Library Journal articles from September 2007

Library Journal archives from September 2007

Libraries and the elections: a more informed public is our responsibility--and opportunity.(publisher's letter)
September 15, 2007... AS I WAS DRIVING INTO THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT one Monday at 6 a.m. headed toward LJ's New York office for the week, I passed a battered sign in a neighbor's front yard supporting Howard Gentry for mayor in the city's August election. It...

Why I-Schools need library: an agency mandated to be neutral and objective.(blatant berry)(MBS Associates, iCaucus)
September 15, 2007... MBS ASSOCIATES, "A BRANDING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, and marketing firm," has just been hired by the "iCaucus," a consortium of 19 "leading" information schools, to launch a "major branding and marketing communications program." The idea is to...

PL in Texas to be named for Laura Bush.(front desk)(Westbank Community Library's branch, Midland Public Library )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... First Lady Laura Bush, a librarian and advocate for reading, was honored August 14 at the Westbank Community Library in Austin, TX, which will build a branch to be named the Laura Bush Community Library. While serving as First Lady in Texas,...

The passing of a library philanthropist.(front desk)(Brooke Astor)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... "What Brooke [Astor]'s gesture did was to show that learning, books, and education have glamour." --Former New York Public Library president Vartan Gregorian, August 13, 2007

LJ honored for New Orleans makeover.(front desk)(Library Journal)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Foundation will get another $1000 to help revive the struggling system, thanks to an award presented to LJ for its 2006 makeover of NOPL's Alvar Street branch. LJ was first runner-up in the 2007 W.D....

Wary Wisconsinites: > 53%.(STAT WATCH)(library users)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... not interested in downloading ebooks, audiobooks, or video; borrowing electronic devices; or 24/7 or IM reference From a statewide survey of 627 residents commissioned by the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium...

Dewey derby.(front desk)(using the Dewey Decimal System in roller derby)(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 15, 2007... Library advocacy gets a bump from roller derby competitor April Witteveen, teen services librarian at the Bend Public Library, OR, which is part of the Deschutes Public Library. Her partly obscured number, 796.21, represents skate sports in...

Jackson County PLs to reopen: deal with LSSI offers half the hours; Bedford, TX, rejects LSSI bid.(lj news)(public libraries; Library Systems & Services, LLC; Texas)
September 15, 2007... In a sequence far swifter than originally contemplated, Jackson County, OR, officials appear on their way to reopening the 15-branch Jackson County Library Services (JCLS), closed since April 6. Management would be provided by outsourcing...

CA governor cuts $15m from libs.(lj news)(California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, Public Library Foundation program, Transaction Based Reimbursement program)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in an effort to create a "zero deficit," has used a line-item veto to cut $8 million from the Public Library Foundation program (PLF) and $7 million from the Transaction Based Reimbursement (TBR)...

Iraq library suffers siege; diary ends.(lj news)(National Library and Archive's director Saad Eskander online diary)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... In early August, Iraq's National Library and Archive (INLA), which had been burned and looted four years ago, was stormed by armed Iraqi security forces, Director Saad Eskander said. Windows and doors were smashed, and staffers threatened...

Alms for Jihad in U.S. libraries: controversial book was pulped in the UK after threat of lawsuit.(lj news)(United Kingdom)
September 15, 2007... At the urging of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), a scholarly book pulped by its British publisher has a safe haven in U.S. libraries. Alms for Jihad, by Robert O. Collins and J. Millard Burr, was the...

Building project info sought--again.(NEWS)
September 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

PLs in Florida face budget cuts: State tax rollback, possible amendment threaten materials, staffing.(NEWS)(public libraries)
September 15, 2007... Florida public libraries are reducing staff and freezing open positions, slashing collections budgets, placing planned renovations on hold, and even trimming hours--all in anticipation of significantly reduced revenues. In June, the Florida...

I-Schools form new iCaucus: branding effort aimed at students, business leaders, funders.(NEWS)(information schools)
September 15, 2007... A group of 19 information schools in the United States and Canada--including 14 of the 57 programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA)--have announced their participation in an "awareness" initiative dubbed iCaucus. The...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 15, 2007... OCTOBER 10-12--Iowa Library Assn., Coralville www.iowalibraryassociation.org 10-12--0hio Library Council, Columbus www.olc.org 14-16--New England Library Assn., Sturbridge, MA www.nelib.org 14-17--Pennsylvania Library Assn.,...

