Library Journal articles from August 2005

Library Journal archives from August 2005

The wall comes down: LJ readers tell us what to do.(editorial)
August 1, 2005... FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GOT USED TO READING your Library Journal features, columns, and news online and sending linked stories via email, or just sharing articles with friends, there's good news. You can still do it. Barely a week after Jenny...

Support the CCF now! Public programs are a great library advocacy tool.(Cultural Communities Fund)(Editorial)
August 1, 2005... IT HAS MORE IMPACT AND DOES MORE GOOD FOR library users than all but a few American Library Association (ALA) activities. It is one of ALA's great unsung success stories and doesn't cost ALA a penny. It is the ALA Public Programs Office (PPO),...

Breaking in at PULSE.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... I agree with Rachel Holt and Adrienne Strock ("The Entry-Level Gap," LJ 5/1/05, p. 36-38) that breaking into the profession is difficult for many newcomers. However, at least one library system has already put into practice the ideas they...

"Brands" of service.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... Implicit in John Berry's "The Price of Rivalry" (LJ 5/15/05, p. 8) is a mistrust of competition and the "marketplace." Too bad. There are different "brands" of library service. In my old neighborhood (Long Island, NY), the Middle Country...

Martin's legacy.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... What I appreciated about Bob Martin's tenure at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) ("The Post-Martin Era," LJ 6/15/05, p. 42-44) is the way he involved the entire spectrum of the library/information profession in the awarding...

First toolbar.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2005... According to a comment posted December 6, 2004 on the blog "LibrarianInBlack" by HCPL's Grace Lillevig, that library's toolbar was still under development when ours at Jackson Library was already in existence...

"Smelly six" seek reading record.(read aloud record by librarians)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Starting with 72 hours of "Harry Potter" (the first five novels), six librarians at the Henderson District Public Libraries, NV, in June apparently set the world record for the longest reading aloud marathon. Patrons were invited to watch the...

Downloadable video at your library.(OverDrive Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Will libraries start buying downloadable video just as some now buy audio? OverDrive, which already offers downloadable audiobooks and ebooks, has added Video on Demand (VoD) services and materials. Then again, you won't be getting feature...

Heard.(front desk)
August 1, 2005... "Ma'am, if you leave your handbag in the corner of the library for 20 minutes and keep an eye on it, there is a chance that someone will steal it. Do not blame me. I am a librarian, not Batman." --www.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/COMMUNITY/LIBRARY_MOFO ...

Library carnival.(front desk)
August 1, 2005... LIBRARY CARNIVAL: For the Art of Storytelling international exchange program at the Miami-Dade Pubic Library System. FL, this year's theme was "A Pan Caribbean Experience." The Family Festival Day, May 21, featured a West Indian Carnival Parade...

Stat watch.(front desk)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Harry Potter books preordered by libraries from Baker & Taylor 50,000 Source: Baker & Taylor Institutional

Florida County bans "gay pride": actions spurred by library exhibit; professional associations fight back.
August 1, 2005... In an action that spawned national criticism, including censure from the American Library Association (see p. 43) and the Florida Library Association (FLA), the Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-1 to ban the county government from...

Congress backs patriot act.(Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Disregarding critics of the USA PATRIOT Act (see News, LJ 7/05, p. 16), the House of Representatives voted 257-171 July 21 to continue Section 215, which allows searches of library, bookstore, and business records, for another ten years before...

Net access up, but PLs stretched: Gates Foundation to provide up to $30m more for hardware.(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, public libraries)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Nearly all U.S. public libraries (98.9 percent) offer free access to computers and the Internet, but those impressive gains are countered by a lack of workstations to meet demand as well as funds to pay for connectivity and upgrades. So said a...

PA Libraries get budget boost: state aid still remains below three years ago; incentives suffer.(Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Libraries in Pennsylvania have received a budget boost, as state aid to public libraries, previously $57.9 million, has been raised to $61.3 million; legislators added $2 million more than Gov. Edward Rendell proposed. "For us to come out with...

