In honor of Banned Books Week, you can see some of your favorite authors participating in the Banned Books Virtual Read-Out on YouTube right here!
Here's Lauren Myracle reading from her latest novel, Shine:
Title: Ender's Game
Author: Orson Scott Card
Rate It: 5/5
Review It: It takes place in the future during a war with an alien race.
Title: Finding Hope (Love Inspired #216)
Author: Brenda Coulter
Rate It: 5/5
Review It: A wonderful romantic Christian story with a rich doctor!
Avast, ye landlubbers! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Monday, September 19!
Ahoy, mateys! Be ye ready fer some swashbucklin' and carousin'? Learn the art of pirate parley from a true gentleman o' fortune: the Mango Languages Pirate Language course has risen from the depths o' Davy Jones's Locker. Ye'll be learnin' the proper way to hail yer cap'n and get the landlubbin' scallywags on board a-sailin' smartly, among other phrases ye'll be needin' on the high seas.
Learn more about Mango's Pirate Course on YouTube:
Watch the original Pirate Course trailer
Did you know that you can change your Facebook page to read in Pirate?
To turn your Facebook feed into Pirate, click on "Account Settings" in the upper right navigation bar, then click on "Languages > Edit," and scroll down to "English (Pirate) - and automatically your Facebook page is translated into Pirate!
Mango Pirate is now also available to library patrons through the Mango Mobile Library Edition iPhone app!
Title: Band of brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Author: Stephen Ambrose
Rate It: 5/5
Review It: Nonfiction about World War II but funny & true. Great book.
Title: Fortress in the Eye of Time
Author: C.J. Cherryh
Rate It: 5/5
Review It: High fantasy book with a lot going on. It's a great read.