Yale drops BioMed Central: costs to support open access publisher said to be too high.(NEWS)(Yale University Library)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Yale University Library has cancelled its institutional support of pioneering commercial open access publisher BioMed Central (BMC), citing skyrocketing costs. Under the BMC institutional plan, the library covered 100 percent of author...

Ithaka report on scholarly publishing.(NEWS)(University Publishing in a Digital Age)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Despite a great range of opportunities to distribute academic work in the Web 2.0 world, universities must do more to support those options at their institutions, ac cording to a new report, University Publishing in a Digital Age, issued by...

Australian library gets Gates award.(NEWS)(Northern Territory Library, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2007 Access to Learning Award, worth $1 million, has been given to the Northern Territory Library (NTL), a regional public library system based in Darwin, Australia, serving isolated indigenous...

Search partnership for Indiana Univ.(NEWS)(ChaCha Search Inc.)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Indiana University (IU), Bloomington, has announced a "strategic alliance" with ChaCha.com, an Indiana company that seeks to add a human touch to the web. The partnership will incorporate the "collective knowledge and experience of the...

University of Arizona.(people)(Peter Botticelli )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Peter Botticelli has been appointed Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science, Tucson. He will manage the school's new digital information management certificate program...

Georgetown University Library.(people)(John Buschman)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... John Buschman is the new Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, Preservation, and Scholarly Communication at Georgetown University Library, Washington, DC. He was Collection Development Librarian and Department Chair,...

University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science.(people)(John Gathegi)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... John Gathegi has been named Director, University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science, Tampa campus. He most recently was Dean of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Division at Merritt College, Oakland.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).(people)(Miriam Nisbet)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Miriam Nisbet, Legislative Counsel for the American Library Association since 1999, has accepted a position with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). She will become Director of the Information Society...

Marquette University.(people)(Edward Sanchez )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Edward Sanchez has been appointed Coordinator of Library Information Technology at Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee. He previously was Head of Desktop and Network Support in the Library Systems Department at the...

New York State Library.(people)(Lisa Seivert )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Lisa Seivert has been named Library Development Specialist at the New York State Library's Division of Library Development, responsible for statewide technology and resources sharing projects. Most recently, she was the Executive Director for...

Anderson County Library.(people)(Carl Stone)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Carl Stone is retiring from the Anderson County Library, SC, on September 15, 33 years to the day since he became Director. During his tenure, a new 96,000 square foot central library more than doubled what was the entire system's square...

County of Los Angeles Public Library.(people)(Felicia Wilson )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... Felicia Wilson is the new Library Administrator of Technical Services for the County of Los Angeles Public Library. She most recently was the Technical Services Manager at the Tacoma Public Library.

Alexander Street Press gets personal: four resources create "virtual" look at Civil War; psychology database and first-person narratives also provide human touch.(infotech)
September 15, 2007... Since being founded in 2000, Alexander Street Press has become one of the premier database publishers in the social sciences and humanities. Its stable of disciplines has expanded to encompass drama and the performing arts, black history, and...

OCLC picks Early Career fellows.(infotech)(Online Computer Library Center's Early Career Development Fellowship Program )(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... OCLC in conjunction with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), American Theological Library Association, and OCLC PICA revealed the international winners of the 2008 IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development...

JCPL contracts with Tech Logic.(INFOTECH)(Jasper County Public Library; Combo Station)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... The Jasper County Public Library, IN, has contracted for the installation of Tech Logic's Combo Station self-check system in its Rensselaer, DeMotte, and Wheatfield branches. The Combo Station system includes CircIT software, which allows...

ProQuest names Filby winner.(INFOTECH)(2007 NGS Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... ProQuest and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) have named Curt B. Witcher the winner of the 2007 NGS Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship. Witcher is the manager of Allen County PL's (ACPL) Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne....

