Scare Yourself Silly

What could be better than curling up with a terrifying horror novel (and candy!) on Halloween night? Stop by the Community Library and pick up some frighteningly good books before heading out to trick-or treat! 
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Terror by Dan Simmons

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The handsome appearance of dissolute, young Dorian Gray remains unchanged while the features in his portrait become distorted as his degeneration progresses. (Publisher Summary)

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
In D.C. to shoot a film, adored film star Chris MacNeil finds her stay turning into a nightmare when her young daughter, Regan, is possessed by the devil and must endure a brutal exorcism. (Publisher Summary)

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Witchcraft and terror await Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse when they move into the ominous Bramford apartment building. (Publisher Summary)

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets of the house she becomes convinced that something evil is watching her. (Publisher Summary)

Terror by Dan Simmons
Captain Crozier must find a way for his crew to survive the deadly attacks of a mysterious and insatiable sea monster that is stalking the men trapped in the Arctic ice, in a novel loosely based on the mid-nineteenth-century Arctic expedition originally led by Sir John Franklin. (Publisher Summary)

Dracula by Bram Stoker
The classic tale of the bizarre Carpathian count, who drinks human blood to stay alive, and the Englishman who knows his secret. (Publisher Summary)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Paranormal Fiction

Get into the Halloween spirit by checking out our selection of paranormal fiction! Listed below are some of the latest additions to our collection:
The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Motherless Child by Glen Hirshberg

The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
On the run with her husband and daughter, Hannah, hunted by a centuries-old monster, must use the diaries that have been handed down from mother to daughter since the nineteenth century to destroy an enemy who has the ability to look and sound like the people she loves. (Publisher Summary)

Asylum by Madeleine Roux
A tale presented in the style of an integrated photo-novel finds intellectual misfit Dan arriving at a summer college prep program for gifted students and being required to sleep in a crumbling former psychiatric hospital, where he and his friends uncover disturbing secrets about the asylum's dark past. By the author of Allison Hewett Is Trapped. (Publisher Summary)

Motherless Child by Glen Hirshberg
Fleeing the families they might unwittingly harm after being transformed into vampires by a mysterious musician they once idolized, Sophie and Natalie prepare for a violent showdown with their enemy, who uses his adoring fan base to counter their efforts. By the award-winning author of The Snowman's Children.

Three Plantations - Two Wishes - One Ancient Curse

Check out the book trailer below for Compulsion by Martina Boone.

Beautiful Creatures meets The Body Finder in Compulsion, the first novel in a spellbinding new trilogy.

After the death of her disfigured, shut-in mother, Barrie Watson moves to her aunt's South Carolina plantation, which is guarded by an ancient spirit who cursed one of the island's three founding families and gave the others magical gifts that become compulsions. (Publisher Summary)
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Recently in the Media: Non-Fiction Books

Check out these non-fiction books recently featured in the media! Have you seen a book in the media that you would love to read, but isn't available at the library? Please let us know, we love to help!

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

America - Farm to Table by Mario Batali

The Innovators by Walter Isaacson

Breaking In by Joan Biskupic

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson
An illustrated history of innovation shares lesser-known stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes, examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields and reveals how important inventions have had unintended consequences. By the best-selling author of Where Good Ideas Come From. (Publisher Summary)

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices. (Publisher Summary)

America - Farm to Table by Mario Batali
Bestselling author and world-renown chef Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer-from Maine to Los Angeles-in stories, photos, and recipes. (Publisher Summary)

A revelatory history of the people who created the computer and the Internet discusses the process through which innovation happens in the modern world, citing the pivotal contributions of such figures as Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Bill Gates, and Tim Berners-Lee. (Publisher Summary)

A biography of the first Latina Supreme Court justice, appointed in 2009 by President Obama, describes her journey to the federal bench, following her childhood in a Bronx housing project to Princeton University, Yale Law School and beyond. By the author of American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. (Publisher Summary)

Recently in the Media: Biographies

Check out these new biographies that were recently featured in the media and are available at the Community Library!

