Fiction & Nonfiction NYT Bestsellers
Find this week’s bestsellers at the library. There are two ways to get your hands on a title; place a request and wait for it, or try your luck and check the new title shelves the next time you come in!
Books, Movies & Music
The latest books, movies and music to hit library shelves, with some classics and great obscure stuff thrown in. Read staff and customer reviews here. Find out how you can contribute to this blog, and tap into our personalized reading request service.
Recent Books, Movies & Music Blog Posts
Uncommonly Good Books Read by Two Common Guys – Last Men Out
Join Nate and Dave as they discuss the book, “Last Men Out: The True Story of America’s Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam”.
Vengeance in Dead Anyway
Arthur Cathcart was a numbers cruncher and freelance researcher who worked from home and counted himself lucky because his beautiful wife loved him and he loved her. They were happy and life was perfect until a hired gunman killed his wife and left Arthur for dead.
All Booked Up: Food 52
You’re going to wish smells and tastes could transfer via the Web because Kathy and Diana bring you a mouth-watering edition of All Booked Up. They discuss one of their favorite topics: food! Bestselling author Amanda Hesser and food writer Merrill Stubbs have curated the first-ever online community cookbook, the basis for this gorgeous full-color [...]
Learn Languages Online
Start learning a new language online at home, work, or on your smart phone, using Mango for Libraries, the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library’s new online language learning resource. Choose from over 30 languages and learn the basics, for travel or casual conversation, or go in-depth with Mango’s basic and complete level courses.
Fiction & Nonfiction NYT Bestsellers
Ooh, one of my favorite authors is numbero uno this week! Find this week’s bestsellers at the library. There are two ways to get your hands on a title; place a request and wait for it, or try your luck and check the new title shelves the next time you come in!
Author Talk – Mike Ryan. Sep 26, 2012 @ 7 pm
Michael Ryan, former Capital-Journal editorial page editor and now an international author, will be speaking at the Topeka Public Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Marvin Auditorium 101C. Aspiring writers will be particularly interested in Ryan’s message, as he will be speaking about the writing and publication of his book The Last [...]
Morlock’s beginnings in A Guile of Dragons
The Wardlands was on the otherside of the Sea of Worlds, far away from Arthur’s Britain and quite a journey for Merlin and his pregnant mistress who were being forced to this distant land. The Wardlands was Merlin’s homeland where he was to stand trial for treason before being exiled and forbidden to return, though before his expulsion Merlin left something precious behind: his son, Morlock.
Fiction & Nonfiction NYT Bestsellers
There were big changes on both lists this week! Find this week’s bestsellers at the library. There are two ways to get your hands on a title; place a request and wait for it, or try your luck and check the new title shelves the next time you come in!
Check Out Some of our Newest Sports Books
Take a look at some of the newest sports books the library has purchased. From baseball to football, auto racing and golf, we have something you’ll enjoy!
Read the final chapter of the Community Novel: Chapter 20 by Anne Pepper and Lissa Staley
Just discovered us? Start reading with chapter 1 please! “You look really nervous,” Kate said, looking judgmentally at Kevin. Kevin looked up from where he had been picking at his cuticle. He felt more than nervous. He felt as if he was about to vomit. “Not everyone can hide behind hairspray and accessories,” Kevin said. [...]
