The View From Circulation - What's Trending, Unique, & Informational

How are you choosing your books? Based on reviews, word of mouth, going back to an old series or favorite authors? I placed holds on a number of books recommended through two podcasts I listen to,  "From the Front Porch" and "Currently Reading" , and was pleased to find a number of them lived up to their recommendations. Christina Baker Kline, author of patron favorites The Orphan Train and A Piece of This World , has written a wonderful novel set in nineteenth century Australia. The Exiles is based on the stories of the indigenous people being torn from their land, European women imprisoned and sent to Australia for their sentences, and English who are set on forcing their culture on native people. Weaving these disparate people and cultures through the lives of three women, The Exiles ,  entertained and enlightened my knowledge of Australian culture and history. To get a better understanding of the indigenous names and places mentioned at the beginning of the b

Now that we have moved indoors into the Merry Room we are able to bring down many more selections for browsing. As technical services process new books , our "TBR" (To Be Read) lists are growing steadily. What does yours look like? Are you excited about books coming out in the fall or busily reading backlists of favorite series or authors?  I recently enjoyed a backlist mystery by William Kent Krueger titled "Iron Lake" . It is the first of a large series set in upper Minnesota with the main character Cork O'Connor . If you have read and enjoyed William Kent Krueger's recent best-selling novels "This Tender Land" or "Ordinary Grace" you will enjoy diving into this series.  Browsing what is available in the Merry Room I found two of my favorites from this year:  "The Water Keeper" by Charles Martin and "Dearly Beloved" by Cara Walls .  I was very surprised to see the availabilty of the audiobooks   "The Exiles&q