PowerFile debuts A3 Enterprise.(INFOTECH)(Active Archive Appliance (A3) Enterprise Edition)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... PowerFile, a firm specializing in archive appliances for permanent storage, has introduced the Active Archive Appliance (A3) Enterprise Edition. The company said this third-generation release "incorporates industry-standard Blu-ray Disc...

EBSCO adds Pearl's Picks.(INFOTECH)(Nancy Pearl)(Brief article)
September 15, 2007... If Nancy Pearl appears to be everywhere, she is: EBSCO has announced that Pearl's Picks has been added to NoveList. Pearl's Picks, said EBSCO, "is a compilation of suggested reading and annotations from the most widely acclaimed librarian of...

The year of the open.(DIGITAL LIBRARIES)
September 15, 2007... TWO EVENTS THIS YEAR ARE ushering in a new era of openness--both in the source code and the file formats of commercial software. Adobe and Microsoft have announced technologies that are open and transparent (see "IDPF Hosts Digital Book...

Going to the field.(THE TRANSPARENT LIBRARY)(library employees)
September 15, 2007... HOW MANY TIMES HAVE DECISIONS been met with resistance and misunderstanding in your library when word reaches the front lines? Sometimes it seems like higher-ups create policy without a feel for what actually happens on desks throughout...

Tags help make libraries del.icio.us: social bookmarking and tagging boost participation.(INFOTECH FEATURE)
September 15, 2007... Traditional library, web products, whether online public access catalogs, library databases, or even library web sites, have long been rigidly controlled and difficult to use. Patrons regularly prefer Google's simple interface. Now social...

Delaware's dream team: Governor Ruth Ann Minner(l.), Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor, and Assistant Secretary of State Rick Geisenberger boosted per capita and library construction funds, provide new computers every three years--and just love libraries.(POLITICIANS OF THE YEAR 2007)
September 15, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To librarians at the Delaware Division of Libraries, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor, and Assistant Secretary of State Rick Geisenberger are "the Delaware Dream Team." The editors of...

20 maxims for collection building: contemporary collection development involves art, science, and business.
September 15, 2007... The impact of technology has transformed libraries. What we're trying to teach in library school now is that the job requires skills of inquiry, investigation, and rethinking. Collection development, vendor relationships, ethics, stewardship...

Your world, tagged.(NEXTGEN)(radio frequency identification tags)
September 15, 2007... MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY HIT AN antiques-and-junk store, an enormous warehouse with individual dealers in rented booth spaces and a quirky little cafe in the back corner. As we sat slugging down rose tea and sharing a piece of Snickers[R]...

Not-so-splendid isolation.(BACKTALK)
September 15, 2007... WHEN I THINK OF COMMUNITY, I think of people living in a particular place or region linked by common interests, beliefs, and customs. Organizationally, one thinks of schools, community centers, shops, churches, and, of course, public...

Prepub alert.
September 15, 2007... FICTION Anam, Tahmima. A Golden Age. HarperCollins. Jan. 2008. 288p. ISBN 978-0-06-147874-1. $24.95. This first novel (and first of a trilogy) about a widow whose children are sucked into the battle for Bangladesh's independence has...

Graphic novels.(manga)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... CREEPY COMEBACK Horror comics verged on RIP after Frederik Wertham's scathing 1950s attack on comic books, which touched off a censorship wave and led to the Comics Code. The code gutted comics of edgy content, fright fests, realistic love...

Romance by any other name.(GRAPHIC NOVEL INSIGHT)
September 15, 2007... With journalists and industry insiders alike trumpeting manga's appeal to women, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a romantic subgenre aimed at women has skyrocketed in popularity over the past year. What raises the eyebrows of many,...

Anand, Valerie. The House of Lanyon.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Anand, Valerie. The House of Lanyon. Mira: Harlequin. (Exmoor Saga). Nov. 2007. c.592p. ISBN 978-0-7783-2502-4. $24.95. F Peter Lanyon and Liza Weaver are in love, though not with each other. Thus begins the 50-year saga of the Lanyon...

Banks, Iain. The Steep Approach to Garbadale.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Banks, Iain. The Steep Approach to Garbadale. MacAdam/Cage. Oct. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 979-1-59692-271-6. $25. F The Wopuld family has grown wealthy over the last century with earnings from a board game called Empire! Alban Wopuld divested...

