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Tuesday, September 10th, 2013The bestseller report compiled monthly by NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month […]
Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowling
Thursday, July 18th, 2013NLS is in the process of adding Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowling to the national collection. Talking Books Plus should have this book in its catalog once it’s in the national collection. Here is what a Librarian who is reading the book on Audible is saying about the book. Strike, the protagonist, combines toughness and […]
Commerical Audiobooks Unrated
Thursday, July 18th, 2013NLS is partnering with commercial audio publishers to obtain audiobooks so it can make titles available to Talking Books Plus members in a more timely manner. It may not be possible to assign sex, violence, and strong language content descriptors to these titles. Thus, a number of titles acquired from commercial audiobook publishers will be […]
June 2013 Bestsellers List
Thursday, July 11th, 2013The June 2013 Bestsellers List has been posted. The bestseller list compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]
May 2013 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013The May 2013 Bestsellers List has been posted. The bestseller list compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]
INSIGHT April and May Book Club books
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013IN-SIGHT Book Club met April 19th to discuss the book, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The Talking Books Plus(TBP) book order number is DB56946. On May 17th, the next book to be discussed is The Book Thief. That TBP book order number is DB62431. Any questions about the program, contact Carla at IN-SIGHT. […]
April 2013 Bestseller List
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears […]
Ever Popular Crime Fiction
Monday, April 22nd, 2013A library survey shows that the world of mystery is ever-popular and that crime fiction still draws readers nationwide. The highest circulating subgenres in mystery ebooks are police procedurals and cozies. Talking Books Plus collection includes 528 crime fiction titles in digital talking book format. One of the titles, Live by Night (DB75625) by Dennis Lehane has been […]
National Poetry Month
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry books from the Talking Books Plus (TBP) collection. Poetry books recorded in 2012 by NLS has been compiled into the Poetry Month 2013 BookList on the TBP Reading List. One title not on the booklist but recently added to the Talking Books Plus collection is Stag’s Leap (DB76141) written by Sharon Olds. The author is winner of the 2013 […]
Reading Across RI May Breakfast
Monday, April 15th, 20132013 Reading Across Rhode Island will have May Breakfast with Camilla Gibb, author of The Beauty of Humanity Movement on Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:00am – 12:00pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston, RI. Click here for more information and to download the registration form.
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