 2012... THE ANNUAL HORIZON REPORT is a valuable guide for LIS professors and librarians to emerging technologies and trends. The 2012 report is no exception. It identifies "key drivers of educational technology adoptions for the period 2012 through...

Barry, Dave & Alan Zweibel. Lunatics.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Barry, Dave & Alan Zweibel. Lunatics. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 hrs. Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN 9780307989765. $29.95; 6 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Audio; digital download. F In this Zelig meets The In-Laws romp, two Jewish men from...

Bondurant, Matt. The Wettest County in the World.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Bondurant, Matt. The Wettest County in the World. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 1/2 hrs. AudioGO. 2012. ISBN 9780792785279. $74.95; 9 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. F Bondurant offers a fictionalized account of moonshining in Franklin...

Harris, Robert. The Fear Index.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... * Harris, Robert. The Fear Index. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN 9780449008751. $40; 9 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Alex Hoffman, one of...

Heinlein, Robert A. Sixth Column.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Heinlein, Robert A. Sixth Column. 5 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 6 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781455152735. $51.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. SF Written before the United States entered World War II,...

Krentz, Jayne Ann. Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Krentz, Jayne Ann. Copper Beach: A Dark Legacy Novel. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781441896797. $92.97; 8 CDs. retail ed. abridged/unabridged; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital...

Maron, Margaret. Three-Day Town: A Judge Deborah Knott Mystery.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Maron, Margaret. Three-Day Town: A Judge Deborah Knott Mystery. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 1/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2012. ISBN 9781461830412. $92.75; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F. In the latest installment...

Willett, Marcia. The Summer House.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Willett, Marcia. The Summer House. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. AudioGO. 2012. ISBN 9780792783657. $69.95; digital download. F. When Matt's mother dies, he finds among her meager possessions a small wooden box that transports him...

Banerjee, Abhijit V. & Esther Duflo. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way To Fight Global Poverty.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... * Banerjee, Abhijit V. & Esther Duflo. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way To Fight Global Poverty. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 11 1/2 hrs. HighBridge Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781611747539. $73; 9 CDs. retail ed.; digital download....

Brady, Diane. Fraternity: In 1968, a Visionary Priest Recruited 20 Black Men to the College of the Holy Cross and Changed Their Lives and the Course of History.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Brady, Diane. Fraternity: In 1968, a Visionary Priest Recruited 20 Black Men to the College of the Holy Cross and Changed Their Lives and the Course of History. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN 9780307712202. $35;...

Gibson, William. Distrust That Particular Flavor.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Gibson, William. Distrust That Particular Flavor. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 5 1/2 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781452635996. $59.99; 5 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; digital download. LIT Sf/cyberpunk trailblazer Gibson, whose...

Grant, Kimi Cunningham. Silver Like Dust: One Family's Story of America's Japanese Internment.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Grant, Kimi Cunningham. Silver Like Dust: One Family's Story of America's Japanese Internment. 6 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. AudioGO. 2012. ISBN 9780792784722. $59.95; 6 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. BIOG/MEMOIR Set in 1941...

McMeekin, Gail. The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... McMeekin, Gail. The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. AudioGO. 2012. ISBN 9780792784708. $59.95; 8 CDs. retail ed.; digital download. SELF-HELP Life coach...

Macomber, Debbie. One Perfect Word.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... Macomber, Debbie. One Perfect Word. 4 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 4 1/2 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781442348264. $24.99; digital download. SELF-HELP/SPIRITUAL LIVING Best-selling and extraordinarily prolific author Macomber continues...

Smith, Kevin. Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
April 15, 2012... * Smith, Kevin. Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good. 5 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 6 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781611760613. $29.95; digital download. AUTOBIOG/SELF-HELP Smith is a most unlikely success story. Fat...

Northern Lights: The Complete Collection.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Northern Lights: The Complete Collection. 4 discs, color. 713+ min. Paul Seed & others, ITV Studios, dist. by Acorn Media, 888-870-8047; www.acornonline.com. 2012. DVD ISBN 9781598286984. $59.99. SDH subtitles. F This British comedy/drama...

The Open Road.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... The Open Road. color. 90+ min. Michael Meredith, A Perfect Weekend/AquaFox Prods./Maximon Pictures, dist. by Anchor Bay Films, www.anchorbayent.com. 2012. DVD UPC 013132423999. $9.98; Blu-ray UPC 013132424095. $19.99. Rated: PG-13. F ...

