Library Journal articles from June 2005

Library Journal archives from June 2005

Lunch is hard to swallow: oversimplifying library funding misstates the story.(editorial)
June 1, 2005... PUBLISHERS LUNCH GOT IT WRONG. IT TOOK A squib out of the Dallas Morning News online (April 26), headlined it "The Threat to Libraries," and broadcast it via its daily email to publishers, editors, agents, and other readers. The brief item...

Workplace rights at risk: support the victims of unwise management.(blatant berry)
June 1, 2005... THERE IS FEAR, CONCERN, AND COERCION IN TOO many libraries these days. Morale is falling. Directors and administrators who used to be library champions are losing touch. Many are infatuated with new buildings and new technological solutions,...

Blogger quits ALA.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Thank you for your editorial (Francine Fialkoff, "The Power of Blogs," LJ 4/1/05, p. 8) and all the coverage of Michael Gorman's ridiculous "Revenge of the Blog People!" (BackTalk, LJ 2/15/05, p. 44). I am one of the "blog people" Gorman...

Podder, not blogger.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Your editorial really caught my attention (Francine Fialkoff, "The Power of Blogs," LJ 4/1/05, p. 8). I find blogs to be very useful, but I'm not a blogger, I'm a podder. Podcasting is relatively new and already creating quite a buzz. I've...

1000th of one percent.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... We were delighted to see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography named in Brian Coutts's "Best Reference Sources 2004" (LJ 4/15/05, p. 53) but were surprised by the prominence given to the errors reported in the British press ("Is...

Wilson and Bolshevism.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... In his review of my book Wilson's War (LJ 5/1/05, p. 102), Thomas Karel dismissed me as "reactionary. By entering World War I, Woodrow Wilson broke the three-year stalemate, enabling the French and British to win a decisive victory,...

Rabbit Hill Festival.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... I enjoyed Beth Dempsey's "Literary Festivals, Library Style" (LJ 2/15/05, p. 28-31).... In Westport, CT, we have the Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature, named for the home of Robert Lawson, the only recipient of both the Caldecott and Newbery...

Minneapolis Library in good company.(front desk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... They call it the Minneapolis Arts Explosion, the happy convergence of new buildings or additions within one year at six cultural institutions, including the Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library and the Walker Art Center. So leaders of...

Stat watch.(front desk)(Annual spending in Seattle Public Library )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Annual spending in Seattle spurred by the new central library $16 Million Source: The Seattle Public Library Central Library: Economic Benefits Assessment www.berkandassociates.com/spl.html

New wedding registry: the library.(front desk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... "Face it, at our age we already have too much stuff," thirtysomethings Pat Harris and Laura Offerdahl reformed their wedding guests. "Instead of the traditional wedding gifts, we would like to offer you this special opportunity to donate to the...

Library sports book group's got game.(front desk)(Smithtown Public Library is hosting male book club)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Smithtown Public Library, NY, is hosting what may be the nation's first all--male book club, and the allure is sports. The monthly Sports Pages Roundtable Book Discussion Group is the brainchild of library trustee Gus Alfieri, a champion...

RI libraries overblock under CIPA: in response to the ACLU, libraries change procedures; ALA survey suggests few patrons ask for filter disabling.(lj news)(Children's Internet Protection Act)(American Civil Liberties Union)(American Library Association)
June 1, 2005... Libraries in Rhode Island, stung by a report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island criticizing their compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), responded by making it somewhat easier for adult...

Burger wins ALA presidency.(lj news)(Leslie Burger)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Leslie Burger, director of the Princeton Public Library, N J, has been elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2006-07 term, defeating Christine Lind Hage, director of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library, MI, by 803...

Council slams Philadelphia PL: central library expansion may be victim of neighborhood closings.(lj news)
June 1, 2005... Some members of the Philadelphia City Council are so upset with the Free Library of Philadelphia's plan to turn 20 of 49 facilities into "express branches" that they voted to rescind the council's decision last year to support the $120 million...