Denver proposes reorganization: previously, Congressman questions outreach to Spanish speakers.(Denver Public Library )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Denver Public Library (DPL) has proposed six "service styles" for its branches, aiming to serve better bilingual patrons, children, and those seeking popular materials, among other things. Seven Learning and Language libraries would...

The Twain shall meet.(Mark Twain statue unveiled)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... THE TWAIN SHALL MEET: A statue of Mark Twain, with a copy of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in his hand, was recently dedicated at Fort Bend County Libraries' Cinco Ranch Branch, in Katy, TX. The statue is part of sculptor Gary Lee Price's...

SFPL loses ground on RFID: still, supervisors grant five percent budget increase for improvements.(San Francisco Public Library, radio frequency identification )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... A plan to install radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in materials at the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) has been rejected 4-1 by the Budget Committee of the Board of Supervisors. San Francisco and Berkeley have been the epicenter...

CoLAPL budget boosted 25%: also, UM libraries gain 12%, thanks in part to salary survey.(County of Los Angeles Public Library, University of Minnesota)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The County of Los Angeles Public Library (CoLAPL) has received a 25 percent boost in its 2005-06 budget. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors increased the budget by nearly $30 million to $122 million. The new money will be used to...

Harvard, Yale still top ARL: FSU gains, thanks to better reporting, while USC suffers bad luck.(Harvard University, Yale University, University of Southern California, Association of Research Libraries, Florida State University )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Harvard University remains more than a full index point (2.54) ahead of Yale University (1.44) at the top of the latest Association of Research Libraries (ARL) rankings. More surprising, Florida State University (FSU) and University of Southern...

Court remands Grokster case: P2P makers may be accountable, but ALA finds a silver lining.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that makers of peer-to-peer file-sharing software can be held accountable for the infringement of users, adding a new twist: intent. Justice David Souter, in the case of MGM v. Groskter, wrote that if...

FL commissioners segregate books.(Florida)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Last year, after receiving complaints about a sexually explicit novel, Marion County, FL, commissioners voted 3-2 to maintain the Marion County Public Library Advisory Board (see News, LJ 6/15/04, p. 20ff.). This year, however, they have...

Galante named director in Queens.(Queens Borough Public Library, Thomas W. Galante )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Queens Borough Public Library, NY, which leads the country in circulation, has named Thomas W. Galante library director. Galante had served as interim director since August 2003, when Gary Strong left to head the library at the University...

CLA meets in Calgary.(Canadian Library Association )
August 1, 2005... The Canadian Library Association (CLA) met in Calgary, AB, June 15-18, attracting a healthy attendance of about 1000, just down from the numbers last year in the popular resort city of Victoria, BC. Notably, CLA launched its online...

DCPL: storefront libraries a start.(District of Columbia Public Library )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is soliciting $2.8 million from the city council to establish four storefront libraries in communities whose branches were closed last December. The Anacostia, Benning, Watha T. Daniel, and...

Three Illinois consortia merge.(Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... On July 1, three Illinois academic library consortia merged into one, to be known as CARLI (the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois). CARLI will consolidate the operations of the Illinois Cooperative Collection Management...

AAP launches Authors at Your Library.(Association of American Publishers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has launched Authors @ Your Library, a free online database that matches library programming opportunities with publishers' author schedules, making it easier to coordinate events (see...

Martin, after IMLS, returns to TWU.(Robert S. Martin, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Texas Woman's University )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Robert S. Martin, former director of the national Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), has been appointed to the Lillian Bradshaw Endowed Chair in Library Science at Texas Woman's University (TWU), Denton. Martin, who served as...

Calendar.
August 1, 2005... SEPTEMBER 14-17--Kentucky Library Assn., Louisville www.kylibasn.org 20-23--North Carolina Library Assn., Winston-Salem www.nclaonline.org 21-23--Minnesota Library Assn., Minneapolis www.mnlibraryassociation.org 21-23--North...

