Publishers Weekly Fiction and Nonfiction Best Sellers List
A compact summary of top publishers weekly lists across hardback, mass market, and trade paperbacks. Notable titles include Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub, Mercy by Julie Garwood, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, Jack Straight From the Gut by Jack Welch, John Adams by David McCullough, Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose, and The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.
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Black House
Stephen King
Peter Straub
Random House
Nicholas Sparks
Warner
Mercy
Julie Garwood
Pocket
Jonathan Franzen
Farrar, Straus, & Gireve
Antrax
Jerle Shannara
Terrs
del Rey
Jack
Jack Welch
John A. Byrne
Bruce H. Wilkinson
Multnomah
John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster
Spencer Johnson
Putnam
Stephen E. Ambrose
Nora Roberts
Silhouette
Allentis
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine
Tom Clancy
Berkley
Kay Hooper
Bansam
Band of Brothers
Stéphen E. Ambrose
Katherine Graham
Vintage
Margaret Atwood
Anchor
Don Miguel Ruiz
Amber Allen
Anita Diamant
Picador
New Kansas Library Card for statewide access debut
The Ottawa Library introduces the Kansas Library Card enabling access to licensed databases SIRS Discoverer Deluxe FirstSearch Info Trac and netLibrary ebooks. Eligible Kansas residents apply at public libraries with a free PIN to search thousands of articles and read or download ebooks from home.
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Amateur historian preserves WWII PT boat stories in film
Agawam Massachusetts amateur filmmaker Frank Andruss documents PT boat life through video diary PT Boat Diaries featuring veterans from Western Massachusetts. He pairs archival clips with oral histories of barge attacks and Pacific invasions to highlight heroism and sacrifice while urging younger generations to learn the history.
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Banned Books Week highlights most challenged titles
The American Library Association lists ten books such as Harry Potter Of Mice and Men and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as the most challenged for schools and libraries in 2000. Critics cite Satanism offensive language violence racism and sexual content. The scandal of censorship persists as ALA reports 646 challenges last year and notes most cases do not lead to removals.
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John Steinbeck
Maya Angelou
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Robert Cormier
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