A note from the Coordinator . . .

Before you yawn from boredom, let me assure you that this note will be brief. We are in the fourth month of our "10 books in 10 months" reading program; and the fourth Sookie Stackhouse title is Dead to the World, my personal favorite. Of all the titles in the series, Dead to the World is my absolute favorite.

Perhaps it is because there is definitely more of Eric to love in this novel, and we all LOVE Eric. Perhaps it is because the fourth novel finally firmly establishes some story lines for us, the devoted readers of Sookie and her story; and perhaps, I'm just crazy enough to admit that Book 4 really tipped the scales in favor of the series for me. I thoroughly enjoyed books 1-3, but book 4--Dead to the World--is what sealed the deal for me. After I finished reading book 4, there was no going back. I couldn't quit--I had to know how this story ended . . .

I know that some of you probably have blazed through all 10 books by now. Thank you for reading! And for those of you who are keeping pace with the monthly schedule, wow! I am thoroughly impressed with your fortitude!

I can let all of you know that we will be releasing the date of Charlaine Harris's appearance soon . . . NOT next week, but during the summer (and that IS soon!). So, please be patient for a little while longer, enjoy reading the books . . . AND keep watching the blog for a date to appear or get thee to thy local library and check out the posters on a regular basis for an announcement!

New online articles!

Here are some new (for us) articles and websites that we thought you might enjoy browsing through and reading!

The Millions: Ethical Vampires (essay)

Los Angeles' Times Book Review for Dead in the Family

Charlaine Harris kicks-off "Author Confidential" series on Sirius XM Book Radio Channel

A 'Sookie Stackhouse' junkie comes clean (Seattle Times article)

Charlaine Harris not done with Sookie Stackhouse yet (Dallas Morning News article)

Trailer for True Blood Season 3 on HBO

Many thanks to one incredible reference librarian, Hope, who found these articles for us!

New York Times Bestsellers' List--Sunday, May 16, 2010

And look where Dead in the Family ranked . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html?ref=bestseller

The #1 spot!!!!!!!!!!

Woo hoo! We have a winner, folks!

Happy reading, everyone!

Crystal

Dead in the Family--Bestseller Rankings

Some bestseller lists to check out!

Amazon ranks Dead in the Family as its #3 bestseller this week!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_3


Barnes & Noble ranks Dead in the Family as its #9 bestseller this week!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bestsellers/top100.asp

Look for the NY Times Bestseller List ranking next week!

Dead in the Family

The tenth title in the Sookie Stackhouse series has arrived! Have you read it? Do you like the cover? What did you think of the story?

Share your thoughts!

Catch-phrases?!

The Arkansas Center for the Book is amazed . . . this year's If All Arkansas Read the Same Book is creating quite a buzz. Here are some of the words that we've heard--"white trash", "completely lacking in moral compass"--that made us sad, and here are some that made us glad--"loving the books!" "Can't wait for Charlaine to come!" "Thank you for picking Sookie!" It seems everyone has an opinion about Sookie Stackhouse . . . What's yours?

Book Club Discussions

The Faulkner County Library Book Club is reading the Sookie Stackhouse series for the next 10 months and will be discussing them at their monthly meetings!

For more information--dates, times, and books being read, please contact Jeanetta at 501-327-7482 or jeanetta@fcl.org.

Faulkner County Library website

Publicity!

The publicity may have been inadvertent . . . possibly even accidental, but here it is. The appearance that the Arkansas Times is referring to--tonight's event at UCA, is sponsored by UCA's Student Government Association, but the Times shone the spotlight on If All Arkansas Read the Same Book.

Click here Arkansas Times for the article. Scroll down until you see the "Charlaine Harris" heading. What do you think?

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All Together Dead

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Definitely Dead

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