Barone, Sam. Empire Rising.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Barone, Sam. Empire Rising. Morrow. Oct. 2007. c.480p. ISBN 978-0-06-089246-3. $25.95. F This sequel to Dawn of Empire opens just a few months after the climactic battle for the walled city of Akkad in Mesopotamia. Eskkar, former...

Benedict, Laura. Isabella Moon.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Benedict, Laura. Isabella Moon. Ballantine. Oct. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 978-0-345-49767-3. $24.95. F At the risk of raising suspicions about her mysterious past, Kate Russell arrives at the Carystown, KY, police station with information...

Bostwick, Marie. On Wings of the Morning.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Bostwick, Marie. On Wings of the Morning. Kensington. Nov. 2007. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-7582-2256-5. pap. $14. F In Fields of Gold, Bostwick told the story of Eva Glennon, a young Oklahoma woman. Now her son, Morgan, gets the chance to tell...

Q&A: Marie Bostwick.(writer)(Interview)
September 15, 2007... Marie Bostwick's first novel, Fields of Gold (Kensington, 2005), reveals the alluring world of early aviation and one real-life character who makes for interesting speculation. Her third work of historical fiction, On Wings of the Morning...

Charbonnier, Rita. Mozart's Sister.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Charbonnier, Rita. Mozart's Sister. Crown. Oct. 2007. c.375p, tr. from Italian by Ann Goldstein. ISBN 978-0-307-34678-0. $23.95. F Two children in the same family are graced with undeniable musical talent. One is featured in the concert...

Eck, Matthew. The Farther Shore.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Eck, Matthew. The Farther Shore. Milkweed. Oct. 2007. c.192p. ISBN 978-1-57131-057-6. $22. F Most people think of war as two armies opposing each other, but in Eck's first novel, war is a series of unclear objectives with no defined...

Edwards, Geoffrey S. Fire Bell in the Night.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Edwards, Geoffrey S. Fire Bell in the Night. Touchstone: S. & S. Sept. 2007. ISBN 978-1--4165-6424-9. pap. $14. F This debut novel, which took second place in Gather.com's inaugural First Chapters writing competition, is set in...

Favorite, Eileen. The Heroines.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Favorite, Eileen. The Heroines. Scribner. Jan. 2008. c.256p. ISBN 978-1-4165-4810-2. $24. F The author of numerous poems and short stories, including Pushcart Prize-nominated "Gangway: The Space Between Two Houses," Favorite (writing,...

Freund, Harry I. I Never Saw Paris: A Novel of the Afterlife.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Freund, Harry I. I Never Saw Paris: A Novel of the Afterlife. Carroll & Graf. Sept. 2007. c.208p. ISBN 978-0-7867-2054-5. $22.99. F This high-spirited and often appealing novel draws on some of the same subject matter as Mitch Albom's...

Gaspar de Alba, Alicia. Calligraphy of the Witch.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Gaspar de Alba, Alicia. Calligraphy of the Witch. St. Martin's. Oct. 2007. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-312-36641-4. $24.95. F This historical novel, set in late 17th-century New England during the Salem witch trials, is an emotional but muddled...

Gimenez, Mark. The Abduction.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... * Gimenez, Mark. The Abduction. Vanguard. Sept. 2007. c.512p. ISBN 978-1-59315-463-9. $22.95. F John R. Brice should be on top of the world: he's brilliant, has a beautiful family, and his company's about to go public, which will make...

Govrin, Michal. Snapshots.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Govrin, Michal. Snapshots. Riverhead. Penguin Group (USA). Oct. 2007. c.336p. illus. ISBN 978-1-59448-959-4. $25.95. F Ilana Tzuriel, an outstanding Israeli architect and capacious thinker, dies in a tragic car wreck, and her estranged...

Gowers, Rebecca. When To Walk.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Gowers, Rebecca. When To Walk. Canongate, dist. by Grove/Atlantic. Oct. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 978-1-84195-946-7. pap. $14. F Life as she's known it comes to an abrupt end for a young woman known only as "Ramble," when her husband walks out...

