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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Meet the Candidate — “Unholy Night”
This week’s candidate is Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith. Seth Grahame-Smith is known as a writer, film producer and cinematographer. His publisher, Hatchette Book Group, gives us a brief summary of Unholy Nights, which was just published in April, 2012: … Continue reading
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“Cloud Atlas” the Movie
The trailer for the film version of Cloud Atlas has just been released. What do you think? Is Cloud Atlas perfect for the next One Book? Vote now!
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“Unbroken” — No Sway the Vote — Here Are Some Quotes
There is no “Sway the Vote” for Unbroken this week, instead we offer you some Unbroken quotes. “The buses drove to the Olympic stadium. Entering in a parade of nations and standing at attention, the athletes were treated to a … Continue reading
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Meet the Candidate — Laura Hillenbrand author of “Unbroken”
Today we feature Laura Hillenbrand, author of Unbroken. Her website has a brief bio to get started: Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the critically acclaimed “Seabiscuit: An American Legend,” which spent 42 weeks at #1 on the New York … Continue reading
Meet the Candidate — “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand
This week we feature Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Immensely popular, Unbroken has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 87 weeks. Laura Hillenbrand’s website provides a summary of the story: On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces … Continue reading
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Sway the Vote — “Someone Knows My Name”
Janis Russell, librarian at the North Port Library, has some comments to persuade you that Someone Knows My Name should be the next One Book. I read this book several years ago, yet remember it as if I read it yesterday. That is … Continue reading
Meet the Candidate — Lawrence Hill author of “Someone Knows My Name”
Lawrence Hill won the 2008 Commonwealth Book Prize for his novel The Book of Negroes, which was published in the United States as Someone Knows My Name. His website, has an author biography, along with an article on his remarkable … Continue reading
Meet the Candidate — “Someone Knows My Name” by Lawrence Hill
Originally published as The Book of Negroes in Canada (Toronto : HarperCollins, 2007), Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill is our focus this week. A summary from the publisher W.W. Norton introduces the novel: Abducted from Africa as a child … Continue reading
Sway the Vote — “The Snow Child”
Kathy Hickey, librarian at the Jacaranda Library, and Janis Russell, librarian at the North Port Library, think The Snow Child should be the next One Book. It’s their turn to “Sway the Vote.” From Kathy: This debut novel by former … Continue reading
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Meet the Candidate — Eowyn Ivey author of “The Snow Child”
Who is Eowyn Ivey, the author of The Snow Child? Here is a brief bio from her website: Eowyn (pronounced A-o-win) LeMay Ivey was raised in Alaska and continues to live there with her husband and two daughters. Her mother … Continue reading