Now let's take a look at some new books and movies coming out this month.
NEW BOOKS IN SEPTEMBER
The Race by Clive Cussler released 9-6-11
This is the 4th book in the Isaac Bell series. It is 1910 and aviation is in its infancy. Newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50,000 for the first flight across America in less than fifty days. The intended pilot though has a husband with a violent temper. He kills her lover and attempts to kill her as well. Can Bell stop this madman before he kills again?
Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman released 9-13-11
This is the 10th book in the Jesse Stone series with a new author at the helm. Paradise is hit by a string of violent crime waves giving Stone his toughest case ever. Also, when a mysterious figure from Jesse's past arrives in town, memories of his last troubled days as a cop in L.A. threaten his ability to keep order in Paradise.
Heat Rises by Richard Castle released 9-20-11
This is the 3rd book in the Nikki Heat series from the TV series Castle. Detective Heat is dealing with her most dangerous case so far when she discovers a conspiracy reaching the highest level of the NYPD. When she gets too close, she is stripped of her badge and tossed to her would be killers with only reporter Jameson Rook to help her.
The Affair by Lee Child released 9-27-11
This is the 16th book in the Jack Reacher series. The book tells the story of Reacher in 1997 on his first case. He is ordered to check out a soldier being accused of murder, but this soldier has friends in high places. As he works to uncover the truth others try to bury it forever. The cover-up threatens to shatter his faith in his mission, and turn him into a man to be feared.
September Movies (based on books!)
Drive (R)
Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stuntman with a second job – getaway car driver. When a robbery goes wrong, he finds his life on the line and his and an ex-convict’s girlfriend along for the ride. Based on the novel by James Sallis, this movie hits theaters September 16th.
I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG-13)
Kate Reddy has a great job, a great husband and great kids – so what’s the problem? Too much of a good thing takes a toll on Sarah Jessica Parker in this film based on Allison Pearson’s debut novel, coming to theaters on September 16th.
Moneyball (PG-13)
Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane, a manager forced to reinvent the Oakland A’s on the smallest budget in baseball. By playing on individual strengths, Beane builds a winning team greater than the sum of its parts. Based on the book by Michael Lewis, this film opens on September 23rd.
What’s Your Number? (R)
Anna Faris plays Ally Darling, a woman going through her roster of ex-boyfriends hoping to find The One. Based on the novel by Karyn Bosnak, this racy comedy comes to theaters on September 30th.
Spotlight: Local Authors BellaDonna Drakul and Lincoln J. Wear
We would like to thank everyone who came for BellaDonna Drakul's reading/signing here at Gardner's on Saturday, September 17th. BellaDonna's vampire fiction, unlike that of many contemporary authors, deviates from more romantic versions and harkens back to horror of yore.
For fans of children’s and young adult fantasy, local author 10-year-old Lincoln J. Wear will be signing copies of his book, Apollo’s Medieval Adventure, here at Gardner's on September 24th from 1pm – 4pm. Follow the story of Apollo and his quest to find and kill the evil Sand Lord, menace to the Isle of Dracoiia.
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