Lincoln City Libraries - Booktalk Book Lists



Booktalk Booklists -- Master Index Here are some lists of books featured in book talks presented by Lincoln City Libraries staff. Also see our Book Talks and Book Discussion Groups page for more information on current and upcoming Book Talks or discussions. 2011 Book Talks 2011 One Book One Lincoln - Top 9 (Bethany Branch, September 9, 2011 and Gere Branch, September 19, 2011) [Shannon K.] Africa - The Dark Continent (Gere Branch, May 2, 2011 and Bethany Branch, May 13, 2011) [Donna G.] ALA Notables - 2011 (Bethany Branch, December 16, 2011) [Pat L.] Bethany's Rousing Reads (Gere Branch, November 7, 2011) [Bethany G.] Carol's Bookbag - 2011 (Bethany Branch, November 18, 2011 and Gere Branch, November 21, 2011) [Carol S.] A Celebration of Sisters (Bethany Branch, September 16, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 10, 2011) [Erin S.] Characters and Curiosities (Bethany Branch, February 18, 2011) [Kathryn K.] Culturally Diverse Recent and Readables (Bethany Branch, February 4, 2011) [Sheila J.] Gere Book Share - 6/13/2011 (Gere Branch, June 13, 2011) [group book share] Gere Book Share - 7/11/2011 (Gere Branch, July 11, 2011) [group book share] Gere Book Share - 8/8/2011 (Gere Branch, August 8, 2011) [group book share] Gere Book Share - 9/26/2011 (Gere Branch, September 26, 2011) [group book share] Great Books to Give as Gifts - 2011 (Gere Branch, December 12th, Lunch at the Library, December 7th, Bethany Branch, December 9th, all 2011) [Vicki W.] Heritage Room Highlights 2011 (Bethany Branch, September 30, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 24) [Meredith M.] It's a Great Day to be Irish! (Bethany Branch, March 11, 2011) [Carolyn D.] Kim's Kart (Bethany Branch, December 2, 2011) [Kim S.] Lights, Camera, Books! (Bethany Branch, April 15, 2011) [Shannon K.] Lights, Camera, Books - Take Two! (Bethany Branch, October 28, 2011) [Shannon K.] My Favorite Books - Past and Present (Bethany Branch, October 14, 2011) [Mary S.] Mysteries Set in Latin America (Bethany Branch, May 20, 2011) [Rayma S.] New Mysteries - 2010-2011 (Bethany Branch, September 23, 2011 and Gere Branch, October 17, 2011) [Marcy G.] On a Scientific Note (Gere Branch, October 3, 2011 and Bethany Branch, October 7, 2011) [Pam B.] Scary Stuff (Gere Branch, October 31, 2011 and Bethany Branch, November 4, 2011) [Jim W.] Scott's Grab Bag 2011 (Bethany Branch, March 18, 2011 and Gere Branch, March 21, 2011) [Scott C.] Short and Sweet (Bethany Branch, January 28, 2011 and Gere Branch, April 25, 2011) [Erin S.] Susan's Teen Reed Week Book List 2011 (October 2011) [Susan S.] Unholy Mysteries (Gere Branch, April 11, 2011) [Pam B.] Write? Right! (Bethany Branch, October 21, 2011 and Gere Branch, November 14, 2011) [Scott C.] 2010 Book Talks Charlotte's Esoterica (Gere Branch, May 3, 2010) [Charlotte K.] Charlotte's Reading Selections (2010) (Bethany Branch, October 8, 2010) [Charlotte K.] Crafts and Hobbies in Fiction (Bethany Branch, January 22, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 22, 2010) [Sandy W.] Dog Training and Drawing (Bethany Branch, September 10, 2010 and Gere Branch, October 18, 2010) [Marcy G.] Eat, Drink and Be Merry, Part Deux (Bethany Branch, February 12, 2010; Gere Branch, March 1, 2010) [Shannon K.] Everything Neil (Gaiman) (Gere Branch, December 6, 2010) [Sarah D.] Food, Glorious Food! (Gere Branch, September 27, 2010) [Pam B.] Get Real! (Bethany Branch, January 29, 2010) [Kimberly