Agnes and the Hitman

April 8 is Romance, and we're going with a master of the contemporary romance, Jennifer Crusie! This is her latest endeavor, co-written with Bob Mayer (they've written one other book together, Don't Look Down). Here's the blurb from Jenny's website:

• Agnes and her frying pan arrived last August, and we can’t wait for you to meet her and Shane and Joey and Lisa Livia and Carpenter and… well, the gang’s all there. Agnes is trying to save her house, Shane is trying to save Agnes, everything that can go wrong does goes wrong, and there are flamingos. Kirkus Reviews called Agnes “a comic caper and raucous romance.” Publisher’s Weekly said Agnes was “a bubbly novel… to make screenwriters of goofball date movies proud.” And the Library Journal gave Agnes a starred review and said, “Action, humor, and romance make for a wonderful blend.”

Thanks!

A big Shout Out to Mimi, who graciously subbed for Beth as Book Club Leader for American Gods! Beth was extremely sorry to have missed, since this is one of her favorite books, but they don't call them emergencies for nothing.

Thanks so much, Mimi. You are great.

LATE BREAKING NEWS

The March bookclub has been RESCHEDULED!

The new date is Tuesday, March 18. The time and place are the same: 7:00 - 8:30, West Regional Library.

American Gods

FANTASY
NEW DATE MARCH 18: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Immigrants to America didn't come alone -- they brought their gods with them. Now a war is brewing between these immigrant gods and their new, homegrown competition, like Media, and Technology.

Check out Neil Gaiman's official website here.

Check out a reader's guide for American Gods here.

Check out an ultra-groovy fan site with a list of all the gods, a map of Shadow's journey, and much much more!