Resisting the feds.(lj news)(Joan Airoldi got 2005 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Joan Airoldi, director of the Whatcom County Rural Library District, Bellingham, WA, was presented the 2005 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award in a ceremony in New York City on April 20 (pictured here with Peter Osnos of PublicAffairs). In...

Will audiobooks fit on iPods? Downloadable library model relies on Windows platform, for now.(lj news)
June 1, 2005... In the past year, with fanfare, both netLibrary/Recorded Books and OverDrive have introduced new lending models for downloadable audio, allowing libraries to lend copies to multiple patrons at the same time (see News, LJ 3/1/05, p. 20;"Digital...

9/11 hijackers used other library: revelation at hearing fuels defense of USA PATRIOT Act.(LJ NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it was revealed that three hijackers had visited the Delray Beach Public Library, FL. On April 28, 2005, Kenneth Wainstein, U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, told the House Judiciary Committee...

New European digitization plan: collaboration among 19 countries on plan to rival Google project.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Nineteen European national libraries have pledged to support a multinational effort "aimed at a large and organized digitization of the works belonging to [Europe's] heritage." The libraries involved are from Austria, Belgium, the Czech...

San Diego mayor Murphy resigns: fallout from pension scandal may hamper library's expansion plan.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... San Diego mayor Dick Murphy, LJ's 2004 Politician of the Year (see LJ 9/15/04, p. 28-29), faced with a recall movement regarding a pension scandal that has savaged the city's credit rating, announced he will resign effective July 15, a move...

Seattle meeting attracts the world: librarians look at future of central libraries, focus on the showpiece.(LJ NEWS)
June 1, 2005... The question of what makes a new central library great drew over 340 participants to Seattle for "Shattering Stereotypes," held April 27-29. It was jointly sponsored by the Seattle Public Library (SPL)--whose year-old central library was a...

NYPL to sell art worth $75 million.(LJ NEWS)(New York Public Library planing to sell 19 works of art)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The New York Public Library (NYPL) will sell 19 works of art, including two Gilbert Stuart portraits of George Washington, to replenish the endowment for its Research Libraries. The 15 paintings and four busts, which are not part of the...

WebJunction gets $8m Gates grant.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... In 2002, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put up $9 million over three years to launch WebJunction (see "Your Place on the Internet," LJ 5/15/03, p. 60-61), aimed at sustaining public access computing. Now the foundation has infused the...

Ex-Pueblo director's lawsuit settled.(LJ NEWS)(Richard Lee )
June 1, 2005... Former Pueblo City-County Library, CO, director Richard Lee has settled his lawsuit against library officials two years after he was fired for what he claimed was questioning the board president's business dealings with the library (see News,...

KS library board drops ALA language.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Does the American Library Association's (ALA) Library Bill of Rights prevent a library from protecting children from pornography? Worried about that possibility, the board of the Johnson County Library (JCL), Overland Park, KS, recently voted...

Turkmenistan library ban is protested.(LJ NEWS)
June 1, 2005... The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has condemned the decision by Turkmenistan president Saparmurat Niazov to ban public libraries in the former Soviet republic, a situation first highlighted by the...

Youngstown's Sears wins ULC award.(LJ NEWS)(Carlton A. Sears received Urban Libraries Council/Dynix Urban Player Award for 2005)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Carlton A. Sears, director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, OH, will receive the Urban Libraries Council (ULC)/Dynix Urban Player Award for 2005, for shaping a nonprofit corporation to develop new housing, retail,...

Criticas goes electronic.(LJ NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Sign up for the Criticas email newsletter and access the new and improved web site, criticasmagazine.com, featuring English-language coverage of Spanish-language books and AV, including monthly reviews of Spanish-language books, best sellers...

Calendar.(LJ NEWS)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... AUGUST 3-6--Pacific Northwest Library Assn., Sitka, AK www.pnla.org SEPTEMBER 14-17--Kentucky Library Assn., Louisville www.kylibasn.org 20-23--North Carolina Library Assn., Winston-Salem www.nclaonline.org ...