S.] The Ghosts of Booktalks Past (Bethany Branch, January 15, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 1, 2010) [Erin S.] Good Books to Give as Gifts - 2010 (Gere Branch, November 29, 2010) [Vicki W.] Gotta Dance! (Bethany Branch, May 14, 2010) [Carolyn D.] Great Scot - Scottish Sci-Fi (Bethany Branch, March 12, 2010) [Dan D.] Just Desserts: The First Five Years (Bethany Branch, November 5, 2010 and Gere Branch, November 8, 2010) [Scott C.] Karrie and Steph's Awesome 2010 Reads (Bethany Branch, December 17, 2010) [Karrie S. and Stephanie E.] Karrie's Year of Reading - 2010 (Gere Branch, March 8, 2010) [Karrie S.] Marcy's Bushel of Books - 2010 (Gere Branch, January 25, 2010 and Bethany Branch, February 19, 2010) [Marcy G.] Music for the Eye: A Sample of Music Videos in the Lincoln City Libraries (Gere Branch, March 22, 2010) [Carolyn D. of the Polley Music Library.] My Life of Crime (Bethany Branch, September 3, 2010 and Gere Branch, November 1, 2010) [Erin S.] Never Again (Bethany Branch, October 22, 2010 and Gere Branch, April 18, 2011) [Jim W.] A Nutshell History of Western Theatre -- From Sophocles to Stoppard (Bethany Branch, May 7, 2010 and Gere Branch, May 10, 2010) [Jim W.] Sarah's Selections - 2010 (Bethany Branch, February 5, 2010 and Gere Branch, February 8, 2010) [Sarah D.P.] Sarah's Teen Reed Week List 2010 (October 2010) [Sarah D.-P.] Sarah's TeensReed List, Summer 2010 (June 2010) [Sarah D.-P.] Selections From a Sci Fi Reading Group (Bethany Branch, March 26, 2010 and Gere Branch, March 29, 2010) [Scott C.] Shannon's Bookbag (2010) (Bethany Branch, October 29, 2010) [Shannon K.] Susan's Summer Reading List 2010 (June 2010) [Susan S.] Susan's Teen Reed Week Book List 2010 (October 2010) [Susan S.] Truth be Told -- Some Non-Fiction Favorites (Gere Branch, April 26, 2010) [Lisa V.] A Tub of Tomes for 2010 (Bethany Branch, March 19, 2010) [Lisa V.] Who Knew? (Bethany Branch, December 3, 2010, and Gere Branch, February 7, 2011) [Sandy W.] 2009 Book Talks ALA Notable Books, 2009 (Gere Branch, November 30, 2009 and Bethany Branch, December 18, 2009) [Pat L.] An Assortment of Authors (Gere Branch, April 6, 2009) [Layne P.] Authors From Other Countries (Gere Branch, March 16, 2009 and Bethany Branch, March 20, 2009) [Julie B.] Authors I've Met, Books I've Loved (Courtyard Book Chats, July 21, 2009) [Kit Keller] The Bookmaking Process (Gere Branch, November 16, 2009) [Jim W.] Books I Am Thankful For (Gere Branch, November 23, 2009) [Lisa V.] The Brain...and What Can Go Wrong With It (Courtyard Book Chats, July 28, 2009) [Vicki W.] A Collection From Kathy (Gere Branch, January 26, 2009) [guest presenter Kathy M.] Creature Comforts (Bethany Branch, April 10, 2009 and Gere Branch, April 27, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, August 25, 2009) [Scott C.] Part 1 --> Part 2 --> abbreviated form for Courtyard Book Chats --> Do Not Read This Book! Banned Books! (Gere Branch, April 20, 2009) [Pam B.] East Coast Crime (Gere Branch, May 11, 2009, Bethany Branch, May 22, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 9, 2009) [Donna G.] Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Gere Branch, March 30, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 16, 2009) [Shannon K.] Fantasy Fiction with Female Characters (Courtyard Book Chat, August 4, 2009) [Lisa V.] A Few of My Favorite Things (Bethany Branch, January 30, 2009) [Rebecca A.] Funny, Silly and Sometimes Weird Books (Bethany Branch, November 13, 2009) [Shannon K.] Give the Gift of Books (Bethany Branch, December 4, 2009 and Gere Branch, December 7, 2009) [Vicki W.] A History of the Victorian Age Will Never Be Written... (Bethany Branch, January 16, 2009 and Gere Branch, February 2, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, June 16, 2009) [Marcy G.] Part 1 --> Part 2 --> I'll Just Have Water, Thank You! (Gere Branch, April 13, 2009) [Carol S.] Karrie's Year of Reading! (Bethany Branch, February 6, 2009) [Karrie S.] Out-of-Town Tales (Courtyard Book Chats, August 18, 2009; Gere Branch October 26, 2009; Bethany Branch, October 30, 2009) [Charlotte K..] Courtyard Chat --> Gere BooksTalk --> Polley Picks - March 2009 (Bethany Branch, March 27, 2009) [Carolyn D.] Polley Picks - May 2009 (Gere Branch, May 18, 2009) [Carolyn D.] Polley's Play-Along Adventures (Courtyard Book Chats, August 11, 2009) [Carolyn D.] Rabbit and Other Updike (Bethany Branch, March 13, 2009) [Matt N.] Silence Means Security (Bethany Branch, March 6, 2009) [Sean S.] Steph's Recent (or not so) Book Discoveries (Bethany Branch, April 17, 2009) [Stephanie E.] Stop...You're Killing Me! (Bethany Branch, September 18, 2009) [Marcy G.] Susan's Picks - March 2009 (Gere Branch, March 9, 2009) [Susan S.] Susan's Picks - May 2009 (Bethany Branch, May 1, 2009) [Susan S.] Part 1 --> Part 2 --> Susan's Picks - June 2009 (Courtyard Book Chats, June 30, 2009) [Susan S.] Susan's Picks - November 2009 (Bethany Branch, November 20, 2009) [Susan S.] Susan's Teen Reed Week Book List 2009 (October 2009) [Susan S.] Tales From the Cryptographer (Gere Branch, September 21, 2009) [Erin S.] Tempting, Tantalizing, Enticing Tales (Bethany Branch, May 29, 2009 and Courtyard Book Chats, July 14, 2009) [Rianne S.] A Walk on the Wild Side (Bethany Branch, January 9, 2009) [Erin S.] What's So Funny? (Bethany Branch, May 4, 2009 and Gere Branch, May 8, 2009) [Vicki W.] 2008 Book Talks ALA Notable Books 2008 (Booktalk for Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, September 17, 2008; Gere Branch, November 17, 2008; Bethany Branch, December 5, 2008) [Pat L.] Amber's Biographies Book Talk (Gere Branch, April 14, 2008) [Amber N. (Americorps worker)] The Arts in Literature (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, July 15, 2008 and Gere Branch, September 22, 2008) [Lisa V.] Boo! - 2008 (Bethany Branch, October 31, 2008) [Lisa V.] Books About the 1930s (Gere Branch, May 5, 2008 and Bethany Branch, May 30, 2008) [Rayma S.] Books I Found by Using LibraryThing (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, July 22, 2008) [Kit K. (guest presenter)] Business and Leadership (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, June 3, 2008) [Julie B.] Checkmate! (Bethany Branch, February 29, 2008 and Gere Branch, April 28, 2008) [Jim W.] Classic Children's Stories (Bethany Branch, January 25, 2008 and Gere Branch, Feburary 25, 2008) [Shannon K.] Cooking Adoptive Royal Killers (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, June 24, 2008; Bethany Branch, September 5, 2008; and Gere Branch, November 3, 2008) [Charlotte K.] Crafty Reads (Gere Branch Summer Book Talks, July 14, 2008) [Pam B. (volunteer)] Erin go Bragh! (Bethany Branch, March 14, 2008 and Gere Branch, March 17, 2008) [Erin S.] A Few of My Favorite Books (Gere Branch, September 15, 2008 and Bethany Branch, September 19, 2008) [Shannon K.] The Good Life -- Nebraska Authors (Bethany Branch, February 8, 2008 and Gere Branch, October 20, 2008) [Meredith