Fascination.(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Fascination. 81+ min. DVD UPC 738329086428; Blu-ray UPC 738329086527. Lips of Blood. 87+ min. DVD UPC 738329086121; Blu-ray UPC 738329086220. The Nude Vampire. 84+ min. DVD UPC 738329086428; Blu-ray UPC 738329086527. The Shiver of the...

Pianomania.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Pianomania. colon 93+ min. In German & English w/English subtitles. Lilian Franck & Robert Cibis, dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures. 2012. DVD UPC 720229914987. $27.95. MUSIC Featuring famous concert...

The Hammer: The inspirational True Story of UFC Fighter Matt Hamill.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... The Hammer: The inspirational True Story of UFC Fighter Matt Hamill. color. 109+ min. Oren Kaplan, dist. by ARC Entertainment, c/o Amazon; Midwest Tape. 2012. DVD UPC 796019824446. $22.99. Rated: PG-13. SPORTS/BIOPIC Here's a rarity--a true...

More Than Famous/Mas Que Famoso.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... More Than Famous (Mas Que Famoso) color. 72 min. In English & Spanish w/English subtitles or Spanish subtitles. Graham Rich, Rich/Tint Prods., dist. by Passion River, www.passionriver.com. 2011. DVD UPC 837101060202. $19.95. SPORTS/BIOG ...

The Dark Side of Chocolate: Child Trafficking and Illegal Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... The Dark Side of Chocolate: Child Trafficking and Illegal Child Labor in the Cocoa industry, color. 47 min. Miki Mistrati & U. Roberto Rornano, DRTV, dist. by Films Media Group, 800-257-5126; www.films.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781817330360....

They Come for the Gold.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... They Come for the Gold. color. 68 min. In Spanish w/English subtitles. Cristian Harbaruk & Pablo D'AIo Abba, dist. by Cinema Guild, 212-685-6242; www.cinemaguild. com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9780781513715. $99.99; acad. libs. $295 (Rental: $85)....

Barbershop Punk: Net Neutrality, Media Consolidation, and You.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Barbershop Punk: Net Neutrality, Media Consolidation, and You. color. 77 min. Georgia Sugimura Archer & Kristin Armfield, This End Up Films, dist. by Bullfrog Films, 800-543-3764; www.bullfrogfilms.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781594588075. $295...

American Teacher.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... * American Teacher. color. 80+ min. Vanessa Ruth, First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2012. DVD UPC 720229914949. $24.95. Closed-captioned; SDH subtitles. ED [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the national debate over...

Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975. color & b/w. 96+ min. Goran Hugo Olsson, Sundance Selects, dist. by IFC Films/MPI Home Video, www.mpimediagroup.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9780788614439. $24.98. SDH subtitles. HIST This collection of Swedish...

Hot Coffee: Is Justice Being Served?(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... * Hot Coffee: Is Justice Being Served? colon 86+ min. Susan Saladoff, HBO Documentary Films in assoc. with If Not Now Prods., dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781422973196. $29.95; public...

An American Family: Anniversary Edition.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... An American Family: Anniversary Edition. color. 2+ hrs. Alan & Susan Raymond, WLIW, dist. by PBS, shuppbs.org. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781608835096. $24.99. SDH subtitles. SOC SCI An American Family aired on PBS in 1973 and in chronicling the...

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure. colon 90+ min. Matthew Bate, Closer Prod., dist. by Tribeca Film c/o New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo.com. 2012. DVD ISBN 9781422992548. $26.95. SOC SCI When Wisconsin transplants Eddie and...

The Wavy Gravy Movie: Saint Misbehavin'.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... The Wavy Gravy Movie: Saint Misbehavin'. color. 87 min+. Michelle Esrick, Ripple Effect Films, dist. by Docurama c/o New Video, 800-314-8822; www.newvideo.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781422974933. $29.95. SOC SCI Saint Misbehavin' is properly billed...

Nature: My Life as a Turkey.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... * Nature: My Life as a Turkey. color. 60 min. Fred Kaufman, Passion Pictures and PBS, 800-531-4727, shoppbs.org. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781608835690. $19.99; Blu-ray ISBN 9781608835706. $24.99. NATURE Leave it to PBS to produce a nature documentary...

