Week 5:  Assignment 1
I like reading about the publishing industry and interviews.  I was particularly interested in the interview with Nancy Pearl.

Week 5:  Assignment 2
The read alikes will be useful.  Also the BEA information is always fun to read.  The Debut Author program is a good way to find out about  new books.

Week 5:  Assignment 3
I think The Golem and the Jinni will be popular.  It will appeal to readers who like mystical fiction.  Also readers who like the Middle East and jewish interest stories will find it intriguing.

Week 4: Assignment l

Week 4:  Assignment l
I joined Goodreads last year but I stopped getting emails, so it was a good opportunity to revisit it.  I have created book shelves and made some more friends. 
Here is my recommendation for Destiny of the Republic which I sent to Stephanie Seipp.
This is such an interesting true story about the unfortunate death of James Garfield.  You seem to like books about US presidents and you won't be disappointed with this book.  It reads like a novel.

Week 3: Assignment 3

Week 3:  Assignment 3
Conversation 3
Explorer: the life of Richard E. Byrd sounds like a book you might like.  Byrd was a fascinating, yet egotistical, explorer who did have a brush with death.  He was a colorful character.

Week 3: Assignment 3

Week 3:  Assignment 3
Conversation:  You may like Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson. It's about vampires, but it is funny and quick paced.

Week 3 Assignment 3

Week 3:  Assignment 3
Conversation 1:  You might enjoy Tales of a Female Nomad.  She travels to some very exotic locales and reflects on her changed life. 

Week 2:  Assignment 3
I posted two titles on M'Lissa Moss's blog.

Week 2: Assignment 2

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

First and foremost this is a love story of Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd, the famous architect.  Mamah is a headstrong married woman who leaves her very comfortable life and two loving children to travel and live with the man who challenges her and makes her feel that following her intellectual pursuits is the right thing to do.  While it is easy to admire Mamah’s feminist ideas, as she seems to be ahead of her time, it is also very easy to condemn the abandonment of her family, particularly her children and her sister.  People from all walks of life questioned her character.

The Secret Lives of Codebreakers:  The Men and Women Who Cracked the Engima Code at Bletchley Park by Sinclair McKay

This is an incredibly fascinating nonfiction book about some of the true heroes of World War II.  Bletchley Park, a sprawling estate purchased by the head of the intelligence agency at the beginning of the war, became the headquarters for over 1,000 Brits who worked on breaking the German Engima Code.  Loyal workers who included the brightest scholars from Oxford and Cambridge, as well as custodians and groundskeepers, never revealed what went on during the war at this remote location.  Many details weren’t ever mentioned to family members after the war, but now the truth is starting to come out.  This book does not bore you with mathematical computations, but does reveal the more interesting sides of life during the war such as parties, romances and difficult living conditions.

Week 1:  Assignment 4
I will visit NPR Books because I listen to NPR all the time, but can't write down the titles while I'm driving.  It will be a convenient way to follow what is discussed.
I will also visit Goodreads because it's popular with librarians as well as other readers in the community.

Week 1: Assignment 1  I loved trying to identify those titles, even though I didn't quite ace the quizzes!  Adapting the quizzes would be a fun thing to do at a librarians' meeting.