Borrow a Pre-Loaded Nook Simple Touch

Our Nook eReaders are pre-loaded with the hottest titles. Merrick Library card holders can check them out for 14 days. The titles currently on our Nooks are:

The Innocent, by David Baldacci

Once We Were Brothers, by Ronald Balson

Sandcastle Girls, by Chris Bohjalian

Gold, by Chris Cleave

The Hunger Games Trilogy, by Suzanne Collins

Panther, by Nelson DeMille

Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn

Heading Out of Wonderful, by Robert Goolrick

Calico Joe, by John Grisham

Summerland, by Erin Hilderbrand

Fifty Shades Trilogy, by E.L. James

Defending Jacob, by William Landay

11th Hour, by James Patterson

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Anna Quindlen

Shoemaker's Wife, by Adriana Trigiani

Unnatural Acts, by Stuart Woods

E-Books

Are E-Books Destroying Traditional Publishing? The Story's Not That Simple, from NPR.org

The shift toward e-books may be disrupting the economics of modern book publishing, but publishers have also benefited from e-book sales. Read more about e-book sales at the Washington Post.com

Just Out...

Check out this month's New York Times reviews of  Newly Released Books. 

NPR's 2012 Best Mysteries

In 2012's Best Mysteries, Mean Girls Rule

       

Mean girls and their ingenious female creators top NPR's Maureen Corrigan's 2012 top mysteries and thrillers list this year.

Out December 24:

 

"The Well Digger's Daughter" - from France - the plans of a Provence widower for his daughter are sharply interrupted by World War One - directed by and starring Daniel Auteuil ("Cache," La Doublure")

 

"The Words" - did a young writer really think no one would discover he stole another man's work? - stars Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana and Dennis Quaid (TV's "Vegas")

Out December 21:

 

"Arbitrage" - the race is on to see if a hedge-fund giant can settle his affairs before frauds become known - stars Richard Gere (Golden Globe nominee for Best Actor in a Drama) with Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth

 

"Killer Joe" - behind that Southern charm beats the heart of a hitman - pay up or pay the price! - stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch ("Milk," "Taking Woodstock") and Gina Gershon

 

"Premium Rush" - what is in that makes a corrupt cop chase a bike messenger throughout a city? - stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("50/50", "Hesher") and Michael Shannon

 

Resident Evil: Retribution" - Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, key opponent of the Umbrella Corporation and its undead allies.

 

On December 11 the nominations for the 19th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were announced in Los Angeles. The following series in Merrick Library's Television DVD collection were among the nominees:

 

Boardwalk Empire - Best Drama Ensemble; Best Actor in a Drama (Steve Buscemi)

 

Breaking Bad - Best Drama Ensemble; Best Actor in a Drama (Bryan Cranston)

 

Downton Abbey - Best Drama Ensemble; Best Actress in a Drama (Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith)

 

The Hatfields and McCoys - Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton)

 

Homeland - Best Drama Ensemble; Best Actor in a Drama (Damian Lewis); Best Actress in a Drama (Claire Danes)

 

Mad Men - Best Drama Ensemble; Best Actor in a Drama (Jon Hamm)

 

Nurse Jackie - Best Comedy Ensemble; Best Actress in a Comedy (Edie Falco)

 

In addition, the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (also in Merrick's DVD collection) was given SAG nominations for Best Cast in a Motion Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith).

 

The SAG Awards will be simulcast live on both TNT and TBS Sunday, January 27. A highlight will be the presentation of a Life Achievement Award to Dick Van Dyke.