Truck Farm.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... Truck Farm. color. 48 min. Ian Cheney, Wicked Delicate Prod., dist. by Bullfrog Films, 800-543-3764; www.bullfrogfilms.com. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781594588211. $250 (Rental: $85). Public performance; SDH subtitles. ENVIRONMENT A truck farm is...

Fast scans: top foreign & Indie picks.(video recordings)(Video recording review)
April 15, 2012... La Jetee/Sans Soleil. color & b/w. 27/ 103+ min. Criterion Collection. 1963/1983. Blu-ray ISBN 9781604655360. $39.95. Made up mostly of still images, La Jetee scarcely qualifies as a motion picture. Avant-garde French filmmaker Chris...

Armchair action heroes, Pt. 1.(GAMES, GAMERS, & GAMING)(video games 'Castlevania: Symphony of the Night,' 'Legend of Zelda,' 'God of War,' 'Uncharted' and 'Grand Theft Auto III')(Product/service evaluation)
April 15, 2012... Action/adventure games--arguably the oldest genre in video--occupies the lion's share of shelf space in your collection. Its evolution is less nuanced and storied than that of the first-person shooter genre (see LJ 2/15/12; LJ 3/15/12), with a...

Prepub alert.(fiction and nonfiction books)
April 15, 2012... FIVE DON'T-MISS THRILLERS Brown, Sandra. Low Pressure. Grand Central. Sept. 2012. 300p. ISBN 9781455501557. $26.95. CD: Hachette Audio. THRILLER Freveletti, Jamie. Robert Ludlum's The Janus Reprisal. Grand Central. Sept. 2012. 352p. ISBN...

Science fiction/fantasy.(novels)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... SPRING PRESENTS a blooming garden of sf and fantasy titles with enough color and variety to please most genre fans. In quick succession, Mark Chadbourn releases the last two volumes of his Celtic mythology-based "Kingdom of the Serpent" trilogy....

Debut of the month.(Suzanne Johnson's fantasy entitled 'Royal Street')(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... * Johnson, Suzanne. Royal Street. Tor. Apr. 2012. c.336p. ISBN 9780765327796. pap. $14.99. FANTASY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Drusilla Jaco, a junior wizard sentinel for the city of New Orleans, dutifully studies ritual magic and potion making...

Newsworthy.(Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' 40th anniversary)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, founded in 1972 by historian Donald Reed, will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Wednesday, June 20, at a ceremony in Burbank, CA. At this event, the group will present its Saturn Awards...

Mass market: paperbacks of note.(fantasy novels)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Aguirre, Ann. Devil's Punch: A Corine Solomon Novel. ROC: NAL. Apr. 2012. c.336p. ISBN 9780451464491. pap. $7.99. FANTASY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AS a handler who can read the past of any object she touches, Corine Soloman (Shady Lady; Hell...

Quotable.(Mark Chadbourn on systems theory)(Quotation)(Brief article)
April 15, 2012... "Because we love science so much we believe there is a process where a simple action has a straightforward reaction. But the system in which we operate is massively complex, and what may have started at the beginning of time caused a billion,...

Romance.(novels)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... THE WOUNDED ONES While a good case can be made for fictional heroes and heroines having issues in their pasts that they need to deal with--how else could they grow and develop?--not all of the protagonists would be considered truly wounded...

eBooks
April 15, 2012... LJ's reviews of e-original romances are first published weekly as Xpress Reviews (reviews.libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress. reviews). Here's a selection. e Adams, Dee J. Danger Zone. Carina: Harlequin. (Adrenaline Highs). 2012. 262p. eISBN...

Christian fiction.(novels)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... THE NEXT THREE MONTHS are all about series. Some first books in new series are coming out (R.J. Larson's Prophet and Dani Pettrey's Submerged from Bethany House, as well as Jill Eileen Smith's Sarai from Revell). Meanwhile, established series...

Baker, Jo. The Undertow.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Baker, Jo. The Undertow. Knopf. May 2012. c.352p. ISBN 9780307957092. $25.95. F Billy Hastings. This name will be passed down for four generations, as each owner tries to live life to its fullest--some with success, others not. Making her...

