Officially released this Tuesday, Jason Mott's debut "The Returned", a novel of how the world, a community and a family reacts when the dead return to life, has already been made into a TV series by ABC.
Renamed "Resurrection," it will premiere on March 9, 2014.
As if that wasn't enough, Mott has also released two short story prequels to "The Returned", "The First" and "The Sparrow." Although they are currently only available as Kindle books, but they are free!
"The Returned" has earned high marks from reviewers (Kirkus, EW, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, USA Today) and appeared on the first LibraryReads list. Does it live up to the hype? You can put a hold on it and tell us yourself! And you can try to keep up with Mott on his website, Facebook and Twitter.
~ Allison, Adult Services
P.S. The excellent blog Book Riot is holding a giveaway of the book. Just answer the question "Where would you go if you were returned?" Submit your entry here: http://bookriot.com/2013/08/28/giveaway-where-would-you-go-if-you-were-returned/
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
2013 is, in many ways, very different from 1963, and even more so than 1863 when President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. There are many great resources available for you to learn about the ways in which our nation has changed, and the stories of those who participated in the 1963 March. Stop into Carnegie-Stout to check out our display of books and DVDs on the first floor, or explore some of these great online resources:
C-SPAN is offering live coverage of today's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, both on their television channel and through online streaming: officialmlkdream50.com
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, a division of the National Archives, includes an interactive overview of the Civil Rights movement: civilrights.jfklibrary.org
You can also browse through the National Archives online collection of materials related to the 1963 March on Washington: tinyurl.com/NARAMLK50
The Smithsonian's Museum of American History has information on the March on Washington and the Emancipation Proclamation: http://ow.ly/olk8q
NPR has a series of articles and interviews with participants in the 1963 March on Washington: www.npr.org/series/213897602/the-march-on-washington-at-50
PBS has created a documentary on the 1963 March, as well as a variety of online resources related to the March available on their website here: www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/march-on-washington/#.Uh4EGj-1d8E
Monday, August 26, 2013
Tiny book review
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— Carnegie-Stout PL (@Carnegie_Stout) August 26, 2013
Women's Equality Day
Joint Resolution of
Congress, 1971
Designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day
Designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day
WHEREAS,
the women of the United States have been treated as second-class citizens and
have not been entitled the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal
or institutional, which are available to male citizens of the United States;
and
WHEREAS,
the women of the United States have united to assure that these rights and
privileges are available to all citizens equally regardless of sex; and
WHEREAS,
the women of the United States have designated August 26, the anniversary date
of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, as symbol of the continued fight
for equal rights: and
WHEREAS,
the women of United States are to be commended and supported in their
organizations and activities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, that August 26th of each year is designated as Women’s
Equality Day, and the President is authorized and requested to issue a
proclamation annually in commemoration of that day in 1920, on which the women
of America were first given the right to vote, and that day in 1970, on which a
nationwide demonstration for women’s rights took place.
Thanks, Bella!
Start your Women’s Equality Day by checking out some of
materials available at Carnegie-Stout Public Library, and if you have time to
go exploring online, try these websites:
The Iowa Women’s Archives
The National Women’s History Project http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday.php
Bend,not break: a life in two worlds by
Ping Fu with MeiMei Fox. Fu’s
autobiography covers her time as a child soldier in China through her selection
as Inc Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the
Year.
Dearsisters: dispatches from the women’s liberation movement by
Rosalyn Baxandall and Linda Gordon. This
anthology collects original documents of the feminist movement of the 1960s and
70s.
Ironjawed angels directed by Katja von Garneir with
screenplay by Sally Robinson and story by Jennifer Friedes. A dramatization of
the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, this DVD is a favorite of League of
Women Voters members.
Alittle f’d up: why feminism is not a dirty word by Julie Zeilinger.
Try this “primer on feminism for teenagers”
(so described in a review in Library
Journal) by a blogger who was born in 1993.
Notfor ourselves alone: the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony directed by Ken Burns and produced
by Paul Barnes from a book by Geoffrey C. Ward.
The friendship of two leaders of the women’s rights movement serves as
the backdrop for this history lesson.
Onewoman, one vote written and
produced by Ruth Pollak and Felicia Widmann.
The documentary originally aired on Public Television’s series, The American Experience.
Strong-mindedwomen; the emergence of the woman-suffrage movement in Iowa by
Louise R. Noun. Des Moines resident
Louise Noun, who died in 2002, wrote this history of suffrage in Iowa and its
sequel, Morestrong-minded women: Iowa feminists tell their stories.
~Michelle, Adult
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