Youth Services, Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System.(people)(appointed Vicki Beene-Beaver)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Vicki Beene-Beaver is now Assistant Administrator for Youth Services, Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System, Lakeville. She was Young Adult Librarian, Atlanta-Fulton County Library System.

Illinois State Library.(people)(Anne Craig is the new Director)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Anne Craig is the new Director, Illinois State Library, Springfield, replacing Jean Wilkins, who retired in December 2004. Craig has served at the library since 1989, most recently as Associate Director, Library Automation and Technology.

Lupton Library, University of Tennessee.(people)(appointed Jason Griffey)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Jason Griffey is now Reference/Instruction Librarian, Lupton Library, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was Web Specialist, Information Technology Division, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.

Federal Depository Library Council.(people)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... New appointees to the Federal Depository Library Council by Public Printer of the United States Bruce James include Peter Hemphill, Senior Manager of Software Development, Information Handling Services Inc.; Marian Parker, Associate Dean for...

Government Research and Electronic Services Team, Oregon State Library.(people)(appointed Robert Hulshof-Schmidt)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Robert Hulshof-Schmidt is now Program Manager of the Government Research and Electronic Services Team, Oregon State Library, Salem. He was Manager of Member Services and OCLC Services, Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET).

Pearl Street Library.(people)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Barbara Nosal has retired as Librarian, Pearl Street Library, Enfield, CT, after 20 years of service.

Tony Stankus.(people)(will receive the 2005 Rose Vormelker National Award)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Tony Stankus, Science Librarian, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, since 1974, will receive the 2005 Rose Vormelker National Award at the Special Libraries Association 2005 Annual Conference in Toronto on June 5. Stankus has also been...

Milford Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Salvatore Stingo will retire as Head Librarian, Milford Public Library, CT, at the end of June, after 18 years in the position.

Obituary.(people)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 1, 2005... Charlotte Kim, retired Assistant Commissioner for Neighborhood Services (1990-2004), Chicago Public Library System, died on May 1 at the age of 65. Gary O. Rolstad, retired Associate State Librarian, State Library of Louisiana, Baton...

Illinois libraries/OCLC tackle Government Information Online: federal depository librarians link questions to answers.(infotech)
June 1, 2005... The Illinois State Library, University of Illinois at Chicago (UI), and OCLC have banded together to sponsor what is being described as a virtual reference desk for government information. Administered by the Government Printing Office (GPO),...

EBSCO debuts SocINDEX.(infotech)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... EBSCO Publishing is marketing SocINDEX and SoclNDEX with Full Text. Two years in development, the index features more than 1.3 million records with subject headings from a 15,000-term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by subject experts and...

Open eBook Forum revamps.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Open eBook Forum has changed its name to the International Digital Publishing Forum, in what Steve Potash, the group's president, told LJ is a response to "the significant expansion in interest in digital books and digital content from...

3M releases new RFID tags.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... On top of its recent release of the V Series Self-Cheek system (InfoTech, LJ 4/1/05, p. 28), 3M is marketing new RFID tags designed specifically for CD and DVD collections. Dubbed 3M CD8 RFID, when coupled with special software, the tags link...

New look for WEB FEET.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(for Thomson Gale)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Thomson Gale has upgraded its WEB FEET online collections with a new interface. The company said that the new look offers "enhanced searching, including topic pick lists on the main menu and a results page with a dynamic subject guide to expand...

Auto-Graphics VDX tests OK.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Auto-Graphics has successfully completed testing of its AGent product's ability to send interlibrary loan (ILL) requests to Fretwell-Downing's Virtual Document eXchange (VDX) system using the 10160/10161 protocols. The tests were conducted...

More full text from Sage.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... DIGITIZED COLLECTIONS: WHAT'S NEXT? Or rather, who's next? After reviewing the University of Virginia Press's Dolley Madison Digital Edition (LJ 5/15/05, p. 26) and hearing about its upcoming digitized collection of George Washington's papers,...

