The Adult Book Group will be travelling to India for its October meeting. Members can read any fiction or non-fiction book which features the country of India. Join us for some lively discussion on books and travel.
The Adult Book Group will meet Thursday October 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Fleming (Beamsville) Library. New members are always welcome.
For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
2013 Giller Prize Long List
The longlist for the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize is:
- Dennis Bock for his novel Going Home Again, published by HarperCollins Canada
- Joseph Boyden for his novel The Orenda, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada
- Lynn Coady for her short story collection Hellgoing, published by House of Anansi Press
- Craig Davidson for his novel Cataract City, published by Doubleday Canada
- Elisabeth De Mariaffi for her short story collection How To Get Along With Women, published by Invisible Publishing
- David Gilmour for his novel Extraordinary, published by Patrick Crean Editions
- Wayne Grady for his novel Emancipation Day, published by Doubleday Canada
- Louis Hamelin for his novel October 1970, translated by Wayne Grady and published by House of Anansi Press
- Wayne Johnston for his novel The Son of a Certain Woman, published by Knopf Canada
- Claire Messud for her novel The Woman Upstairs, published by Knopf Canada
- Lisa Moore for her novel Caught, published by House of Anansi Press
- Dan Vyleta for his novel The Crooked Maid, published by HarperCollins Canada
- Michael Winter for his novel Minister Without Portfolio, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September Top Ten
Top Ten Adult Books
Top Ten Adult DVDs
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And
the Mountains Echoed by Klaled Hosseini
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Inferno by Dan Brown
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Gone
Girl by Gillian Flynn
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How
the Light Gets In by Louise Penney
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The
Cuckoos Calling by Robert Galbraith
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Never
Go Back by Lee Child
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Mistress by James Patterson
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The
100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
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A
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
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The
Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver
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Safe Haven
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42
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Admission
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Quartet
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Downton Abbey Season 3
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The Host
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Dead Man Down
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The Hobbit, an Unexpected Journey
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George Gently Series 5
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Life of Pi
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