Looking for advice...

[TheMightyFavog]

I'm looking for suggestions on what new books our library should get. Keep in mind, I'm really not looking for anything political, Just nonpolitical adult and children's nonfiction and adult and young adult fiction. Mysteries, romance, and horror novels are pretty popular at this small town library.


Let's try to keep political works out of this thread, OK? If I wanted that, I'd be posting in GD.

[sailor65]

1. Let me ask you this

when you say "New," do you mean new to your library, or books recently published?

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Both.

Keep sending titles my way, I can look them up when things get slow at work.

[enough]

2. Driftless by David Rhodes

I don't see why this book isn't getting more attention, though the reviews that there are have been good.

[nightrain]

3. Under Stone, Over Sea and the Dark is Rising series--YA fiction

[Common Sense Party]

5. For good spy thriller stuff, I really like the Daniel Silva series about

Gabriel Allon, the Israeli assassin/art restorer.

[TheMightyFavog]

6. Just ran a quick check on our public web card catalog system

We've got almost all those books.

[Common Sense Party]

8. I figured you might. They're fairly popular.

I also like the Earl Swagger/Bob Lee Swagger books by Stephen Hunter. Titles like Havana, Pale Horse Coming, Hot Springs, Point of Impact, 47th Samurai, etc.

You guys probably have those, too

[Bonhomme Richard]

7. The Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin series.

Very early 19th century British Naval series. The movie Master and Commander with Russel Crowe was taken from a compilation of the books.

[TheMightyFavog]

9. I have a few of those books

Great books.

[rateyes]

10. I've enjoyed all of Dan Brown's work.

Haven't read his new one yet, though. But, some might think that book political. Also, if you want some Romance Novel stuff, a friend of mine named Karen Hawkins has won a few awards for that genre.

[LWolf]

11. For what kind of library? nt

[timeforpeace]

12. Everything written by Terry Pratchett.

[TZ]

13. Oh hell yes.

Especially Good Omens with Neil Gaiman

[closeupready]

16. Was gonna suggest that, too.

n/t

[pscot]

20. He's written quite a few teen novels

Our library has some and they seem to be on perpetual hold.

[BlueInMass]

14. Robert Cormier

The Chocolate War, Beyond the Cohocalte War, Fade and I am the Cheese represent most of my favorite books as a young reader (I still go back to them from time to time). The Chocolate War is based on the HS I attended, so maybe I am biased, but all are great books.

[fadedrose]

15. Build on what you have...

In some cases, the books you already have may be serials - especially mysteries, spy stories are good. Series books are my favorites because I get to know and like the characters.

Look at these links and get some ideas:


http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html

This link is for mysteries and spy stories only. It will tell you which books are series books and which are stand alone.



http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

This is for ALL kinds of books. Shows series books/covers, etcs.

Spend some time at both places...Don't let the "uk" at the end of the link stop you - all (or almost all) American books are also at this site...

[closeupready]

17. Fantasy works like Tolkien's, George R.R. Martin are popular.

Wilbur Smith, Clive Cussler (can you tell I'm a guy, lol?), maybe some Ursula K. LeGuin, Asimov, Heinlein. For mysteries, you can't go wrong with Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, John Dickson Carr and the Preston/Child duo.

Another suggestion I'd have (and more exhaustive) is the BBC's Big Read of 200 best books. Link here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml

[azmouse]

18. Dan Simmons has written some pretty good books.

Sci-fi: "Illium" and "Olympos"
Horror: "Summer of Night" or "The Terror"

[terryg11]

19. Barbara Kingsolver is good

it's fun when people discover her

The Xanth series by Piers Anthony
Pern series by Mccaffrey

Dennis Lehane novels, such as Mystic River and the Patrick Kenzie series-very fun to read and popular.
Raymond Chandler's Marlowe series often leads to fun discussions on Marlowe's sexuality.

The House with a Clock in its Walls - series- by John Belliard, i think.

The whole set of Ultimate Spiderman that comes in something like five issue volumes. This is one of the best restrtings of a series I have read. Actually much of the ULtimate Marvel is pretty good but Spiderman really hits a chord.

You really cant go wrong with anything anyone here has suggested

[pscot]

21. Perrenial holds at our local library

Anything by Patrick McManus, and the All Creature Great and Small books. Barbara Tuchman is popular. A Sand County Almanac and Silent Spring are two great, early, environmental works. Neal Stephenson writes great historical, scientific, fantasy fiction. Vernor Vinge writes terrific science fiction. I envy you. Yours sounds like a labor of love.

[Sabriel]

22. You can't go wrong with the CCBC reviews

They select the best books of each year, and they have several bibliographies on various themes.

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/