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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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Three Canadians make Man Booker Prize longlist
Brett Gundlock/National PostAuthor Eleanor Catton poses is nominated for this year's Man Booker Prize.
Three Canadian authors are on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize, arguably the world’s most prestigious literary award for English-language novels.
Eleanor Catton is nominated for her sophomore novel, The Luminaries, which will be published by McClelland & Stewart in September. Her first novel, The Rehearsal, received rave reviews when it was published in 2008 (it was only published in Canada in 2010). The 28-year-old Catton was born in London, Ontario, but raised in New Zealand.
Alison MacLeod has been nominated Unexploded, her third novel. Raised in Canada, she has lived in Britain since the late ’80s. Her previous novels are The Changeling and The Wave Theory of Angels, as well as a short story collection, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction.
Ruth Ozeki has been nominated for her third novel A Tale For The Time Being, which was published earlier this year. Ozeki, 57, who was born in Connecticut, splits her time between the United States and British Columbia. Her previous two books are My Year of Meats and All Over Creation.
Eleanor Catton is nominated for her sophomore novel, The Luminaries, which will be published by McClelland & Stewart in September. Her first novel, The Rehearsal, received rave reviews when it was published in 2008 (it was only published in Canada in 2010). The 28-year-old Catton was born in London, Ontario, but raised in New Zealand.
Alison MacLeod has been nominated Unexploded, her third novel. Raised in Canada, she has lived in Britain since the late ’80s. Her previous novels are The Changeling and The Wave Theory of Angels, as well as a short story collection, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction.
Ruth Ozeki has been nominated for her third novel A Tale For The Time Being, which was published earlier this year. Ozeki, 57, who was born in Connecticut, splits her time between the United States and British Columbia. Her previous two books are My Year of Meats and All Over Creation.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
July Top Ten
Top Ten DVDs
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Safe
Haven
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Life
of Pi
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Quartet
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Downton
Abbey
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Silver
Linings Playbook
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Lincoln
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Les
Miserables
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The
Hobbit, an unexpected journey
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Game
of Thrones
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Jack
Reacher
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Top Ten Fiction
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And
the Mountains Echoed
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Hosseini,
Khaled
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Inferno
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Brown,
Dan
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The
Storyteller
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Picoult,
Jodi
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12th
of Never
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Patterson,
James
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Daddys
Gone a Hunting
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Clark,
Mary Higgins
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Second
Honeymoon
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Patterson,
James
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Whiskey
Beach
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Roberts,
Nora
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The
Hit
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Baldacci,
David
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Six
Years
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Coben,
Harlan
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A
Game of Thrones
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Martin,
George R R
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The
Kill Room
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Deaver,
Jeffery
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Friday, June 28, 2013
September Adult Book Group Theme
Although the Adult Book Club is not meeting until September, there is no reason why you can't start reading for it! In September, we will travelling to sunny Greece.
New members are always welcome to join us for some very lively conversion.
For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.
New members are always welcome to join us for some very lively conversion.
For more information, contact Jill at 905-563-7014.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Long Lost Detroit Music Senation Rodrigues
What to find out more about the music and life of Detroit balladeer Rodrigues who had a big following in South Africa, but was unknown in North America?
Check out the Oscar winning documentary - Search for Sugarman and his first album - Cold Fact.
Check out the Oscar winning documentary - Search for Sugarman and his first album - Cold Fact.
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