I would certain tell a big fat one if I said that South County Library is the only Charlotte public library with a mystery book club. It is not.
Off hand, I checked to find mystery book clubs at the Mint Hill, Morrison Regional Mountain Island and Steele Creek. Some are headed by current staff librarians whereas others are not but meet at that particular library. Call the individual library if you have any questions.
As far as upcoming events--there is a special one with a local mystery writer Mark de Castrique. "A Tea Party to Die For with Mystery Author Mark de Castrique" will be held on Saturday, June 10th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mint Hill Branch Library. Mark de Castrique is the author of Barry Clayton mystery series set in the North Carolina mountains. The tea party will also include book signing--call 704-573-4054 for more information.
And this author has turned up as a good resource for book clubs at both the South County and Mint Hill mystery book clubs. Both read recently De Castrique's first mystery Dangerous Undertaking.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
The June Book Discussion for South County Mystery Readers
The next book for discussion with the South County Mystery Readers Book Club is Drama City by George Pelecanos. The book club will meet on Thursday, June 8th at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room A.
Drama City was an Edgar Award nominee this year.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
A Recognition of Arthur Conan Doyle
The Google display yesterday was a nod to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who created Sherlock Holmes. He was born on May 22, 1859 and died June 7, 1930.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Look at Google today 5/22
Take a look at Google today and you'll see a silhouette of a man who is most likely--detective Sherlock Holmes. It's nice as it includes character with a pipe in his mouth and holding a magnifying glass while following footprints. It's nicely done and I haven't seen it before.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Newly created
My name is Lawrence and I'm a librarian who hosts a mystery book reading club at my library. This new blog is for those who enjoy reading and discussing mysteries. I have worked with the library's (South County Regional Library) mystery book club since 2002 since its creation. We meet each second Thursday of the month at 6: 30 to discuss a selected title.
We select titles from a suggested list I compile from library publications (such as Booklist), popular magazines (such as Time or Entertainment Weekly) or newspapers (locally The Charlotte [NC] Observer or The New York Times). I ask for votes from those attending the book club, tally the votes and email later with the results. However, to mix things up a little--I do not assign a title for the group and we do a book talk about a title of our own choosing.
In the past couple of years the book club has read books by Sue Henry (Cold Company: an Alaska Mystery), Steve Hamilton (Blood in the Sky), Laura Lippman (In a Strange City), Mark Cohen (The Fractal Murders) among others.
We select titles from a suggested list I compile from library publications (such as Booklist), popular magazines (such as Time or Entertainment Weekly) or newspapers (locally The Charlotte [NC] Observer or The New York Times). I ask for votes from those attending the book club, tally the votes and email later with the results. However, to mix things up a little--I do not assign a title for the group and we do a book talk about a title of our own choosing.
In the past couple of years the book club has read books by Sue Henry (Cold Company: an Alaska Mystery), Steve Hamilton (Blood in the Sky), Laura Lippman (In a Strange City), Mark Cohen (The Fractal Murders) among others.
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