My LINKcat AccountThe countdown to the end of the year has already begun. Five days and we can say goodbye to 2018. On the sixth day we will be firmly into the first day of 2019. Five days, 120hours, 7200 minutes, or 432,000 seconds. Now the average reader reads 200 words per minute. With 7200 minutes left in the year that means you can read 1,440,000 words (and that’s only if you’re an average reader; which I know you’re not). A four-hundred page book would have about 100,000 words in it. That means, theoretically, if you read every minute of every day from now until the end of the year you could read 14.4 books. That would put you well on the way to reaching any Winter Reading Program challenge or goal you may have set for yourself. All those books you could read could also be converted to dragon dollars which would allow you to purchase really cool prize in our store or to donate to one of three charities (the DeForest Area Needs Network, the Dane County Humane Society, and / or the DeForest Area Public Library endowment fund). Even if you don’t want to use every minute that’s left in the year 2018 to read, you may find some books in the list below that will speed you into the New Year.
The library will close at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve day and will be closed all day on New Year’s Day.
Enjoy the books! Happy New Year!
New Non-Fiction
“Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood” by Rose George. A freelance journalist explores the science, traditions and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
“Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and the Human Space Travel for the Cosmically Curious” by Michael Wall. A layman's guide to the cosmos is arranged in a Q-and-A format and features the author's informal but informative style, which mixes in a healthy dose of humor and pop culture to make big ideas easier to swallow.
“Gmorning, Gnight: Little Pep Talks for Me & You” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. From the creator and star of Hamilton comes an illustrated book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.
“Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League” by John Feinstein. Dives deep into the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL, exploring the stories of five top quarterbacks. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of “A Good Walk Spoiled”.
New Fiction
“Homeward Hound, No. 11 (Sister Jane)” by Rita Mae Brown. When the Christmas Hunt is interrupted by the discovery of a body, "Sister" Jane Arnold and her company of loyal hounds find their efforts to uncover the truth complicated by the meddling antics of loathsome Victor Harris.
“How to Knit a Murder, No. 2 (Seaside Knitters Society)” by Sally Goldenbaum. The mysterious Rose Chopra arrives in picturesque Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and the Seaside Knitters welcome her into their world, until a controversial entrepreneur winds up dead and Rose becomes the prime suspect. Includes a knitting pattern. By a USA Today best-selling author.
“Kingdom of the Blind, No. 14 (Chief Inspector Gamache)” by Louise Penny. The six-time Agatha Award-winning author of such best-sellers as Still Life and The Cruelest Month presents a latest entry in the popular Chief Inspector Gamache series.
“Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets, No. 3 (Gilded Age Mysteries)” by Rosemary Simpson. From the author of “What the Dead Leave Behind” and “Lies that Comfort and Betray” comes a new entry in the Gilded Age Mysteries series.
“Look Alive Twenty-Five, No. 25 (Stephanie Plum)” by Janet Evanovich. When three consecutive managers from a famous deli go missing, leaving no clues behind but a single shoe each, latest manager Stephanie Plum navigates Lula's theories about alien abductions to avoid becoming the next victim.
“Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud, No. 7 (Sunny Randall)” by Mike Lupica. When her ex-husband is nearly killed by a unknown shooter, Sunny becomes the unlikely protector of the Burke Mafia family against a deranged mastermind with a very personal vendetta. By the award-winning author of the Jesse Stone series.
“A Scandal in Scarlet, No. 4 (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries)” Gemma and Jayne donate their time to raise money for the rebuilding of a burned-out museum—but a killer wants a piece of the auction. By a national best-selling author.
“Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty. Gathering at a remote health resort for a 10-day fitness program, nine strangers and their enigmatic host become subjects of interest to a brokenhearted novelist who develops uncomfortable doubts about the resort's real agenda.
“Long Road to Mercy, No. 1 (Atlee Pine)” by David Baldacci. Devoting her life to bringing criminals to justice after her twin is murdered in childhood, FBI agent Atlee Pine investigates a missing-persons case in the Grand Canyon that may be tied to a string of disappearances.