Sunday, May 1, 2011

MAY 2011

Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian -- Avi Steinberg
Steinberg, a Harvard graduate, takes a job at as a librarian at Boston prison. With little experience and latitutde, he creates a welcomed and welcoming space for a wide range of inmates. The stories he learns change his life.

Abraham Lincoln-- Vampire Hunter -- Seth Grahame-Smith
A fascinating twist on the reasons behind the American Civil War.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-- Seth Grahame-Smith
A brilliant paroday.

The Uncommon Reader -- Alan Bennett
Queen Elizabeth's accidental encounter with a bookmobile at Buckingham Palace, turns her into a voracious reader.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle -- Shirley Jackson
Merricat Blackwood and her agoraphobic sister Catherine live in isolation in a small New England town. The poisoning deaths of the rest of their family several years before are the reason the townspeople shun them.

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