Plymouth State University.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... David A. Berona has been named Director, Lamson Library, Plymouth State University, NH. He was Head of Library Systems, University of New Hampshire, Durham, since 1999. Berona is also a longtime LJ reviewer.

Austin Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Cynthia Charles is now Managing Librarian, Carver Branch, Austin Public Library, TX. She was Director, Library Services, D.R. Glass Library, Texas College, Tyler.

Dallas Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Lynne Craddock is the new Manager, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Polk-Wisdom Branches, Dallas Public Library (DPL). She was a Reference Librarian, Cedar Rapids Public Library, IA. Zulema Garcia has been promoted to Manager, Business and...

Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Susan Frey is Reference/Instruction Librarian, Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University (ISU),Terre Haute. She was Education Coordinator and Technical Writer, Horus Enterprises, Fort Wayne. Amy Jackson has joined ISU as Metadata...

Illinois State Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Gwen Harrison is now a Consultant, Library Development Group, Illinois State Library, Springfield. Harrison has been with the library since 2000.

James A. Keller has accepted the newly created position of Director of Marketing and Communications, Queens Library, Jamaica, NY.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... James A. Keller has accepted the newly created position of Director of Marketing and Communications, Queens Library, Jamaica, NY. He was President, J.A. Keller & Associates, a strategic and brand-building consulting firm. Maureen O'Connor has...

University of Oklahoma, Norman, for 2005-06.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Kathy Latrobe has been named Interim Director, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, for 2005-06. Director Danny P. Wallace is resigning this fall after 16 years in various administrative roles. Latrobe is a...

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Gina J. Millsap is the new Executive Director, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, KS, replacing David L. Leamon, who retired June 17. Millsap was Director, Iowa Public Library, Ames.

Camden Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Elizabeth A. Moran has retired as Director, Camden Public Library, ME, after 17 years at the library.

Temple University Libraries.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... J. Brian Schoolar is now Electronic Resources Librarian, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia.

Fullerton Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Andrea Taylor is now Branch Manager, Fullerton Public Library, CA. She was Children's and Reference Librarian, Collier County Public Library, Naples, FL.

Sirsi acquires Dynix: ILS arena shrinks again in megamerger: buyout tops vendor gossip at ALA conference in Chicago.(CONFERENCE REPORT)
August 1, 2005... The steadily smoking volcano of the ILS vendor arena erupted again in mid-June when Goliaths Sirsi and Dynix announced they were joining forces. Though couched as a merger of equals, "this is a merger in terms of putting the organizations...

Chicago signs TLC for system.(Library Corp., Chicago Public Library)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Besides the Sirsi/Dynix merger, several hot contract and product releases also pulsed from ALA. At the top was the massive $13.8 million deal between the Chicago Public Library (CPL) and The Library Corporation (TLC) to create a next-generation...

ProQuest improves content, interface.(ProQuest Information and Learning Co.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The prestigious Los Angeles Times June 24 named ProQuest Information and Learning its exclusive online distributor to the library and education arena. ProQuest already includes the Times both as a standalone as part of its Newsstand products...

WilsonWeb debuts 2.5.(H.W. Wilson Co.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... H.W. Wilson came to ALA armed with WilsonWeb 2.5, featuring numerous enhancements to the reference database service. Improvements include a new interlibrary loan (ILL) icon that allows librarians to include a records' bibliographic data...

EBSCO adds full CINAHL.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... If content is king, EBSCO wears the crown: the company is beefing up its EBSCOhost product with a full-text version of CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature). EBSCO told LJ the CINAHL with Full Text data-base sports...

VTLS upgrades VIRTUA, Vital.(Vital Version 1.3, VIRTUA ILS Version 46)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... VTLS has released new, enhanced versions of several of its core products. VIRTUA ILS Version 46 features more than 40 improvements, including serials EDI-FACT, supporting invoices from other vendors such as EBSCO and SWETS, and the ability to...