M.] The Good, the Gritty, a Sure Thing and the Witty (Bethany Branch, April 4, 2008 and Gere Branch, April 7, 2008) [Evelyn D.] Great Youth Books to Give as Gifts! (Bethan Branch, December 12, 2008 and Gere Branch, December 15, 2008) [Vicki W.] The Ides of March (Bethany Branch, January 18, 2008 and Gere Branch, March 3, 2008) [Layne P.] Jim's Touchstone Books (Gere Branch, January 7, 2008) [Jim W.] Looking to Score -- Biographies (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, July 29, 2008; Gere Branch, October 6, 2007 and Bethany Branch, September 12, 2008) [Sean S.] Love for Sale (Bethany Branch, February 15, 2008) [Lisa V.] Marcy's Bag of Books (Bethany Branch, January 11, 2008 and Gere Branch, January 14, 2008) [Marcy G.] Marcy's Recent Reads [in .pdf format] (Bethany Branch, October 10, 2008 and Gere Branch, December 8, 2008) [Marcy G.] The Mean Magical Streets: Contemporary Urban Fantasy (Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden! July 1, 2008; Gere Branch, December 1, 2008 and Bethany Branch, December 19, 2008) [Scott C.] Oh, Horrors!...Gothic Novels (Bethany Branch, November 7, 2008) [Rayma S.] The Outsider in Fiction (Gere Branch, November 24, 2008) [Jim W.] Passport to Peril (Gere Branch, May 12, 2008; Bethany Branch, May 16, 2008; Courtyard Book Chats, June 10, 2008) [Donna G.] People I Wish I Had Known (Gere Branch, February 4, 2008) [Pam B. (volunteer)] Recent Book Club Books (Gere Branch, September 8, 2008 and Bethany Branch, November 21, 2008) [Jim W.] Sarah's Teen Book List 2008 (May 2008) [Sarah D.-P.] Sean's Grab-Bag 2008 (Gere Branch, May 19, 2008) [Sean S.] Set Sail to New Worlds (Bethany Branch, October 17, 2008) [Erin S.] Susan's Picks Spring 2008 (Gere Branch, February 11, 2008 and Bethany Branch, May 2, 2008) [Susan S.] Susan's Picks Winter 2008 (Bethany Branch, November 14, 2008) [Susan S.] Part 1 --> Part 2 --> Susan's Teen Read Week Booklist 2008 (various schools, September and October, 2008) [Susan S.] Vampire Fiction: Classic and Modern (Gere Branch, October 13, 2008) [Layne P.] The War in Europe (Bethany Branch, May 23, 2008) [Karen M.] Women in Islam (Bethany Branch, April 18, 2008; Gere Branch, April 21, 2008; and Courtyard Book Chats...in the Garden!, July 8, 2008) [Vicki W.] Young Adult, Entertaining and Style (Gere Branch, January 28, 2008 and Bethany Branch, February 1, 2008) [Sarah D.-P.] 2007 Book Talks ALA Notable Books 2006/2007 - A Selection (Courtyard Book Chats, June 12, 2007) [Pat L.] Adventure [in .pdf format] (Bethany Branch, Jan 19, 2007 and Gere Branch, Jan 29, 2007) [Marcy G.] Advise and Checkout - Political Fiction (Bethany Branch, January 25, 2007) [Layne P.] An Analysis of Archetype - or - Tell Me a Story (Bethany Branch, April 20, 2007) [Kaye A.] Biographies & Memoirs: A Short List (Courtyard Book Chats, August 7, 2007) [Vicki W.] Booked to Die! - Mysteries featuring Libraries or Librarians (Courtyard Book Chats, June 26, 2007) [Julee H.] Books for Young People (Gere Branch, February 5, 2007) [Sarah D-P.] Books in Pairs (Bethany Branch, April 13, 2007 and Gere Branch, April 16, 2007) [Vicki W.] Books to Keep You Up at Night! Updated Edition! (Bethany Branch, September 7, 2007 and Gere Branch, October 1, 2007) [Marcy G.] Bookshare! (Bethany Branch, October 26, 2007) [group effort] Brush Up on a Good Book! (Bethany Branch, October 12, 2007 and Gere Branch, October 22, 2007) [Shannon K.] Cowboys, School Marms and a Good Horse (Bethany Branch, November 16, 2007 and