Archive for August, 2009
Talking Book Awareness Day August 20th
Thursday, August 20th, 2009August 20 is Talking Book Awareness Day. Treat today as the first day to start spreading the word to those individuals who could benefit from talking books. Rhode Island’s Talking Books Plus library is part of a network of libraries across the country dedicated to serving the reading needs of individuals who are blind, have low [...]
Robert J. Sawyer
Thursday, August 20th, 2009A fascinating author of science fiction, Robert J. Sawyer has published the first book in a series. It is entitled, Wake. You can hear him speak on the Freedom Scientific June podcast about the book and the series. In the interview, he reveals some elements about the story and the protagonist, a blind teenage named Caitlin. The novel is full of deep philosophical issues [...]
The Time Travelor s Wife
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The book made into a movie, The Time Travelor’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is available through Talking Books Plus. To order online 7/24, by mail or phone, request RC 057102.
If you like the book by Niffenegger, Talking Books Plus has similar authors for added pleasure reading. Those authors are Diana Gabaldon and Ann Patchett. Diana has 5 books [...]
Best Selling Fiction Authors
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Have you read them? In Wikipedia, there is a list of Best-Selling Fiction Authors. Of the top ten, all but 2 authors have books in the Talking Books Plus library. Here are the list of books in the order of popularity and the numbers of talking books for each author in the Talking Books Plus library.
William Shakespeare [...]
Barnes & Noble eBookstore
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009From the publication, Library Hotline: Breaking News for Library and Information Decision Makers, an announcement was made that Barnes & Noble launched the Barnes & Noble ebookstore of 700,000 titles. According to Hotline, B&N ebookstore carries ebooks that can be read on a wide variety of platforms. The total of books offered includes 500,000 public domain titles from Google which can [...]
Try This Murder And Courtroom Author
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Reader’s Advisor Librarian, Henry Hayden wrote: Author, Steve Martini excels in adventure, murder, and courtroom drama. The Paul Madriani series takes place in San Diego. Characters are vividly portrayed. Plots are so believable that you’ll think you’re there. The narrative twists and turns will keep you guessing right up to the last page! As many critics claim, [...]