Management & Organization Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection.
June 1, 2005... Management & Organization Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection Urban Studies & Planning: A Sage Full-Text Collection Sage Publications www.sagepub.com These two full-text collections are excellent additions to the nifty mix of social...

Vendor communication.(ONLINE DATABASES)
June 1, 2005... LIBRARIANS, DO YOUR VENDOR reps provide you with the information you need in the way you need it? Vendors, do you feel you are communicating effectively with your librarian clients? A recent survey of North American and European academic...

The promise of online music: both library and commercial initiatives are opening up music in new ways.(INFOTECH FEATURE)
June 1, 2005... Every few decades, audio formats change, and libraries rebuild their music collections. We've gone from 78s to LPs, then from LPs to CDs. While CDs stand to be produced for quite some time, it's not clear how long large library CD...

You get what you pay for: LJ visits three Chicago-area libraries and finds that equity is a hard goal to reach when resources and political clout vary widely.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)
June 1, 2005... Library service in America reflects local support--with the notable exception of Ohio, where state funding predominates. Communities with richer tax bases spend more on libraries--and generally offer more services. The American Library...

Teaching and selling: LJ's picks & pans for the American Library Association 2005 annual conference.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Despite an overload of sessions featuring consultants and vendors holding forth on their wares, the program for the American Library Association (ALA) conference in Chicago is broad and deep enough to have something for nearly every librarian,...

A taste of theater.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Directory)
June 1, 2005... Overdid it at the Taste? Eyes glazed after the Art Institute? Neck sore from admiring the skyline? After watching the Cubs lose (or the Sox win), what else can you do? Sample theater in Chicago! There's something for almost every taste. ...

The scene.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Directory)
June 1, 2005... Get a taste of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods by exploring these watering holes: Avec 615 W. Randolph St., 312-377-2002; www.avec-restaurant.com Enjoy a large selection of vin et fromage at this tiny bistro-wine bar in the stylish West...

Culture bait.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Chicago's museums)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Chicago's out-of-the-way museums range from eccentric to wacky. Call for exhibition schedules, entry cost, and hours. International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr., 312-642-6502; www.imss.org This historic lakeside mansion...

Self-serve art.(Chicago is a city with several art-filled parks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Chicago is the city for modern and contemporary public art. Take a self-guided tour or rest in one of Chicago's several art-filled parks. Check out downtown Chicago's modern art and architecture along Dearborn Ave., starting at Randolph...

Authors & celebrities.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... CONFERENCEWIDE EVENTS LIVE @ your library Reading Stage ALA PPO, Poetry Fdn., June 25-27, noon-3:30. More than a dozen poets and other authors will read on stage in the Exhibit Hall at the McCormick Place Convention Center in aisle 3000...

Tasting Chicago: good food is easy to find in the Windy City.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)
June 1, 2005... Dining in Chicago is always a treat--or, rather, many treats. There are so many excellent restaurants from which to choose that the hardest part is narrowing the choices. Advance planning, now easier than ever, enhances that experience. A few...

Getting around Chicago.(CHICAGO ALA 2005)(Directory)
June 1, 2005... hotel restaurants 1 312 Chicago (Allegro) 2 Aria (Fairmont) 3 Weber Grill (Hilton Garden Inn) 4 Zest (Inter-Continental) 5 South Water Kitchen (Monaco) 6 Caliterra (Wyndham) 7 Bin 36 (House of Blues Hotel) 8...

Cooking up the basics.(Collection Development / Cookbooks)(Bibliography)
June 1, 2005... Put up a display of cookbooks in your library and watch them fly out the door! Despite the millions of recipes available on the Internet and an almost continuous stream of cooking shows on the Food Network, patrons still want cookbooks. While a...

Cop out?(CASE STUDY)(Short Story)
June 1, 2005... "LOOK AT THIS. IT'S 6:20; WHERE are this child's parents?" barked Lena Ambrose. "It's the second time this week," Annie Lynch said. "And if it's not this kid, it's another." The two librarians sat behind the desk of the Amity Public...

