Top albums of 2008 as picked by Yalsa

Yalsa announced their choices for top albums of 2008 three weeks ago.  We had some but missed quite a few of them.  This order rectifies the situation.  BTW, the Michael Jackson titles are SINCs (staff suggestions for items not in the catalog) that I piggybacked on the order, not part of the Yalsa list.  Thanks to Dawn for sending me the link.

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artist	title
ADELE	19
BEYONCE	I AM…
BRITNEY SPEARS	CIRCUS
CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR	ROTATION
DISTURBED	INDESTRUCTIBLE
ERYKAH BADU	NEW AMERYKAH PART ONE (4TH WORLD WAR)
ESTELLE	SHINE
FALL OUT BOY	FOLIE A DEUX
FALL OUT BOY	FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE
FLO RIDA	MAIL ON SUNDAY (PARENTAL ADVISORY)
FLOBOTS	FIGHT WITH TOOLS (PARENTAL ADVISORY)
HIT THE LIGHTS	SKIP SCHOOL, START FIGHTS
KATY PERRY	ONE OF THE BOYS
MICHAEL JACKSON	BAD (SPECIAL EDITION)
MICHAEL JACKSON	ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON, THE
MICHAEL JACKSON	HISTORY–PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, BOOK 1
MICHAEL JACKSON	MICHAEL JACKSON: GREATEST HITS:HISTORY VOLUME 1
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD	POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD	UNWRITTEN
NE-YO	YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
PINK	FUNHOUSE (PARENTAL ADVISORY)
SANTOGOLD	SANTOGOLD
T.I.	PAPER TRAIL (PARENTAL ADVISORY)
THE ACADEMY IS…	FAST TIMES AT BARRINGTON HIGH
UNDEROATH	LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION
VARIOUS ARTISTS	JUNO SOUNDTRACK
VARIOUS ARTISTS	TWILIGHT MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
VARIOUS ARTISTS	WIZ SOUNDTRACK, THE

i am neurotic — about viral marketing and fake handwashing

Yesterday I wrote about Harper Studios new business model and the emphasis on viral marketing and authors making the most of facebook and twitter to promote their books.  In Fall 2009, Harper will be releasing I am Neurotic and the site dedicated to it is hilarious.  People can submit their neuroses and then comment on other people foibles.

My favorite is the fake handwashing post.  I can already see Marin cringing

“fake hand washing

I don’t wash my hands every time after going to the bathroom because I don’t want to aggravate my dry skin too much. But I want everyone to think I’ve washed my hands so after I flush I turn on the faucet and let the water run for people to hear. I want it to be believable though, so I mime washing my hands to make sure I let the water run for exactly how long it would take me to really do it.”

It’ll be interesting to see if  I am Neurotic becomes a hot title next Fall, if the activity on the site is any indication it’s a possibility, there are 31 comments for the handwashing post alone.

posting by jim who washes his hands after every trip to the bathroom.

New barcodes for 2009

NEW BARCODES FOR 2009

 

The new 2009 barcodes will begin appearing on materials received as of Monday, January 26.  Technical Services departments began using barcodes with the year imprinted on them in 2008 in an effort to help community library staff manage their collections.  The new barcodes for 2009 have the added feature of a highlight over the year to make it more visible.  The color code for the barcode matches the colored dot used for new books this year.  The color is also carried over to the labels placed on magazine issues received in 2009.

There is still a limited supply of 2008 barcodes and they will be used on magazine issues until we run out.

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Winners Announced!

The winners were announced this morning at ALA Midwinter.

