Cat woman was spotted?

Mrs. Pries, author of Teacher, Teacher and her adoring fans.  She'll be in for another book signing on 12/4 from 10:30-12 noon.

Tattoo Chronicles by Kat Von D. Harper Collins (out 10/26)

 

Charismatic star of LA Ink Kat Von D gives fans an unscripted and uncensored look at a crucial year in her personal and professional life in The Tattoo Chronicles, the visually arresting and no-holds-barred follow-up to her first book, the New York Times bestseller, High Voltage Tattoo. A rich anthology of intimate entries from her diary, plus a wealth of personal memorabilia, sketches, and photography shot by Kat especially for the new book, The Tattoo Chronicles reveals the passions, frustrations, and creative process of the real Kat Von D, one of the world's most renowned tattooers.

 

Dewey's Nine Lives:  The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions by Vicki Myron. Penguin (out 11/2)

 

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the Worldwas a blockbuster bestseller and sold nearly a million copies. Dewey's Nine Lives continues the formula that made Dewey so successful: inspiring, funny, and heart-warming stories about cats told from the perspective of 'Dewey's Mum', librarian Vicki Myron. The amazing felines in this book include Dewey, of course, whose further never-before-told adventures and amazing legacy are chronicled, but several others who Vicki found out about when their owners reached out to her.

 

 

Christmas with Tucker by Greg Kinkaid. Doubleday (out 11/2)

 

The sleeper hit of 2008, A Dog Named Christmas became a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie a year later, seen by more than twelve million people in the United States alone. Now, in Christmas with Tucker, Greg Kincaid brings back one of that book's most endearing characters, sharing the moving story of George, a young boy dealing with the loss of his father, and the dog that comes into his life to offer him hope and a touch of courage.

 

 

 

Simple times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris. Grand Central (out 11/2)

 

America's most delightfully unconventional hostess and the bestselling author of I Like You delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting. According to Amy Sedaris, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, SIMPLE TIMES, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.

 

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5 by Jeff Kinney. Amulet (out 11/9)

HOT RELEASE:  Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be?  Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older-all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the "ugly truth"?

 

 

 

 

I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron. Random House  (out 11/9)

 

Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a cool, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten.

 

 

 

I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg. Random House (out 11/9)

 

The beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes  Fannie Flagg is back and at her irresistible and hilarious best in I Still Dream About You, a comic mystery romp through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, past, present, and future.

Meet Maggie Fortenberry, a still beautiful former Miss Alabama. To others, Maggie's life seems practically perfect-she's lovely, charming, and a successful real estate agent at Red Mountain Realty. Still, Maggie can't help but wonder how she wound up in her present condition. She had been on her hopeful way to becoming Miss America and realizing her childhood dream of someday living in one of the elegant old homes on top of Red Mountain, with the adoring husband and the 2.5 children, but then something unexpected happened and changed everything.

 

Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. Putnam (11/30)

 

Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's eighteenth Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta's past merges with the high- tech highway she now finds herself on. We travel back to the beginning of her professional career, when she accepted a scholarship from the Air Force to pay off her medical school debt. Now, more than twenty years and many career successes later, her secret military ties have drawn her to Dover Air Force Base, where she has been immersed in a training fellowship.

As the chief of the new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts, a joint venture of the state and federal governments, MIT and Harvard, Scarpetta is confronted with a case that could shut down her new facility and ruin her personally and professionally.

 

 

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. Random House (11/30)

 

You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major Pettigrew is one of the most indelible characters in contemporary fiction, and from the very first page of this remarkable novel he will steal your heart.

The first Monday of every month, at 5 p.m. , is Beau's Book Club.  It meets at the Book Mouse on November 1st and at the Reddick Library on December 6th.  The topic for both months is Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief.  In December, the Club will watch the movie.  The club is for 5th-8th grade boys.  Call the Book Mouse for more info at 815-433-7323. 



Every third Saturday is Toddler Time from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Our Toddler Time theme for the month of November is Teddy Bears. We will be visiting several familiar characters and meeting some new friends. Every child is encouraged to bring a teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) to Toddler Time.  Books: Pooh's Bees, Corduroy, Children Make Terrible Pets.