Meridian racks up customers.(Endeavor Meridian)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Following the June release of Endeavor Meridian, the vendor has snagged 19 international library customers for the ERM system. Though mostly geared to academics, the product has been implemented by a top global pharmaceutical manufacturer....

Birds online is no turkey.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)
August 1, 2005... READER FEEDBACK To my query about locally grown, full-text, digitized collections, readers wrote in about resources with broad appeal. A History of Antietam National Cemetery (www.whilbr.org/antietamNationalCemetery/index.aspx) "lists the...

Google, the naked emperor.(DIGITAL LIBRARIES)
August 1, 2005... GOOGLE RULES. WHEREVER YOU turn you hear about a new Google initiative. Clearly, Google has the money to do some interesting things. But with all the hype and hullabaloo, it can be all too easy to overlook some serious flaws in Google's...

Delving into data: businesses have used data mining for years. Now libraries are getting into the act.(INFOTECH FEATURE)
August 1, 2005... Corporations employ data mining to analyze operations, find trends in recorded information, and look for new opportunities. Libraries are no different. Librarians manage large stores of data--about collections and usage, for example--and we...

After Seattle: by discarding every preconception about a public library building, they created the first 21st-century library.
August 1, 2005... Few public buildings, and no libraries, have ever received the sort of acclaim that Seattle's central library garnered even before it opened in May 2004. "The Seattle building is thrilling from top to bottom," wrote Paul Goldberger in The New...

Gathering steam in Chicago: a record crowd, focus on the future, and bloggers everywhere.(LJ REPORT: CHICAGO ALA 2005)
August 1, 2005... The temperature may have been sweltering and the logistics a challenge, but that didn't stop the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago from drawing more attendees than ever before. The 27,800 who came, including 6,731 exhibitors, set a...

Partners in advocacy: Tutor.com tapped into libraries' need for help with funding and found surprising success.(Company Profile)
August 1, 2005... The surprising success of Live Homework Help, a product of Tutor.com unknown to libraries before 2001, is in very large part owing to the company's effort to understand library funding and help libraries tap into all kinds of potential funding...

Build a winning hand.(Collection Development/ Bridge & Poker)
August 1, 2005... What do poker and bridge have in common? Both are card games that originated in Europe (although poker's modern form developed in the frontier towns of the American West, while bridge still reflects its British heritage). Both use a regular...

The truth about libraryland.
August 1, 2005... SOMETIMES STEREOTYPES HAPPEN for a reason. Librarians get their shorts in a wad every time we are stereotyped in the media as meek, weak little people whose glasses can be picked right off our faces and trampled underfoot. We create posters--or...

A hard day at the job search.(how to apply for a library job?)
August 1, 2005... FOR A NEWLY MINTED LIBRARIAN, the search for a job marks a stark transition from the supportive university environment to the cold, competitive world of job seeking. Nothing in library school prepared me for my encounter with the library's...

Prepub alert.(books)
August 1, 2005... FICTION Case, John. Dance of Death. Ballantine. Nov. 2005. 448p. ISBN 0-345-46473-7. $25.95. Brainy mathematician Jack Wilson has a plan: he wants to destroy Western civilization as we know it, and his weapon of choice is Nicola...

These scepter'd isles of crime.(mystery works from British Islands)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Delectable mystery offerings from the British Isles continue to arrive this season. Madge Swindells reveals the inner conflicts that lie beneath an apparently serene village life. Peter Helton features an appealing painter/P.I. based in Bath,...

Ford, Clyde W. The Long Mile: The Shango Mysteries.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Ford, Clyde W. The Long Mile: The Shango Mysteries. Midnight Ink: Llewellyn. Oct. 2005. c.264p. ISBN 0-7387-0785-6. pap. $13.95. M After serving two years for a murder he did not commit, black ex-police detective John Shannon finds his...

Helton, Peter. Headcase.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Helton, Peter. Headcase. Carroll a Graf. Aug. 2005. c.284p. ISBN 0-7867-1529-4. $25. M British private detective Chris Honeysett shares (platonically) a farm outside Bath with a talented woman painter who's also a partner with him in Aqua...