John Newbery Medal (honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children):

The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman

Newbery Honors:

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle (This title is on order and should appear in the catalog soon)

Savvy by Ingrid Law

After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

Randolph Caldecott Medal (honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children):

The house in the night by Susan Marie Swanson, illustrated by Beth Krommes

Caldecott Honors:

A couple of boys have the best weekend ever by Marla Frazee

How I learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

A river of words: the story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

via ALSC  2009 ALSC Award Winners from American Library Association

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year):

We are the ship: the story of  Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

Sibert Honors:

Bodies from the ice: melting glaciers and rediscovery of the past by James M. Deem

What to do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world and drove her father Teddy crazy! by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (recognizes the author(s) and illustrator(s) of a book for beginning readers who, through their literary and artistic achievements, demonstrate creativity and imagination to engage children in reading):

Are you ready to play outside? by Mo Willems

Geisel Honor Books:

Chicken said, “Cluck!” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Stinky by Eleanor Davis

Wolfsnail: a backyard predator by Sarah c. Campbell, photographs by Sara C. Campbell and Richard C. Campbell

Michael L. Printz Award (this book honors excellence in literature written for young adults):

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Printz Honors:

The Kingdom on the waves (The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, volume II) by M.T. Anderson

The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Nation by Terry Pratchett

Tender morsels by Margo Lanagan

via YALSA Michael L. Printz Award

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award (honoring a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature):

A curse as dark as gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce

via YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Award

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Jimmy Carter book signing Feb 11

Former President, Jimmy Carter will be in Seattle at the University branch of the U-Dub bookstore signing his latest book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, on February 11th at 6:30 pm.

A ticket is required for this event.

Wednesday • February 11 • 6:30pm
Jimmy Carter
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work (SIMON & SCHUSTER)
Book Signing
Signing tickets available by purchasing We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work from University Book Store, beginning January 20 2009.

Signing Guidelines

• This signing ticket is required to stand in the signing line. You will receive one signing ticket for each copy of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land that you purchase from University Book Store, beginning January 20.
• Mr. Carter will sign up to four books per person.
• Mr. Carter will sign one backlist title for each copy of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land he signs, up to four books per person. For example: if you purchase two copies of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, you may have two backlist titles signed.
• Mr. Carter will only sign books. He will not sign memorabilia, or any non-book item.
• Mr. Carter will not personalize.
• There are no posed photos.
• Signing guidelines are subject to change.

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Harper Collins: authors need social network skills

Though not as well publicized as the auto industry woes, the economic crisis has been as tough on the publishing industry forcing publishing houses to look to new business models to help them confront the reality that people have less to spend.

Harper Collins  new approach includes several strategies:

• smaller advances to authors, instead offering larger profit shares
• selling titles as non-returnable.

Most interesting to me though is that Harper is noticing that the print ad has become less effective even as they become more expensive, so online marketing and publicity are garnering more emphasis than ever before.  Harper is working with their authors to enlist their help in this effort even going so far as to give them flip cameras and encouraging them to film a video about the writing process of their book.

From Shelf Awareness:

HarperStudio is encouraging authors to communicate about their books online in other ways well before publication. “We need to extend the window of the drumroll for a book to farther before publication and then longer afterwards,” Miller said. “We’re getting authors to begin blogging soon after their books are acquired. We’re teaching them how to Twitter. We’re encouraging them to do any social networking,” including facebook.com, myspace.com and stumbleupon.com. “Viral marketing can lead to links to millions,” Miller added. “We’re using every tool.”

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New Adult Fiction

New Adult Fiction

January 23, 2009

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

Sorted by Author

First Family

Baldacci, David

A daring kidnapping turns a children’s birthday party at Camp David into a national security nightmare, but the hostage is not who anyone would expect. The First Lady enlists the services of King and Maxwell to bring the child back safely.

 

Rogue Forces

Brown, Dale

No Annotation

 

Stonefather

Card, Orson Scott / Kidd, Tom (ILT)

In this novella-length precursor to Card’s forthcoming fantasy saga Mithermages, a young man leaves his home town for the big, mage-ridden city and learns that he has powers. Unfortunately, he hasn’t learned how to wield them, a good many people want to exploit his ignorance, and his strong ethical standards make him cautious about risking harm to anybody.

 

The Scarecrow

Connelly, Michael

Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career.

 

Fatally Flaky

Davidson, Diane Mott

It’s Bridezilla vs. caterer Goldy Schulz in Davidson’s latest.

 

Luke’s Story

Jenkins, Jerry B. / LaHaye, Tim F.

Traces the rise of Luke from a Greek slave to a university-educated physician who admires Saul of Tarsus, a formidable Hebrew debater, and finds his spiritual outlook transformed by Christ’s story.