Gere Branch, November 26, 2007) [Rayma S.] Cruel and Unusual: Some Twists on Standard Genre Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats, August 14, 2007) [Rebecca A. and Julie H.] Get LOST! - The Books of the TV Series LOST (Courtyard Book Chats, June 5, 2007) [Sean S.] High Fashion and High Society Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats, July 10, 2007) [Jessica H.] It's All About Me! - Self-Help and Self-Improvement Titles (Courtyard Book Chats, August 21, 2007) [Kimberly S.] A Long Time Ago...A Star Wars Book Talk (Courtyard Book Chats, May 29, 2007) [Corey G.] Mostly the Truth...Sometimes Not! (Gere Branch, November 19, 2007 and Bethany Branch, November 30, 2007) [Deanne J. and Carol S.] Murder by Gaslight: Victorian Mysteries (Courtyard Book Chats, August 28, 2007) [Rayma S.] New Authors I've Discovered (Courtyard Book Chats, July 31, 2007) [Kit Keller from Nebraska Library Commission.] The Not-So-Quiet Countryside (Courtyard Book Chats, May 22, 2007) [Donna G.] Period Pieces (Gere Branch, December 3, 2007 and Bethany Branch December 14, 2007) [Sean S.] Recent and Rereadable! (Bethany Branch, September 14, 2007 and Gere Branch, September 24, 2007) [Erin S.] Royal Reads (Bethany Branch, February 9, 2007 and Gere Branch, March 12, 2007) [Erin S.] A Salmagundi of Good Reading (Gere Branch, May 7, 2007) [Pam B.] Selections from Susan S. (Courtyard Book Chats, July 3, 2007) [Susan S.] Tender Vittles -- A Culinary Book Talk (Gere Branch, November 5, 2007) [Scott C.] 'Tis a Tale Too Sweet: Medieval Romance (Courtyard Book Chats, July 17, 2007) [Layne P.] Whodunit? New Mystery Authors! (Courtyard Book Chats, July 24, 2007) [Marcy G.] 2006 Book Talks Alternate Histories (Bethany Branch, March 10, 2006 and Gere Branch, March 13, 2006) [Julee H.] Books for the Dog Days of Summer (Courtyard Book Chats, downtown, June 20, 2006) [Marcy G.] Books With a Twist (Bethany Branch, March 24, 2006, Gere Branch, March 27, 2006 & Courtyard Book Chats downtown, July 15, 2006) [Rianne S.] Cloning a Better Tomorrow (Bethany Branch, April 14, 2006 & Gere Branch, April 17, 2006) [Sean S.] Far Away Places With Strange-Sounding Names (Gere Branch, June 12, 2006) [Barbara Rixstine - Guest] Hot New Titles for Summer and Fall 2006 [in .pdf format] (Courtyard Book Chats downtown, May 9, 2006) [Suzan C.] Human Ecology: The Books of Jared Diamond (Bethany Branch, February 3, 2006 and Gere Branch, February 27, 2006) [Layne P.] A Little Bit of This (Gere Branch, October 2, 2006) [Pam B. (volunteer)] The Midnight Louie mysteries - checklist through 2006 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, July 27, 2006) Mysteries by New Authors (Bethany Branch, May 15, 2006, Gere Branch, May 18, 2006 & Courtyard Book Chats downtown, August 1, 2006) [Donna G.] Native American Detectives (Bethany Branch, April 7, 2006; Gere Branch, May 1, 2006) and Courtyard Book Chats downtown May 6, 2006) [Rayma S.] No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - checklist through 2006 [in .pdf format] (Just Desserts downtown, May 18, 2006) Noteworthy Biographies (Bethany Branch, February 17, 2006; Courtyard Book Chats, June 19, 2007) [Charlotte K.] Patty's Picks 2006 (Bethany Branch, March 31, 2006) [Patty L.] Post-9/11 Fiction (Courtyard Book Chats downtown, August 14, 2006) [Kit Keller] Some of Sarah's Personal Favorites (Bethany Branch, January 20, 2006 and Gere Branch, January 30, 2006) Strange...But True! Stories of Real People That Will Shock, Amaze