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2009 Hugo Awards Announced
The 2009 Hugo Awards, science fiction's most prestigious award, were announced earlier this month. The big winner for best novel this year is Neil Gaiman's, The Graveyard Book, which is also the 2009...
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ELPL has great deals on used books!
Did you know that the Friends of the East Lansing Public Library have used books for sale every day? It's the best deal in town! Stop in the library and check out the Friendshop, where you'll find tons...
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Downloadable audiobooks and ebooks are now available!
Now available! ELPL patrons can download audio books and e-books from the library's website - anytime, anywhere! You are able to browse the collection, check out titles with your library card, and...
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Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
There are three important things you need to know about Justin Cronin's new epic novel, The Passage. First: You'll want to cancel any appointments, meetings, and commitments you had planned for this...
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2010 Hugo Winner - It's a Tie!
The Hugo Awards, which celebrate excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing, were announced at AussisCon4 - The 68th World Science Fiction Convention, in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend. This...
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Banned Book Classics
A lot of banned or challenged books are now considered classics that we read for the first time when we’re young.For me, that book was Gone with the Wind. I read it for the first time on vacation with...
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Best Books of 2012 Book Lists
Love those Best Book lists that come out at the end of the year? Well here is a best of list of those lists!The Best of the Book Lists 2012. Enjoy!Information: Materials We HaveArchitecture: Adult...
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Nebula Awards Nominees Announced!
Enjoy reading Science Fiction and Fantasy books? Then check out this year's best novel nominees for the Nebula Award.Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedIronskin by Tina ConnollyThe Killing...
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Blind Date With A Book - Ends Next Friday May 17!
We've now wrapped over 200 books, getting them ready for their big dates! At the end of next week we will be drawing the name of the lucky winner of 12 wonderful noodle entrees from Noodles and Co.,...
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Benighted by Kit Whitfield
I must recommend Kit Whitfield'sBenighted as being one of the most original and disturbing werewolf stories that I have ever read. It is a haunting book, not to be read on a good day, that I cannot...
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The Reapers are Angels
The Reapers are the Angels, by Alden Bell, is one of the most beautiful and poetic zombie novels that I have ever read. And I'd never thought that I would describe a zombie novel as either "beautiful"...
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When fairy tales don't follow the rules
What if Sleeping Beauty had never poked her finger on the spinning wheel? What if Cinderella never had lost her mother? These are questions that are explored in Mercedes Lackey’s book The Fairy...
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Books on Tap - October 2014
Come to Jimmy's on October 14th at 6:30 pm when we dive into the world of science fiction with our discussion of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.**Also, remember to bring your summary of a David...
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Who would've thought that so many parallels would be drawn between current events and the events that occurred in The Handmaid's Tale? Many people brought up the similarities of what happened to Offred...
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Books on Tap - May 2015
We're back to our regular schedule! Come to Jimmy's on May 12th at 6:30 pm to join in our discussion of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern."The circus arrives without warning. No announcements...
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Armada: The Story of IronBeagle
I've been waiting four years for a new book from Ernest Cline. Ready Player One was such a fantastic combination of pop culture and science fiction that my little nerd heart almost exploded! And the...
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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Red Rising follows Darrow, a Red who, like all Reds, mines various elements on Mars to help terraform the planet’s surface for themselves and all of the other colored classes, including the superior...
View ArticleBooks on Tap - May Follow Up
One way or another, I will keep sneaking science fiction into Books on Tap meetings! The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, explored the world of fantasy science fiction. Many people were intrigued by...
View ArticleOut of This World Books For the Rest of 2015
On July 27 at 7:00pm, we will be discussing The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu. The Three-Body Problem has been nominated for this year's Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel,...
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