Our Top Picks for New Book Releases This Week
Angel Time: Songs of the Seraphim by Anne Rice (Knopf, $25.95)
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (Berkley, $16.00)
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris (Berkley, $24.95)
Invisible: A Novel by Paul Auster (Holt, $25.00)
Tempted by PC Cast and Kristin Cast (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99)
Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth’s Last Wilderness by Robert Swan with Gil Reavill (Broadway, $24.99) Read the full story
Our Top Picks for New Book Releases This Week
New Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children’s book releases for the week of 10-20.
The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $27.95)
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan, $14.99)
The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman (Atria, $24.99)
Southern Lights by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $28.00)
The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk (Knopf, $26.95)
To Try Men’s Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen (St. Martin’s/Dunne, $26.99) Read the full story
Our Top Picks for New Book Releases This Week
New Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children’s book releases for the week of 10-13.
The Christmas Secret by Donna VanLiere (St. Martin’s, $14.99)
Flesh and Fire: Book One of the Vineart War by Laura Anne Gilman (Pocket, $26.00)
The Hadrian Memorandum by Allan Folsom (Forge, $25.99)
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99)
Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn (Atria, $27.99)
Visit Publishers Weekly for other new fiction book releases.
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty by Jerome R. Corsi (Threshold Editions, $27.00)
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan, $23.00) Read the full story
Our Top Picks for This Week
Fiction Books
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks (Three Rivers, $17.00)
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine, $28.00)
The Suicide Run by William Styron (Random House, $24.00)
The Gates by John Connolly (Atria, $24.00)
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $23.95)
Visit Publishers Weekly for other new fiction releases. Read the full story
We’ve seen some pretty interesting mystery books during our time as a bookseller. From cat mysteries to knitting mysteries to paranormal romance mystery thrillers, we can safely say that we’ve pretty much seen it all.
But when we purchased this book for our online shop, it really took us aback. For whatever reason, Death by Sodoku was one of the few mystery books to leave us with a feeling of seeing a truly unique mystery book.
Here’s a small excerpt from the publisher:
Maiden’s Bay is a small, scenic town on the Oregon Coast where citizens get their number fix thanks to Liza Kelly-Sudoku Maven with the Oregon Daily. Her challenging puzzles sharpen the mind, and her deductive skills unravel even the most enigmatic clues.
Liza enters a Sudoku tournament in which her old friend and competitor turns up dead. Now, she must think outside the boxes to find a murderer.
Who would have thought that a pastime like Sudoku would span an entire series of books? And from what the ratings say, most of them aren’t half bad. Read the full story
Top 4 Best Selling Manga for This Week
Here’s a list of the top ten best selling manga according to the New York Times for the week of October 1st.
1. BLEACH, VOL. 28, by Tite Kubo. (VIZ Media, $7.95.)
2. NARUTO, VOL. 45, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.)
3. YOTSUBA&!, VOL. 6, by Kiyohiko Azuma. (Yen Press, $10.99.)
4. HACK G.U. , VOL. 5, by Hamazaki Tatsuya. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.)
5. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, VOL. 20, by Hiromu Arakawa. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Read the full story
October 1st is Nihonshu No Hi — Sake Day in Japan! Vinography has the following to say about Sake Day:
Today, October first, is Sake Day, or Nihonshu no Hi as designated by the Japanese sake brewing industry. Of course, this isn’t a true national holiday [...] but one which is celebrated by sake lovers at home and abroad.
Here’s some books on Sake and its place in Japanese history for those of you that are interested.
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The Insider’s Guide to Sake by Philip HarperIn this book, author Philip Harper lends valuable insight to choosing the perfect sake. Having worked in a sake bar and eventually a sake brewery, Harper has hands-on experience with the tasting and creating of sake that is hard to match. |
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Sake A Modern Guide by Beau TimkenIn this book, Timken covers 50 different sakes and offers beer and wine flavor equivalents. He also talks about food that goes well with Sake, and offers 15 sake-friendly meals that are perfect for any occasion. |
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The Sake Handbook by John GaunterA quick guide to Sake, The Sake Handbook offers information about the history, brewing, and high points of sake. Gaunter profiles over 50 Japanese izakaya (sake pubs) in Tokyo and reviews hundreds of different sake brands. He also offers information on where to purchase hard-to-find sake brands. |
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Sake Pure + Simple by Griffith Frost and John GauntnerAimed at readers who would like to enjoy sake in the United States, Sake Pure + Simple offers information on how to choose the best sake brands, and suggests drinking sake cold instead of hot, which is the traditional method. Authors Frost and Gauntner also offer a short history of sake and discuss which foods best compliment the unique taste of sake. |
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Sake: Water from Heaven by Rocky Aoki and NobuMitsuhisaAuthors Aoki and Mitsuhisa discuss why sake is quickly becoming one of the hottest new drinks internationally. Providing details about how sake is made (right down to how the rice is grown), Sake: Water From Heaven also offers advice on the best ways to drink and serve sake, including the best brands to buy for a great sake experience. |
Our Top Picks for This Week
Fiction Books
Concubine’s Daughter by Pai Kit Fai (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99)
Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25.00)
John Dies at the End by David Wong (St. Martin’s, $24.99)
Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke (Kensington, $24.00)
There Goes the Bride: An Agatha Raison Mystery by M.C. Beaton (Minotaur, $24.99)
Visit Publishers Weekly for other new fiction releases.
Non-Fiction Books
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President by Taylor Branch (Simon & Schuster, $35.00)
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $23.99) Read the full story
I have to preface — this is merely my opinion. I haven’t seen a poll (yet) that proclaims Harper Lee’s classic book To Kill A Mockingbird as the best banned book of all time, but personally, I don’t think it can be beat. While Harry Potter is a close second for the honor of being the best banned book of all time, I still have to stick with To Kill A Mockingbird.
Not only is the writing in To Kill A Mockingbird superb, but the story and the message are timeless — not to mention incredibly important. I don’t want to spoil it for any of you who haven’t had the chance to read it yet, but if you don’t mind spoilers, you can read a summary of To Kill a Mockingbird to get an idea of what the book is all about.
In your opinion, what’s the best banned book (or books) of all time? You can check out a list of banned books to see which books have been banned. You might just be surprised!
Leave a comment below or send us a tweet @hesedbooks with your choice for the best banned book of all time.
It’s late September, which means that Banned Books Week is finally here. Having started on Saturday, September 26th (the same day as the National Book Festival), Banned Books Week celebrates banned books and freedom from censorship.
The American Library Association (ALA) has worked with Robert P. Doyle (author of the Banned Books Resource Guide) to compile a list of books that were challenged and banned during 2008 and 2009.
While many people are under the assumption that banning books is a thing of the past, the list created by Doyle and the ALA shows that censorship is still alive and strong.
You can read Doyle’s preface to the list below. You can also check out the ALA website for more information on banned books. Read the full story
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