Hayes, Jonathan. Precious Blood.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Hayes, Jonathan. Precious Blood. HarperCollins. Nov. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-06-073666-8. $24.96. F Though his debut covers familiar serial killer ground, Hayes's experience as a New York City medical examiner adds dimension to this...

King, Rachael. The Sound of Butterflies.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... King, Rachael. The Sound of Butterflies. Morrow. Oct. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 976-0-06-135764-0. $24.95. F This first novel by New Zealand writer King is set a century ago in England and in the Brazilian rain forest, and the stark contrast...

Macomber, James. A Grave Breach.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Macomber, James. A Grave Breach. Oceanview, dist. by Midpoint Trade. Oct. 2007. c.360p. ISBN 978-1-933515-07-6. $24.95. F This is attorney Macomber's third international legal thriller (after Bargained for Exchange; Art & Part) featuring...

Marshall, Joseph M., III. Hundred in the Hand.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Marshall, Joseph M., III. Hundred in the Hand. Fulcrum. (Lakota Westerns). Sept. 2007. c.392p. ISBN 978-1-55591-653-4. pap. $16.95. F On December 21, 1866, Capt. William J. Fetterman of the Second U.S. Cavalry, his entire command of 79...

Martin, David Lozell. Our American King.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... * Martin, David Lozell. Our American King. S. & S. Sept. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-7432-6731-1. $25. F In this dystopian novel by Martin (The Crying Heart Tattoo), America doesn't fade--it falls apart following a national calamity. The...

Pancake, Ann. Strange as This Weather Has Been.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Pancake, Ann. Strange as This Weather Has Been. Shoemaker & Hoard: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West. Oct. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 978-1-59376-166-0. pap. $14.95. F Based on interviews pertaining to actual events, this stirring debut novel...

Clegg, Douglas. The Queen of Wolves.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Clegg, Douglas. The Queen of Wolves. (Vampyricon Trilogy, Bk. 3). Sept. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-441-01523-8. $23.95. FANTASY Aleric Falconer, Messiah to the vampires that dwell within the buried city of Alkemara, finds that he must now...

Czerneda, Julie E. Reap the Wild Wind.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Czerneda, Julie E. Reap the Wild Wind. DAW, dist. by Penguin. (Stratification, Bk. 1). Sept. 2007. c.484p. ISBN 978-04594-0456-7. $24.95. SF For as long as they can remember, the seven clans of the Om'ray have dwelled under a strict...

Donaldson, Stephen R. Fatal Revenant.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... * Donaldson, Stephen R. Fatal Revenant. Putnam. (Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Bk. 2). Oct. 2007. c.646p. ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1. $27.97. FANTASY Once Dr. Linden Avery loved Thomas Covenant, the maimed leper who learned how to...

Frost, P.R. Moon in the Mirror: A Tess Noncoire Adventure.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Frost, P.R. Moon in the Mirror: A Tess Noncoire Adventure. DAW, dist. by Penguin. Sept. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-7564-0424-6. $24.95. FANTASY Unknown to her readership, fantasy novelist Tess Noncoire bases her stories on her own...

Gentle, Mary. Ilario: The Stone Golem.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Gentle, Mary. Ilario: The Stone Golem. Eos: HarperCollins. (A Story of the First History, Bk. 2). Sept. 2007. c.368p. ISBN 978-0-06-134498-5. pap. $14.95. FANTASY Born a hermaphrodite, Ilario has served as freak to King Roderigo of...

Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory. The Phoenix Unchained.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory. The Phoenix Unchained. Tor. (Enduring Flame, Bk. 1). Sept. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-7653-1593-9. $27.95. FANTASY For centuries, peace has reigned in the lands populated by humans, centaurs. and brownies....

Miller, Karen. The Innocent Mage.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Miller, Karen. The Innocent Mage. Orbit: Hachette. Sept. 2007. c.672p. (Kingmaker, Kingbreaker, Bk. 1). ISBN 978-0-316-06780-5. pap. $6.99. FANTASY The youngest son of a fishing family, Asher leaves home to make his fortune in the great...

