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| Display Name: | EP Library Staff |
| About me: | The Eden Prairie Library staff includes many voracious readers with diverse interests. We meet regularly to share with each other those titles we've recently enjoyed. We're glad to have this opportunity to share them with you, too. |
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 Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life by Kingsolver, Barbara. The Eden Prairie Reads selection for 2010 (see http://www.epreads.org/) posted Jun 9, 2009 at 4:47PM
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 You're an animal, Viskovitz! by Boffa, Alessandro It's fitting that Roz Chast illustrated the cover of this short, unlike-any-other book; its contents are just as smart and hilarious as her cartoons. Boffa's musings on love in its various forms are sharply observed and hopelessly funny. posted Nov 12, 2008 at 2:12PM
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 Purple hibiscus : a novel by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977- Adichie, who recently won a MacArthur Genius Award, tells this story--set in her native country, Nigeria--in beautiful, crystalline prose. posted Nov 12, 2008 at 9:36AM
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 The giant's house : a romance by McCracken, Elizabeth The first sentence in this novel, spoken by a cynical librarian, is "I do not love mankind"--and it just keeps getting better after that. posted Nov 12, 2008 at 9:36AM
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 The Spellman files by Lutz, Lisa Full of dry wit, this is the hilarious story of a dysfunctional family of private investigators, who are generally too busy tailing and spying on each other to pay much attention to their clients. A sequel, Curse of the Spellmans, was recently released. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 11:04AM
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 Perdido Street Station by Mieville, China A steampunk novel full of mystery, set in the wildly diverse and industrial city of New Crobuzon, home to vodyanoi, khepri and human alike. Wonderfully atmospheric and intelligent, a great choice for fans of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 11:01AM
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 The mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Don't let the "classic" status daunt you: this novel is immensely readable and has it all--romance, scandal, politics, self-made men and women, and a protagonist struggling to live down the mistake he makes in the opening scene: drunkenly auctioning off his wife and baby at a village fair. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 10:57AM
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 Carter beats the Devil : a novel by Gold, Glen David, 1964- Historical fiction set in early 20-century San Francisco, this is the thoroughly entertaining story of a vaudeville magician. Fans of Michael Chabon or E.L. Doctorow will love this one. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 10:55AM
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 Population, 485 : meeting your neighbors one siren at a time by Perry, Michael, 1964- The 2006 Eden Prairie Reads Selection. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 10:00AM
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 The things they carried : a work of fiction by O'Brien, Tim, 1946- The 2007 Eden Prairie Reads selection. posted Nov 9, 2008 at 9:59AM
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| EP Library Staff's Book Lists | |
| What We're Reading (June 09) (20 titles)
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| What We're Reading (March 09) (13 titles)
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| What We're Reading (Winter 09) (17 titles)
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| Eden Prairie Reads Selections (6 titles)
Eden Prairie Reads is a program designed to promote reading, encourage discussion among community members and strive for a new level of connection throughout the Eden Prairie community. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the Eden Prairie Schools, the Eden Prairie Library, Eden Prairie Foundation, the City of Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie Barnes and Nobles Booksellers and a grass roots group of citizens. Here are some of the titles we've read, discussed, and enjoyed community programs on together. Find out more about Eden Prairie Reads at http://epreads.org! | |
| What We're Reading (Fall 08) (16 titles)
This list includes fiction, nonfiction, children's, and young adult titles. | |
| Staff Picks (from EP Library Display, 11/08) (98 titles)
100 of our favorite books! Titles chosen by EP Library staff for our November '08 Staff Picks display. | |
| Recommended Authors & Read-Alikes (30 titles)
There are a number of authors we turn to again and again when trying to find a great new read for one of our customers. The below list contains one sample book from each, though any and all are recommended. |