and Entertain You (Bethany Branch, January 6, 2006 and Gere Branch, April 10, 2006) [Kimberly S.] A Taste of Chicago (Bethany Branch, January 13, 2006) [Corey G.] Treasures from BookGuide (Bethany Branch, February 10, 2006 and Gere Branch, March 6, 2006) [Scott C.] The Winter Wearies (Bethany Branch, February 24, 2006) [Carlene P.] 2005 Book Talks Armchair Traveler (Bethany Branch, September 2, 2005 & Gere Branch, September 19, 2005) [Marcy G.] The Aunt Dimity mystery series (Bethany Branch, February 4, 2005) [Charlotte K.] Biographies and Memoirs (Bethany Branch, February 18, 2005) [Vicki W.] Bloody Good Reading -- Vampire Fiction (Bethany Branch, September 16, 2005) [Corey G.] Boo! (Gere Branch, October 24, 2005) [Lisa V.] Books About Books (Bethany Branch, April 15, 2005) Favorite Re-Reads (Gere Branch, March 14, 2005) [Pam B.] Favorites, Memories and Others... (Bethany Branch, January 28, 2005) A Few of My Favorite Things... (Gere Branch, October 3, 2005) [Sandy W.] Genealogical Mysteries (Bethany Branch, May 13, 2005) [Rayma S.] Gotham City Tales (Bethany Branch, November 4, 2005) Hugo Award and Nebula Award Winners (Bethany Branch, October 14, 2005 & Gere Branch, October 17, 2005) [Scott C.] The Red Hat Society (Gere Branch, January 31, 2005) [Roddy H.] Romance -- Absolute Favorites! (Gere Branch, February 14, 2005) [Rebecca A.] Romance for Beginners (Bethany Branch, February 11, 2005) Susan's Picks 2005 (Various schools, March 2005) [Susan S.] Susan's Teen Reads Booklist 2005 (October 2005) [Susan S.] Tales of Terror and Horror (Gere Branch, October 10, 2005) [Layne P.] Women's Adventures (May, 2005) 2004 Book Talks 1930's Literature (Bethany Branch, October 2004) [Andrea S.] Civil War Mysteries (Bethany and Gere Branches, September 2004) [Rayma S.] Emotions (Bethany Branch, May 21, 2004) From the Librarian's Library (Bethany Branch, October 2004) Golden Sower Award Nominees From the Past (Dawes Middle School, April 26, 2004) [Susan S.] History as Narrative: The Writings of Barbara Tuchman (Gere Branch, May 3, 2004) [Layne P.] In Case You Missed These (Bennett Martin Public Library, April 22, 2004) [Scott C.] Laughing All the Way! (Bethany Branch, January 9, 2004) Magic Realism in Literary History (Bethany Branch, March 12, 2004) [Sean S.] Popular African American Fiction (Gere Branch, October 18, 2004; Bethany Branch, October 29, 2004) [Julie B.] Revisiting Modern Classics (Gere Branch, December, 2004) [Jim W.] Southern Women Writers (Bethany Branch, April 2, 2004) Susan's Picks 2004 (Culler Middle School, May 17, 2004 & Teen Read Week 2004) [Susan S.] Time Enough at Last: Time Travel Novels or Short Stories (Bethany and Gere Branches, November 2004) [Scott C.] A Very Short Bibliography on First Ladies (Bethany Branch, April 16, 2004 & Gere Branch, May 10, 2004) [Kathy A.] The World Next Door...A selection of Alternate History stories (Bethany Branch and Gere Branch, Spring 2004) [Scott C.] Young Adult Booktalks, Spring 2004 2003 Book Talks Books Against Borders (Bethany Branch, March 7, 2003) [Rebecca L.] Books to Keep You Up at Night! (Bethany Branch, October 2003) [Marcy G.] 2001 Book Talks Four Mysteries and a Memoir (Bethany Branch, February 16, 2001) [Evelyn D.] And don't forget our ongoing radio Book Talks on KFOR and KZUM: KFOR "Book Chat" Selections KZUM "Booktalk" Selections This page last updated December 2011 - sdc -- New addition to this page within the past two months -- Updated with new entries within the past two months