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars by Neil Young

Worthy Fights by Leon Pancetta

Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
The Emmy Award-winning star of How I Met Your Mother shares his experiences as a child star, Broadway performer and father in an over-the-top, humorous account creatively designed in the style of the popular interactive adventure series. (Publisher Summary)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee traces his six-decade career through the cars he has owned, discussing how they are reflecting new understandings about the environmental impact of automobiles. (Publisher Summary)

Worthy Fights by Leon Pancetta
The man who led the intelligence war that killed Osama bin Laden traces a life of leadership in public service, from his tenure in Congress through his years as director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense. (Publisher Summary)

Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
The creator and star of HBO's "Girls" documents her coming-of-age in and out of the spotlight, recounting her experiences with everything from dieting and embarrassing sex to dirty old men and performing in less-than-ideal conditions. (Publisher Summary)

Join the Book Discussion

The Community Library will be holding a book discussion of the The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid on November 13th between 2PM and 4PM.
A young Muslim American, Changez is living the American dream, with an education at an Ivy League college, high-paying job, and romance with Erica, a member of the elite New York social circles, until the events of September 11th turn his life upside down and force him to confront his personal allegiances. (Publisher Summary)

Click here to reserve your seat today! 


100 Mysteries & Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks!

Back in April, the editors over at Amazon complied a list of Mystery and Thriller books, and asked readers to vote for their favorites on Goodreads. The votes are in and the list of 100 Mysteries and Thrillers to read in a lifetime has been created! 

The top 10 books are listed below, and all available at the Community Library. 

The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Still Life by Louise Penny

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson
Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate. (Publisher Summary)

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
When ten people arrive on private Indian Island off England's southwest coast, lured to a mansion by invitations from a mysterious host, terror mounts as one guest after another is murdered, in a classic whodunit that is an elaboration of the famous children's rhyme "Ten Little Indians. (Publisher Summary)

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu work to solve the murder of an elderly curator of the Louvre, a case which leads to clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci and a centuries-old secret society. (Publisher Summary)

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks in the middle of Yugoslavia. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for this time of year. But by morning there is one passenger less. A "respectable American gentleman" lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. (Publisher Summary) 

Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
For months after her death, the memory of Rebecca de Winter continues to dominate everyone at her former home, Manderley, one of the most famous English country houses. (Publisher Summary)

Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 
Here, collected in one volume, are all four full-length novels and 56 short stories chronicling the colorful adventures of Sherlock Holmes--every word Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote about Baker Street's most famous resident. (Publisher Summary)

When the reporters to a sex-trafficking exposâe are murdered and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander is targeted as the killer, Mikael Blomkvist, the publisher of the exposâe, investigates to clear Lisbeth's name. (Publisher Summary)

While recovering in the hospital, Lisbeth Salander enlists the aid of journalist Mikael Blomkvist to prove her innocent of three murders and identify the corrupt politicians who have allowed her to suffer. (Publisher Summary)

Still Life by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the SpuretGe du QuGebec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. (Publisher Summary)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
When a woman goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, her diary reveals hidden turmoil in her marriage, while her husband, desperate to clear himself of suspicion, realizes that something more disturbing than murder may have occurred. (Publisher Summary)

Click here to view the complete list of winners.

'Tis the Season for a Thriller

Winner of the 2014 Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Fiction (as announced by the International Thriller Writers in July), The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper is a psychological fiction novel sure to provide a big thrill...

Winning acclaim for his expertise in demonic literature including Milton's Paradise Lost, Columbia professor David Ullman travels to Italy and witnesses a startling phenomenon that challenges his skepticism before his 12-year-old daughter is targeted by a demonic enemy that would claim him as a messenger. (Publisher Summary)

By the award-winning author of Lost Girls.


Fall Into a Good Mystery

There's always plenty of new mysteries to choose from at the Community Library, including the following:

Coldsleep Lullaby by Andrew Brown

Hanging by a Hair by Nancy J. Cohen

Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison

Bordeaux: the Bitter Finish by Janet Hubbard

Coldsleep Lullaby by Andrew Brown
A U.S. release of a prize-winning series from South Africa follows Detective Eberard Februarie's investigation of the murder of a young woman in the underworld of an old university town that is fraught with prejudice and sexual hedonism. (Publisher Summary)

Hanging by a Hair by Nancy J. Cohen
After beauty salon owner Marla Shore and her detective husband Dalton move into a new community, Dalton get into an argument with a neighbor who later turns up dead and Marla discovers disturbing secrets about the community and a possible motive for the murder. (Publisher Summary)

Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison
When her reckless mother reveals that she has been writing steamy best-selling romances, former television host Kat Stanford is targeted with suspicion at her mother's carriage house, a situation that is complicated by a housekeeper's murder. (Publisher Summary)

Bordeaux: the Bitter Finish by Janet Hubbard
Assigned to protect a famous wine critic who is traveling to Bordeaux to taste some of the most expensive wines in the world, NYPD detective Max Maguire must team up with her ex-lover, a French magistrate, when their trip takes a tragic turn. (Publisher Summary)

Need help finding the perfect mystery novel? Ask a librarian, we love to help!