 

True Detectives

Kellerman, Jonathan

When ex-cop-turned-private-investigator Aaron Fox is hired to investigate the disappearance of twenty-year old Caitlin Frostig, he discovers that his estranged half-brother, cop Moses Reed, is also on the case, but only after pooling their resources and consulting the highly reputable psychologist Alex Delaware do they stand any chance of solving the case.

 

Road Dogs

Leonard, Elmore

Leonard is in a contemporary frame of mind as he brings back favorite characters Cundo Rey and Jack Foley for a real tussle.

 

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

McCall Smith, Alexander

Mma Ramotswe’s ever-ready tiny white van has recently developed a rather disturbing noise. Of course, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni–-her estimable husband and one of Botswana’s most talented mechanics––is the man to turn to for help. But Precious suspects he might simply condemn the van and replace it with something more modern. And as usual, her suspicions are well-founded: without telling her, he sells the van and saddles his wife with a new, characterless vehicle . . . a situation that must be remedied. And so she sets out to find the van, unaware, for the moment, that it has already been stolen from the man who bought it, making recovery a more complicated process than she had expected.

 

Under the Radar

Michaels, Fern

No Annotation

 

The 8th Confession

Patterson, James

As San Francisco’s most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching–waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city’s most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it’s the perfect murder. Not a trace of evidence is left behind in their glamorous home.

 

Execution Dock

Perry, Anne

Thames River Police Superintendent Inspector William Monk and his team are pursuing Jericho Phillips, a child pornographer who runs a sex ring from inside an old ship, and when the body of a thirteen-year-old boy washes ashore and is revealed to be one of Phillips’ victims, the need to find, arrest, and convict him gains new urgency.

 

The Perfect Poison

Quick, Amanda

Brilliant botanist Lucinda Bromley can instantly identify any kind of poison. Too bad that when consulting on a murder case, she discovers that the poison used comes from a rare fern recently lifted from her lab.

 

New Adult Nonfiction – 000-399

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

 

The Big Idea: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True, from the AHA Moment to Your First Million

Deutsch, Donny / Whitney, Catherine (CON)

A companion to the popular television show shares uplifting advice for pursuing the American dream in accordance with the strategies of leading entrepreneurs, in a guide for fans from all walks of life that illustrates each recommendation with practical examples.

 

Blank Spots on the Map

Paglen, Trevor

A geography scholar and artist recounts his research into ungoverned regions of the world where the military conducts some of its most clandestine operations, in an account that includes coverage of his investigation into a covert site in Nevada near where a construction worker was poisoned by toxic chemicals.

 

Live Through This

Gwartney, Debra

A compelling family memoir describes how a mother, dealing with a failed marriage and four young daughters, moved across the country in an attempt to build a new life for them all, only to have her two young teen daughters run away, her frantic struggle to find the missing girls, and her efforts to rebuild their relationship.

 

The Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio: How To Build And Grow A Panic-Proof Investment Portfolio

Gardner, David / Gardner, Tom

Draws on a groundbreaking experiment by the multi-media financial education company to demonstrate strategies for building a seven-figure portfolio, revealing proprietary methods for uncovering market-beating stocks.

 

The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

Friedman, George

The founder of one of the world’s leading private intelligence companies offers a thought-provoking analysis of current trends and events, as well as historical and geopolitical patterns, to speculate about the changes that will unfold over the course of the next century.

 

Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak and Overcoming It All

Buchanan, Andrea (EDT)

A collection of thirty essays by women who have overcome the most difficult of circumstances and endured dramatic turning points in their lives shares the lessons they have learned along the way.

 

People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It!: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome

Winget, Larry

A caustic and irreverent guide to personal happiness by a National Speakers Association Hall of Famer argues that most people are unhappy because they are sabotaging themselves out of enjoying the things they already have, in a resource that recommends specific steps for achieving universal goals.

 

The Secret Currency of Love: The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships

Black, Hilary

An anthology of original essays explores the complicated and powerful connection between love and money in America, in a volume that includes contributions by such writers as Kim Barnes, Lori Gottlieb, and Kathryn Harrison.

