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First Adult Summer Reading Prize Drawing June 11th

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 11:17am

woman readingIf you haven't yet signed up for Adult Summer Reading at HCPL, now's the time!  We'll be drawing from registered readers to win a Kindle Touch eReader on Monday, June 11th.  Every two weeks of the program, we'll randomly draw from current registrants for an eReader prize, either a Kindle Touch or a NOOK Simple Touch.  At the end of the summer, we'll have drawings from readers who complete the program for one $30 Amazon gift card at each branch library and two grand prize drawings  -- one for a Kindle Fire and one for a NOOK Color.

Thanks to the Harris County Friends of the Library for providing the prizes and their generous support of Summer Reading!

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The Amazing Read: Summer Reading Challenge

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 7:56am

amazing readWelcome to Summer Reading 2012!  This year, we'd like to challenge our readers to read a little differently, maybe outside of your normal comfort zone.  Each week, we'll post a different reading challenge and ask you to respond by sharing your reading choice through your Summer Reading program log, comments on the blog post, through Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest, or just tell everybody you meet.

We'll start off easy with this week's challenge:  Read something that solves a mystery.  It can be from the mystery or thriller genres, a true crime book, an article that explains a scientific principle, a blog post that demystifies Stonehenge, well, you get the picture.  I'm going to start with the audiobook of Kate Atkinson's Started Early, Took My Dog.  What are  you reading?

Romance at the Beach

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 2:58pm

beachcomberIt's time for the wonderfully long holiday weekend, and another dose of bibliotherapy, romance style.  If your plans don't call for venturing any farther than the back patio, you can still take a trip to the beach.  The titles below feature many different styles, but they all include a sunny setting.  So, check one out, stick a little paper umbrella in your orange juice, and relax!

Summer Reunion by Kasey Michaels       Hurricane Bay by Heather Graham  

By Any Other Name

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 3:46pm

crystal gardensI've documented here before my fangirl adoration of Jayne Ann Krentz.  The one time I managed to meet her in person I gibbered with all of the sophistication of Porky Pig.  What's unusual for me about this author is that I enjoy all of her different romance genre explorations equally, whether it's the science fiction Jayne Castle books, the historical Amanda Quick books, or the contemporary Jayne Ann Krentz titles.  I would imagine that authors use different pen names to manage reader expectations with different types of books, so I wonder what usually ends up being stronger -- the appeal of the author's style or the appeal of the type of plot or setting?

New Romance for April & May

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 9:55am

perfect storm If you're like me, you sometimes feel like you're held at the starting gate of a race to get new library titles and when the signal goes off and the books are in the catalog, you're number 325 in line.  Well, that still could happen, but here are a few popular new romance titles that are just in or have been ordered for a May release -- hopefully you'll get a head start to be one of the first to place your hold!

Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr         Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

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