Knee-jerk reactions.(ANALYSIS I)
June 1, 2005... Victoria Butler is director of a public library, although from her response to Ambrose one might think she had funded her own private lending institution, setting herself up as sole proprietor. "From now on, that's our policy" sounds a lot like...

Call board, not cops.(ANALYSIS II)
June 1, 2005... The Amity Public Library is not very amicable! The library staff have an attitude problem. The ten-year-old is not so lost in his book that he doesn't hear every word of their "barked" conversation. It's not his fault that his mother can't get...

Prepub alert.
June 1, 2005... FICTION Clarke, Richard A. The Scorpion's Gate. Putnam. Oct. 2005. 352p. ISBN 0-399-15294-6. $24.95. CD: Penguin Audio. Leaving behind government service for the joys of fiction, presidential adviser Clarke crafts a slightly futurist...

Crime in the commonwealth.(mystery)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... British mysteries have long been staple commodities for libraries, but recently an increasing number of Australian and Canadian mystery authors has demonstrated an equally fine grasp of the genre. Last year, Poisoned Pen Press introduced Aussie...

Aubert, Rosemary. Red Mass: An Ellis Portal Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... * Aubert, Rosemary. Red Mass: An Ellis Portal Mystery. Bridge Works. Jul. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 1-882593-96-0. $23.95; pap. ISBN 1-882593-95-2. $15.95. M Now 60, series protagonist Ellis Portal (Free Reign; The Feast of Stephen; The Ferryman...

Casey, Donis A. The Old Buzzard Had It Coming.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Casey, Donis A. The Old Buzzard Had It Coming. Poisoned Pen. Jul. 2005. c.410p. ISBN 1-59058-149-0. $24.95. M Alafair Tucker, a competent farmwife and sympathetic mother of nine, takes it in stride when twin daughter Phoebe brings handsome...

Chan, Cassandra. The Young Widow: A Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... * Chan, Cassandra. The Young Widow: A Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-33748-5. [ISBN 978-0-312-33748-3]. $23.95. M When an aging rich business owner dies of poisoning, the New Scotland Yard answers the call...

Corris, Peter. Master's Mates.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Corris, Peter. Master's Mates. Allen & Unwin, dist. by Independent Pubs. Group. Jun. 2005. 240p. ISBN 1-74114-136-2. pap. $11.95. M This marks the first time that the Cliff Hardy series--a long-running standby in Australia--is being...

Etchells, Olive. No Corners for the Devil.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Etchells, Olive. No Corners for the Devil. Carroll & Graf. Jun. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 0-7867-1565-0. $25. M Sally and Rob Baxter move to the coast of Cornwall with their daughter and two sons and refurbish some cottages for holiday rental....

Prepub mystery.(Bibliography)
June 1, 2005... Alexander, Tasha. And Only To Deceive. Morrow. Oct. 2005. 304p. ISBN 0-06075671-3. $23.95. Stolen antiquities, betrayal, and murder in good ol' Victorian England mark this historical suspense debut. Historian Alexander lives in Nashville,...

Hunsicker, Harry. Still River: A Lee Henry Oswald Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Hunsicker, Harry. Still River: A Lee Henry Oswald Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-33787-6. [ISBN 978-0-312-33787-2]. $23.95. M This forceful first novel, set in the nether regions of Dallas, stars fortyish...

Sefton, Maggie. Knit One, Kill Two.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Sefton, Maggie. Knit One, Kill Two. Prime Crime: Berkley. Jun. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-425-20359-X. pap. $5.99. M Shocked by her aging aunt's murder in Fort Connor, CO, CPA Kelly Flynn is, in turn, surprised by the support of a knitting group....

Shelby, Jeff. Killer Swell: A Noah Braddon Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... * Shelby, Jeff. Killer Swell: A Noah Braddon Mystery. Dutton. Jun. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-525-94880-5. $23.96. M San Diego surfer/P.I. Noah Braddock cringes at the thought of locating a missing woman who just happens to have been his high...