Murphy, Gerard. Death Without Trace.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Murphy, Gerard. Death Without Trace. Collins, dist. by Dufour. Aug. 2005. 256p. ISBN 1-903464-83-8. pap. $16.95. M Newly divorced Dublin brewery supervisor Mike Madigan adds P.I. work to his repertoire in order to make ends meet. His latest...

Ramsay, Frederick. Secrets.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Ramsay, Frederick. Secrets. Poisoned Pen. Aug. 2005. c.300p. ISBN 1-59058-188-1. $24.95. M Picketsville, VA, has barely recovered from the theft of Callend College's fabulous art collection (Artscape) when the Episcopal Church secretary...

Rusch, Sheldon. For Edgar.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Rusch, Sheldon. For Edgar. Prime Crime: Berkley. Aug. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-425-20409-X. $23.95. M Special state police agent Elizabeth Taylor Hewitt battles wits with a serial murderer "inspired" by the gorier stories of Edgar Allan Poe....

Santos-Febres, Mayra. Any Wednesday I'm Yours.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Santos-Febres, Mayra. Any Wednesday I'm Yours. Riverhead: Putnam. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 1-59448-001-X. pap. $14. M This amusing and thought-provoking first novel features an angst-ridden ex-newspaper employee, now working at the questionable Motel...

Swindells, Madge. Ripples on a Pond.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... * Swindells, Madge. Ripples on a Pond. Allison & Busby, dist. by IPM. Aug. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-7490-08367-0. $25.95. M Gentleman farmer Simon and distant interior-designer wife Laura lead a civil existence in a small British village,...

Walpow, Nathan. The Manipulated: A Joe Portugal Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Walpow, Nathan. The Manipulated: A Joe Portugal Mystery. Uglytown. Aug. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-9758503-2-6. $24.95. M After attending a fancy Hollywood party, commercials actor/sleuth Joe Portugal wakes up in bed with young female TV star...

Prepub mystery.(Spectres in the Smoke)(Road to Paradise)(Yes, the River Knows)(White Tiger: A Mystery)(S Is for Silence)(Bindweed: A Gardening Mystery)(Ash and Bone)(Nothing but Trouble)(Smoke)(Angel in the House)(Wiley's Refrain)(City for Ransom)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Broadbent, Tony. Spectres in the Smoke. Thomas Dunne: St. Martin's. Dec. 2005. 336p. ISBN 0-312-29026-8. $23.95. In the follow-up to the acclaimed The Smoke, post-World War II England has Jethro the cat burglar spying for M15 to thwart a...

Wright, Nina. Whiskey on the Rocks: A Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... * Wright, Nina. Whiskey on the Rocks: A Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery. Midnight Ink: Llewellyn. Sept. 2005. c.264p. ISBN 0-7387-0749-X. pap. $13.95. M Busy real estate agent Whiskey Mattimoe can ill afford time for murder. But the mysterious...

Aird, Catherine. Hole in One: A Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Aird, Catherine. Hole in One: A Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 0-312-34229-2. [ISBN 978-0-31234229-6]. $22.95. M A puzzling and unlikely murder tests the skills of Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan (Amendment...

Cannon, Taffy. Paradise Lost.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Cannon, Taffy. Paradise Lost. Perseverance: John Daniel. Sept. 2005. c.286p. ISBN 1-880284-80-4. pap. $13.95. M Cannon's (Guns and Roses) latest presents a new take on a double kidnapping and ransom situation. The perpetrator snatches a...

Coel, Margaret. Eye of the Wolf.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Coel, Margaret. Eye of the Wolf. Prime Crime: Berkley. Sept. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-425-20546-0. $23.95. M Coel's popular "Wind River Reservation" series continues with the discovery of three dead Shoshones on the site of an old battlefield...