Ahoy, Matey!

Sail over to our display located on the lower level of the library that features sea stories this month. Listed below are a sample of what the Community Library has available: 

The Bomb Vessel by Richard Woodman

Ramage by Dudley Pope

Sea Change by Jeremy Page

Beyond the Reef by Alexander Kent

The Bomb Vessel by Richard Woodman 
Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is caught up in the complex bloody Battle of Copenhagen, and must save his ship and help his brother escape the gallows. (Publisher Summary)

Ramage by Dudley Pope 
In a daring foray, under the very nose of the French Mediterranean fleet, Lieutenant Lord Nicholas Ramage is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the Italian shore and rescue a party of stranded aristocrats from Napoleon's fast-advancing army. Book #1 of the Lord Ramage series. (Publisher Summary)

Sea Change by Jeremy Page
Five years after a devastating tragedy that changed his life, Guy travels on a Dutch barge that has become his home and records in his diary the family life he imagines, a voyage transformed by the realities of the North Sea and a relationship with a mother and daughter. (Publisher Summary)

Beyond the Reef by Alexander Kent
March 1806: Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force. (Publisher Summary)

If You Like Beverly Lewis' Novels, You May Also Like...

The Parting by Beverly Lewis
Author Beverly Lewis, who sets her contemporary evangelical Christian family stories among Amish communities in Pennsylvania and Ohio, attracts readers with authentic details and fascinating insights into the Amish people and their beliefs, including the issues surrounding their lifestyle and faith. (NoveList

If you haven't enjoyed one of Lewis' novels yet, start with The Parting:

As her family breaks away from their church district, Nellie is torn between her family and her beloved Caleb, who is staunch in his Old Order beliefs, but if Nellie does not soon respond to Caleb's betrothal offer, she surely lose him to the deacon's daughter. (Publisher Summary)

Fans of Beverly Lewis' writing may also enjoy the following books:

The Chance by Karen Kingsbury

Uncharted by Angela Hunt

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

The Hawk and the Jewel by Lori Wick

The Chance by Karen Kingsbury
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them. (Publisher Summary)

Six friends agree to build a Christian school overseas, and when a shipwreck leaves them trapped on an island, their inner sins are on display, showing them that being a "good person" outwardly often hides an impure interior. (Publisher Summary)

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Bestselling author Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea in a tale set against the exciting backdrop of the California Gold Rush. (Publisher Summary)

Hawk and the Jewel by Lori Wick
The first in the newly repackaged Kensington Chronicles series, The Hawk and the Jewel sweeps readers from the tapestried halls of Victorian England to the alabaster courts of Arabia. (Publisher Summary)

2014 National Book Award FINALISTS Announced

The National Book Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America has announced their 2014 National Book Award finalists.  

The 2014 finalists in the fiction category are shown below:
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Redeployment by Phil Klay

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Lila by Marilynne Robinson

For more information about the National Book Foundation click here.

Winners will be announced on November 19th.

The Man Booker Prize 2014

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
On Tuesday, October 14th, the winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced, and the winner is ...Richard Flanagan for his novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North!

As outlined on the official Man Booker Prize website, "the prize, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008 after launching in 1969, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.To maintain the consistent excellence of the Man Booker Prize, judges are chosen from a wide range of disciplines, including critics, writers and academics, but also poets, politicians and actors, all with a passion for quality fiction."

Click here for more information on the Man Booker Prize and click here to place a hold on The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Big Library Read

Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
Join the first ever "global eBook club" by reading (or listening to) Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes!

The third most popular girl in school's choice between the hottest boy in town and a lonely but romantic misfit ends in tragedy and self-realization. (Publisher Summary)

How it works
Thanks to a partnership between OverDrive and HarperCollins, between October 13th and October 28th, Anatomy of a Misfit will immediately be available on OverDrive to all patrons with a valid library card.  

Join the discussion and leave your comments online!

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