Cook, Claire. Wallflower in Bloom.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Cook, Claire. Wallflower in Bloom. Touchstone: S. & S. Jun. 2012. c.272p. ISBN 9781451672763. $24.99. F Meet Deirdre Griffin: eternal middle child, the wallflower of the family. She has rived her entire life in the shadow of her three...

Dietrich, William. The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Dietrich, William. The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure. Harper: HarperCollins. May 2012. c.368p. ISBN 9780061989209. $25.99. F Once more, Ethan Gage buckles on his swash so he can fight his numerous enemies and save the world. Gage and...

Ferraris, Zoe. Kingdom of Strangers.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Ferraris, Zoe. Kingdom of Strangers. Little, Brown. Jun. 2012. c.368p. ISBN 9780316074247. $25.99. F The discovery of 19 women's bodies in the desert near Jeddah, all carefully arranged and missing hands, points to an organized serial killer...

Freudenberger, Nell. The Newlyweds.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Freudenberger, Nell. The Newlyweds. Knopf. May 2012. c.352p. ISBN 9780307268846. $25.95. F Amina grew up in Bangladesh, and her family always dreamed of sending her to the United States. She gets her chance when she meets George, an engineer...

Galland, Nicole. I, Iago.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Galland, Nicole. I, Iago. Morrow. May 2012. c.384p. ISBN 9780062126873. pap. $14.99. F Shakespeare's Othello is a classic tragedy with its eternal themes of race, jealousy, and betrayal. This is the second novel about the play's villain,...

Goldstein, Paul. Havana Requiem.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Goldstein, Paul. Havana Requiem. Farrar. May 2012. c.320p. ISBN 9780809053933. $26. F Stanford law professor Goldstein brings back his alter ego, Michael Seeley, in a new intellectual property law story. Having covered the movie business in...

Q&A: Adriana Trigiani.(Interview)
April 15, 2012... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Adriana Trigiani, author of the "Big Stone Gap" series and novels such as Lucia, Lucia and Very Valentine, has long delighted fans with her books featuring vibrant Italian American characters and families. Her latest...

Gortner, C.W.: The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Gortner, C.W. The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile. Ballantine. Jun. 2012. c.400p. ISBN 9780345523969. $26. F Isabella of Castile, the intelligent and fiery Spanish queen best remembered today for funding the voyages of Christopher...

Grecian, Alex. The Yard.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Grecian, Alex. The Yard. Putnam. Jun. 2012. c.432p. ISBN 9780399149542. $26.95. F In 1889 London, detectives at Scotland Yard are smarting from their failure to catch Jack the Ripper. Morale worsens when they discover the mutilated body of...

Xpress reviews.(book list)(List)
April 15, 2012... www.libraryjournal.com LJ's free weekly web evaluations for the Week ending March 23, 2012. Go to reviews. libraryjournal.com/tag/xpress-reviews E-ORIGINALS Luiken, Nicole. Gate to Kandrith. Carina: Harlequin. March, Ava. Brook...

Greenslade, Frances. Shelter.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... * Greenslade, Frances. Shelter. Free Pr: S. & S. May 2012. c.400p. ISBN 9781451661101. pap. $15. F This quiet but powerful first novel feels like the best sort of campfire story--slow to build, with flickering flashes of insight mixed...

Haynes, Elizabeth. Into the Darkest Corner.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... * Haynes, Elizabeth. Into the Darkest Corner. Harper: HarperCollins. Jun. 2012. c.416p. ISBN 9780062197252. $24.99. F Catherine is a happy, outgoing, thirty-something, enjoying her work and active social life until she meets handsome,...

Jones, Sadie. The Uninvited Guests.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... * Jones, Sadie. The Uninvited Guests. Harper: HarperCollins. May 2012. c.272p. ISBN 9780062116505. $24.99. F Can there be anything more properly British than a weekend house party in the country? The down-on-their-luck Torrington siblings,...

Klise, Kate. In the Bag.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 15, 2012... Klise, Kate. In the Bag. Morrow. May 2012. c.320p. ISBN 9780062108050. pap. $14.99. F When the paths of chef Daisy Sprinkle and her daughter Coco collide with those of father-and-son duo Andrew and Webb Nelson on a transatlantic flight from...