My LINKcat AccountWhile removing the winter-driving paraphernalia from my car last week didn’t quite bring on snow and sleet, it sort of put the kibosh on the ninety-degree heat way we were having and returned us to cooler (almost abnormally cooler) weather. But no kibosh was put on the plethora of new books that keep arriving now that we are in summer-reading season. We are also in the summer reading program season which goes so nicely with the arrival of all these new books. Join the reading program. Read books. Earn dragon dollars for reading books. Spend those dragon dollars in our store or donate them to either the DeForest Area Needs Network, the Dane County Humane Society, or the DeForest Area Public Library Endowment. If you need an excuse to read – I know most of you don’t but in case you do—then do it for charity. There are many exciting programs coming this summer as part of the Hogwarts Summer Academy. The Academy is celebrating our 15th year of holding a Harry Potter birthday party July 31st and the 20th anniversary of the publication of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone”. On June 13th – in just 6 days—there will be a presentation by the International Owl Center about Owls in Literature. This presentation will include Ruby, the owl. It starts at 1:30.Whoooo would want to miss this? Not you! Check our calendar or the Academy booklet available at the circulation desk for more details. Below are some of the new books that arrived recently. Enjoy!
New Non-Fiction
“Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to answer Life’s Toughest Questions” by Karl Byron. A former co-host of MythBusters demonstrates how to use the scientific method—the logical process she employed while testing urban legends: question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze and conclude—for solving everyday problems, from unhappy relationships to depression and debt.
“Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling” by Amy Chozick. Trailing Hillary Clinton through all of the highs and lows of the most noxious and wildly dramatic presidential election in American history, the author came to understand what drove Clinton, how she accomplished what no woman had before and why she ultimately failed.
“Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence” by James R. Clapper. The former director of National Intelligence and senior advisor to Barack Obama traces his five-decade career, detailing his relationships with multiple presidents, the truth about Russia's alleged role in the election of Donald Trump, his efforts to make intelligence more transparent and his decision to step down in January 2017.
Meghan: A Hollywood Princess” by Andrew Morton. From the New York Times best-selling author of Diana: Her True Story comes a biography of Meghan Markle, the American actress who won Prince Harry's heart.
“Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father” by Peter Stark. A portrait of the first U.S. president's early years shares insights into how his service in the British military and his stationing in the brutal wilderness of the Ohio Valley shaped his nascent leadership and indirectly fed the conflict that led to the French and Indian War.
New Fiction
“Shattered Mirror, No.22 (Eve Duncan)” by Iris Johansen. Fan-favorite Eve Duncan is embroiled in a deadly game of intrigue after receiving a skull and instructions for its reconstruction, a project that reveals the story of a beautiful woman whose identical twin's life is in danger. By the best-selling author of “Mind Game”.
“Shoot First, No. 45(Stone Barrington)” by Stuart Woods. New York City cop turned Manhattan law firm rainmaker Stone Barrington navigates a case that becomes so scandalous that it tests the limits of his skills and credibility. By the Edgar Award-winning author of “Chiefs”.
“The Sixth Day, No.5 (A Brit in the FBI)” by Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison. When several major political figures who are linked to sophisticated drone assassinations die under mysterious circumstances, the Covert Eyes team follows leads to a wealthy cybersecurity genius and descendant of Vlad the Impaler who is desperate to unlock the secret of curing his severely ill twin brother's blood disorder.
“Twisted Prey, No. 28(Prey)” by John Sandford. Federal marshal Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis in U.S. senator Taryn Grant, a rich psychopath who he has resolved to bring to justice for her role in three murders that he cannot prove, a situation that is further complicated by her new position on the Senate intelligence committee. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the “Virgil Flowers” series.
“Death Doesn’t Bargain, No.2 (Deadman’s Cross)” by Sherrilyn Kenyon. When Kalder, a member of a the world's cruelest mer-race, sacrifices himself to rescue his crew and lands in the merciless hands of a world-destroying demon, Hellchaser Cameron Jack considers an act of even worse evil to secure Kalder's freedom. By the best-selling author of the “Dark-Hunters”series.
“Miss Subways” by David Duchovny. A tale inspired by the myth of Emer and Cuchulain incorporates mythical figures from all over the world and traces a New York City woman's mystical journey down parallel tracks of time and love. By the author of “Holy Cow”.
“The Testament of Loki (Runemarks)” by Joanne Harris. A sequel to The Gospel of Loki finds Loki discovering a way out of purgatory before sharing the mind of a teenage girl who favors Thor and whose friends have also been co-opted by the gods as part of a plan to restore the Norse god ascendancy, which Loki would rebuild in rather different ways. By the best-selling author of “Chocolat”.