 

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average

Hallinan, Joseph T.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist journeys inside the workings of the imperfect human mind to examine the science behind the brain’s ability to see, think, remember, and forget, accompanied by real-life anecdotes, visual puzzles, informational sidebars, and simple solutions for overcoming our maddening foibles.

 

Posted by Becky Buckingham

New titles added to the Professional Collection

The following new books have been recently added to the Professional Collection.  The collection is housed at the Service Center and is available for circulation to staff and the public.

Bolan, Kimberly:  Teen Spaces:  the step-by-step library makeover; 2nd ed.

Chmara, Theresa:  Privacy and Confidentiality Issues:  a guide for libraries and their lawyers

Coleman, Tina:  Hipster Librarian’s Guide to Teen Craft Projects

Intner, Sheila:  Fundamentals of Technical Services Management

Johnson, Peggy:  Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management; 2nd ed.

McClure, Charles:  Public Libraries and Internet Services Roles:  measuring and maximizing internet services

Sullivan, Michael:  Connecting Boys with Books 2:  closing the reading gap

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New Trends in Financial Books

JANUARY 20, 2009 in the Wall Street Journa

How to Survive The 2009 Boom in Money Books

Publishers Are Rushing Out a Spate of New Finance Titles; Advice That’s Two Years Late

By ELEANOR LAISE

We’ve seen the stock-market plunge, the foreclosures surge, the layoffs and the bankruptcies mount. Now comes the inevitable next stage of the economic downturn: a rash of personal-finance books that promise to help readers navigate their way through the rubble — and even to prosper amid it.

To some observers, it’s the surest sign yet that the worst is over.

In other respects, the actual usefulness of many of these books may be less than advertised. Some of the authors offer few specific tips, while others are substantially altering the advice they’ve served up in the recent past.

Lindsay Holmes/WSJ

Pulp Nonfiction

• Publishers are rushing out new titles tied to the economic crisis.
• Much of the more-specific advice may come too late for many readers.
• Some financial gurus are backing away from home-buying tips they’ve offered in years past.
• Research suggests that stocks perform better after publication of gloom-and-doom financial titles.

Financial gurus whose past books have highlighted low-money-down home-buying strategies and exotic mortgages are now stressing 20% down payments and standard fixed-rate loans. Market prognosticators are revising earlier bullish forecasts to fit the more-somber market mood. Other authors are packaging investment fundamentals into books that promise to help readers beat the current financial crisis.

Just a year or so ago, the personal-finance bookshelf was a happy-go-lucky place where everybody and their neighbor was about to become a millionaire. Now it’s more like a bomb shelter stocked with canned goods for a long battle. Pugilistic titles like “Fight for Your Money” and “Gimme My Money Back” are pushing aside sunnier fare like “Millionaire by Thirty” and “You Can Do It!: The Boomer’s Guide to a Great Retirement.” At Amazon.com Inc., the top-selling business book in mid-January was “Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound.” At the same time last year, the top seller was “Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat.”

“I don’t think anybody’s making that promise now,” says Tom Nissley, senior editor for books at Amazon. “You see a little less of those big promises for what you’re going to make. It’s more like ‘How to survive.’ ”

Personal-finance titles are typically big sellers at the start of the year, when people vow to get out of debt and balance their checkbooks. But as economic woes deepen, publishers, booksellers and readers are paying particular attention to the category.

National book-store chains Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc. are creating special promotions highlighting personal-finance and other titles tied to the financial crisis. Customers are showing a surge of interest in personal-finance books, booksellers say. And publishers are racing to meet the demand.

“We are scrambling to get books on 401(k)s, books on how to best manage your money,” says Drew Nederpelt, publisher at Sterling & Ross Publishers in New York. The relatively small firm, which published no personal-finance books last year, plans to publish six or seven this year, Mr. Nederpelt says.

The mad dash to publish titles tied to the crisis sometimes leaves little time for actually writing the books. “Gimme My Money Back,” for example, “was literally written and printed and shipped in about 40 days,” says Mr. Nederpelt, the book’s publisher. Author Ali Velshi, chief business correspondent at CNN, says he wrote the book in roughly two weeks.

For more of this article go to http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123240626360895629.html

Posted by Becky Buckingham