Patterson, Richard North. The Race.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... * Patterson, Richard North. The Race. Holt. Nov. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 978-0-8050-7948-7. $26. F In Patterson's (Exile) timely, fast-paced political yarn, a war hero seeks the Republican nomination for president. Republican Sen. Corey Grace...

Poyer, David. Korea Strait.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Poyer, David. Korea Strait. St. Martin's. Dec. 2007. c.336p. ISBN 978-0-312-36009-8. $24,95. F Comm. David Lenson (The Threat) returns in an exciting high-tech novel vaguely set in a Clintonesque era when military budgets are slashed and...

Saterstrom, Selah. The Meat and Spirit Plan.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Saterstrom, Selah. The Meat and Spirit Plan. Coffee House, dist. by Consortium. Sept. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 978-1-56689-201-8. pap. $14.95. F The unnamed narrator of Saterstrom's latest novel--her 2004 debut, The Pink Institution, garnered...

Swain, James. Midnight Rambler.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... * Swain, James. Midnight Rambler. Ballantine. Oct. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 978-0-345-47546-6. $24.95. F Jack Carpenter is down and nearly out, a 40-year-old cop who left the Broward County (FL) Missing Persons Unit, his career and personal...

Monette, Sarah & Elizabeth Bear. A Companion to Wolves.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Monette, Sarah & Elizabeth Bear. A Companion to Wolves. Tor. Oct. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 978-0-7653-1816-9. $24.95. FANTASY Njall Gunnarson, son of Lord Gunnar, is chosen to join the wolfcarls, warriors who bond with wolves and dedicate...

Moorcock, Michael. The Metatemporal Detective.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Moorcock, Michael. The Metatemporal Detective. Pyr: Prometheus. Oct. 2007. c.370p. ISBN 978-1-59102-596-2. $25.95. FANTASY Detective Seaton Begg and his assistant, Dr. "Taffy" Sinclair, noted pathologist, work as coheads of the British...

Ringo, John & Travis S. Taylor. Vorpal Blade.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Ringo, John & Travis S. Taylor. Vorpal Blade. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Sept. 2007. c.416p. ISBN 978-1-4165-2129-7. $25. SF Physicist William "Bill" Weaver has a spaceship, and he's headed for the stars with a crew of scientists and SEALS....

Somers, Jeff. The Electric Church.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Somers, Jeff. The Electric Church. Orbit: Hachette. Sept. 2007. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-316-02172-2. pap. $12.99. SF Avery Cates is an assassin with few morals. After he finds himself in the hands of the law, facing charges of murdering three...

Stirling, S.M. The Sunrise Lands.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Stirling, S.M. The Sunrise Lands. ROC: NAL. Sept. 2007. (Change, Bk. 4). c.464p. ISBN 978-0-451-46170-4. $24.95. SF Two decades after the Change brought about the end of advanced technology and thrust the world into a new dark ages, Clan...

Wilson, C.L. Lord of the Fading Lands.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Wilson, C.L. Lord of the Fading Lands. Leisure: Dorchester. Oct. 2007. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-8439-5977-2. pap. $7.99. FANTASY A thousand years ago, Rain Tairen Soul, King of the Fey, had laid waste to the land in revenge for the murder of...

Wilson, Robert Charles. Axis.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Wilson, Robert Charles. Axis. Tor. Sept. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 978-0-7653-0939-6. $25.95. SF In response to human need, mysterious beings known as Hypotheticals crafted a new world connected to Earth by a gigantic Arch over the Indian Ocean....

Bailey, Hilary. Frankenstein's Bride.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Bailey, Hilary. Frankenstein's Bride. Sourcebooks. Oct. 2007. c.512p. ISBN 9781-4022-0870-6. pap. $16.95. HORROR In Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein, Victor begins to create a bride for the monster but stops and tears her apart...

Rardin, Jennifer. Once Bitten, Twice Shy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 15, 2007... Rardin, Jennifer. Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Orbit: Hachette. Oct. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 978-0-316-02046-6. pap. $12.99. FANTASY Moody, sharp-tongued Jasmine Parks, aka Jaz, works for the CIA. In her earlier career, she assassinated vampires,...