NEW BOOKS IN MARCH
A Rising Thunder by David Weber released 3-6-12
The 3rd book in the Honor Harrington series. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. If that weren’t task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League.
Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon released 3-13-12
The 3rd book in the Chronicles of Nick series. Nick Gautier has learned to annihilate zombies and raise the dead, divination and clairvoyance, so why is learning to drive and keep a girlfriend so hard? But the real skill he’ll have to master is survival. His next lesson makes all the others pale in comparison.
Stay Close by Harlan Coben released 3-20-12
Harlan Coben follows four consecutive #1 NYT bestsellers with a stand-alone thriller in the vein of his beloved breakout novels Caught and Hold Tight.
Force of Nature by C.J. Box released 3-20-12
This is the 12th book in the Joe Pickett series. He never wanted to tell Joe Pickett about it, but Nate Romanowski always knew trouble was coming out of his past. Now it's here and it may not only be the battle of his life, but of Joe's. The entire Pickett family will be a target, and the only way to fight back is outside the law. Nate knows he can do it, but he isn't sure about Joe and all their lives could depend on it.
From the Booksellers’ Bookshelves: So, what are you reading right now?
“I just finished The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman. It’s a short story of his that was turned in a graphic novel. Be careful what you wish for when there’s a creepy circus in town.” - Krystal, Asst. Mgr.
“I’m reading Emperor Mollusk vs The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. It’s a hilarious look at our world if we were conquered by a highly intelligent mollusk from space who is forced to defend our world against someone who’s probably smarter than he is .” - Charles, Shift Supervisor
March Movies (based on books!)
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG)
When 12 year-old Ted seeks to win a girl’s heart, the task leads him straight to the Lorax. This 90-minute animated version of the Dr. Seuss tale starring Zac Efron, Danny Devito, Taylor Swift and Betty White arrives in theaters March 2nd.
John Carter (PG-13)
When former military captain John Carter gets transported to Mars, he discovers a world on the brink of collapse. Taylor Kitsch stars in this film based on the series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, coming to theaters March 9th.
The Hunger Games (PG-13)
Katniss Everdeen takes her sister’s place in a televised battle to the death against other kids in this dystopian vision of the former United States. This film, based on the first book in the trilogy by Suzanne Collins, will be in theaters March 23rd.
Mirror, Mirror (PG)
When a princess is exiled and her kingdom is stolen, she recruits seven short dissenters to help her win it back. This retelling of Snow White starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane hits theaters March 30th.
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. Here’s a brief look at some of women’s contributions to our collective history.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the first organized movement for women’s suffrage in 1848. She died in 1902, eighteen years before Congress ratified the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
- Sarah Breedlove, aka Madam C. J. Walker, was the first child in her family born after the Emancipation Proclamation, and she became the first female self-made millionaire in America.
- Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1920 for The Age of Innocence.
- Both Marie Curie (in 1903) and her daughter Irene Joliet-Curie (in 1935) won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