Villatoro, Marcos M. A Venom Beneath the Skin.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Villatoro, Marcos M. A Venom Beneath the Skin. Kate's Mystery: Justin, Charles & Co., dist. by National Bk. Network. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 1-932112-37-5. $24.95. M Hours after visiting her FBI lover, FBI Special Agent Romilia Chacon (Home...

Cleverly, Barbara. The Palace Tiger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Cleverly, Barbara. The Palace Tiger. Carroll & Graf. Aug. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-7867-1572-3. $23.96. M The dying Maharajah of Ranipur asks the British governor for assistance in hunting a man-eating tiger in 1922 India. The governor sends...

Craft, Michael. Desert Summer: A Claire Gray Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Craft, Michael. Desert Summer: A Claire Gray Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Aug. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-33423-0. $23.95. M Claire, head of Desert Arts College's theater department, presides over its first summer workshop--a staging of...

Fraser, Anthea. Person or Persons Unknown.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Fraser, Anthea. Person or Persons Unknown. Severn House. Jun. 2005. 249p. ISBN 0-7278-8205-7. $27.95. M The latest Rona Parish mystery from veteran Fraser (Jigsaw) finds the freelance writer looking for the natural parents of a young...

Levine, Laura. Shoes To Die For: A Jaine Austen Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Levine, Laura. Shoes To Die For: A Jaine Austen Mystery. Kensington. Jun. 2005. c.240p. ISBN 0-7582-0781-6. $22. M Los Angeles freelance writer Jaine aims for comfort in a city that prizes fashion and beauty. Still, she finds herself in a...

Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Roberts, John Maddox. SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jun. 2005. c.208p. ISBN 0-312-33723-X. [ISBN 978-0-312-337230]. $22.95. M Roberts revisits ancient Rome through the latest adventure of...

Thompson, Victoria. Murder on Lenox Hill: A Gaslight Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Thompson, Victoria. Murder on Lenox Hill: A Gaslight Mystery. Berkley Prime Crime. Jun. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-425-20260-7. $23.95. M New York City midwife Sarah Brandt (Murder on Marble Row) investigates the potentially scandalous,...

Muller, Marcia. Cape Perdido.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Muller, Marcia. Cape Perdido. Mysterious. Jul. 2006. c.308p. ISBN 0-89296-006-X. $24.95. M Muller's third departure (Point Deception; Cyanide Wells) from her popular P.I. Sharon McCone series revolves around a conflict that pits...

A man's world.(christian fiction)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A MAN'S WORLD After several years of domination by female-centered plots, Christian fiction is now burgeoning with novels that deal with the earthly and spiritual struggles of men. Portrayed with more flaws and rough edges than the female...

Austin, Lynn. Song of Redemption.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Austin, Lynn. Song of Redemption. Bethany. (Chronicles of the Kings, Bk. 2). 2005. c.321p. ISBN 0-7642-2990-7. pap. $12.99. CF Austin's rewritten and repackaged "Chronicle of the Kings" series continues the story of Hezekiah (716-687...

Coleman, Britta. Potter Springs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Coleman, Britta. Potter Springs. Center Street: Warner. Jun. 2005. c.291p. ISBN 0-446-57778-2. $18.95. CF Next in line to become senior pastor of one of Houston's largest churches, Mark Reynolds thinks he has all his ducks in a row. But...

Cramer, W. Dale. Levi's Will.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... * Cramer, W. Dale. Levi's Will. Bethany. Jun. 2005. c.281p. ISBN 0-7642-2995-8. pap. $13.99. CF Running away in the middle of the night, 19-year-old William Mullet flees not only a dogmatic father but a pregnant girlfriend and his Old...

Gulley, Philip. A Change of Heart: A Harmony Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Gulley, Philip. A Change of Heart: A Harmony Novel. HarperSanFrancisco. July 2005. c.256p. ISBN: 0-06-076245-4. $18.95. CF The fifth novel in Gulley's popular "Harmony" series (after Home to Harmony, Just Shy of Harmony, Christmas in...