New Series from your Favourite Authors From the author of the Under the Never Sky series: Riders by Veronica Rossi: Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse. Over the coming weeks, he and... Continue Reading →
March 2016 Young Adult Books with Buzz
NEW SERIES FROM CASSANDRA CLARE, AUTHOR OF THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS & THE INFERNAL DEVICES LADY MIDNIGHT BOOK 1 IN THE DARK ARTIFICES SERIES The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. THE GREAT AMERICAN WHATEVER... Continue Reading →
Head to http://mycatalogue.tbpl.ca/search to place a TBPL hold on one of these titles.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
I wasn't interested in the Lord of the Rings, indeed, I hadn't really heard much about Tolkien or his writings until The Fellowship of the Ring came out in 2001. I thought it and the sequels were amazing. About a year ago, I saw that Fellowship was on Time Magazines list of All TIME best... Continue Reading →
The Sano Ichiro Mystery Series
This mystery series set in medieval Japan features Samurai detective Sano Ichiro. Together with his wife and best friend they delve into both the brutal world of the Imperial court, gangs and villages where evil have many guises. Although it is exotic in setting, the emotions and motivations are all too recognizable, whether it is the jealousy of the rivals for the Emperor's attention, the machinations of the thwarted concubine or the meglomania of the the cult leader and his single-minded followers. Addictive.
What’s a backlist?
Backlist books are all those books that aren't newly published. Most of our favourite books come from publisher's backlists and in time it's where all the new books go too. Here we've collected (and are continuing to collect) some of our favourite backlist titles available at your library.
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