Hart, Ellen. The Iron Girl (Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Hart, Ellen. The Iron Girl: A Jane Lawless Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-312-31749-2. $24.95. M Years after the death of her partner, real estate agent Christine, Minneapolis restaurateur/sleuth Jane Lawless (An...

Jakeman, Jane. The Egyptian Coffin.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Jakeman, Jane. The Egyptian Coffin: A Lord Ambrose Historical Mystery. Prime Crime: Berkley. Sept. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 0-425-20541-X. pap. $13. M In 1830, the reclusive and refined Lord Ambrose (Let There Be Blood) leaves his moldering...

Rowland, Laura Joh. The Assassin's Touch.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Rowland, Laura Joh. The Assassin's Touch. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.336p. ISBN 0-312-31900-2. [ISBN 978-0-312-31900-7]. $24.95. M After the fourth sudden death of a high-ranking court official in 1695 Japan, Sano Ichiro (The...

Wishart, David. Food for the Fishes: A Marcus Corvinus Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Wishart, David. Food for the Fishes: A Marcus Corvinus Mystery. Hodder, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Aug. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-340-82736-X. $24.95. M Trebbio speaks ill of a fish farmer while drunk, but Trebbio's not the only one. When the...

Bruen, Ken. Vixen.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Bruen, Ken. Vixen. Griffin: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.208p. ISBN 0-312-32730-7. pap. $12.95. M Bruen's irrepressible Inspector Brant (last seen in Blitz) returns for this fifth outing, a one-sitting read in which Brant exhibits nearly all...

2005 Shamus Award nominees.(Private Eye Writers of America )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Private Eye Writers of America announced its nominees for the 2005 Shamus Awards and awarded this year's Life Achievement Award to Sara Paretsky. The winners will be announced September 2 at the PWA Shamus Awards Banquet in Chicago. ...

Mosley, Walter. Cinnamon Kiss.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Mosley, Walter. Cinnamon Kiss. Little, Brown. Sept. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-316-07302-4. $24.95. M This latest entry in Mosley's Easy Rawlins series offers much of what can be found in the earlier novels: a hard-boiled detective plot;...

Olson, Karen E. Sacred Cows.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Olson, Karen E. Sacred Cows. Mysterious. Sept. 2005. c.290p. ISBN 0-89296-022-1. $21.95. M The title refers to a fictional painted fiberglass display in New Haven, CT, designed to increase tourism. Unfortunately, the timing of this cow...

Sallis, James. Drive.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Sallis, James. Drive. Poisoned Pen. Sept. 2005. c.160p. ISBN 1-59058-181-4. $19.95. M Drive is his name, and driving is his game. If he had any sense, he'd stick to that exclusively, but sense isn't a commodity readily available to the...

Sampson, Catherine. Out of Mind.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Sampson, Catherine. Out of Mind. Mysterious. Aug. 2005. c.306p. ISBN 0-89296-814-1. $23.95. M Following up her strong debut, Falling Off Air, Sampson returns with protagonist Robin Ballantyne. As a single mother to twins, a part-time...

Shimada, Soji. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders: Detective Mitarai's Casebook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... Shimada, Soji. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders: Detective Mitarai's Casebook. Stone Bridge, dist. by Consortium. Sept. 2005. c.252p. tr. from Japanese by Ross & Shika MacKenzie. ISBN 4-925080-81-4. $22.95. M Shimada, a designer, musician, and...

Sholes, Lynne & Joe Moore. The Grail Conspiracy: A Cotten Stone Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 1, 2005... * Sholes, Lynne & Joe Moore. The Grail Conspiracy: A Cotten Stone Mystery. Midnight Ink: Llewellyn. Sept. 2005. c.360p. ISBN 0-7387-0787-2. pap. $14.95. M In this debut novel, when an ancient relic believed to be the Holy Grail surfaces at...

Related romance revisited.(romance)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Linked romances--connected by theme, place, group, character, or artifact--continue to attract readers in increasing numbers. Publishers and writers alike have jumped on the bandwagon. Virtually no subgenre remains unaffected, with everything...