Monthly archive: October 2011
After the success of the Harry Potter and Twilight movies, Hollywood is flocking towards the YA book section for their next sensation. TVs and big screens around the world are bringing to life your favorite book characters. Already Released Movies Beastly – Alex Finn Flipped – Wendelin Van Draanen I am Number Four – Pittacus Lore [...]
Thanks to the Friends of the Morris Public Library, we have a wonderful display case for the community to show their collections. The displays are shown for a month in a 4-sided case. Here are some of the collections we’ve had already this year: History of the Morris Public Library Sherlock Holmes Prairie Pioneers Fairs – [...]
J. O. Salls We just want to remind you that Ortonville, MN author J. O. Salls will be here at the library tomorrow night Wednesday, October 26, at 6 p.m. J. O. (John) has taught English in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Hawaii for a total of 38 years. In his first novel, First Year, fictional character [...]
Fiction The Best of Me – Nicholas Sparks The Marriage Plot – Jeffrey Eugenides Snuff – Terry Pratchett The Affair – Lee Child Shock Wave – John Sandford The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern A Dance With Dragons – George R. R. Martin Lethal – Sandra Brown The Dovekeepers – Alice Hoffman 1225 Christmas Tree [...]
Christian/Inspirations fiction has really taken off in recent years. This could be attributed to the variety of themes, giving it a wide range of appeal to different readers. It is no longer is limited to a sweet romance or a story inspired from the Bible (don’t worry, they’re still around too). Nowadays Christian/inspirational fiction also [...]
Fiction Shock Wave – John Sandford The Affair – Lee Child Survivors – James Wesley Rawles Neverwinter – R. A. Salvatore The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern Lethal - Sandra Brown Aleph – Paul Coelho 1225 Christmas Tree Lane – Debbie Macomber A Dance with Dragons – George R. R. Martin Feast Day of Fools – [...]
Fiction The Affair – Lee Child 1225 Christmas Tree Lane – Debbie Macomber Feast Day of Fools – James Lee Burke The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern Lethal – Sandra Brown Aleph – Paul Coelho Son of Stone – Stuart Woods A Dance with Dragons – George R. R. Martin New York to Dallas – [...]
With fall comes lots of fun things: Leaves changing colors, pumpkin carving, football games, and new releases from some of your favorite authors. Here are some of the most anticipated book releases of the season: Best of Me – Nicholas Sparks 10/11 Spark’s 17th book is about high school sweet hearts from opposite sides [...]
Local author, J. O. Salls, will be coming to the library on Wednesday, October 26, at 6 p.m. John taught English in Minnesota and Wisconsin for 19 years. He then went to Hawaii and taught for 19 more years. His wife was an elementary teacher for 34 years. Together they continue to strongly support public education, the students, [...]
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy – Caroline Kennedy Confidence Men – Ron Suskind Unbroken – Lauren Hillenbrand Quest – Daniel Yergin In My Time – Dick Cheney with Liz Cheney That Used to Be Us – Thomas L. Friedman Destiny of the Republic – Candace Millard A Stolen Life – [...]
