Calling all Trekkies!  Has the new Star Trek movie inspired you to read the novelizations?  The library has many Star Trek books in the science fiction series section, including The New Frontier, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager series.  The library also owns many Star Trek television series DVDs.  Explore new worlds, right here at your library.

Looking for a good legal thriller? Read John Grisham or Scott Turow? Check out these award winning authors...

Today we're putting some brand new Spanish titles on the shelves. Take a look and find some great nonfiction titles, including: Tierra de todos by Jorge Ramos and En tiempos de guerra : la historia de un soldado by Ricardo S. Sanchez. If you prefer fiction, you might try Mexico acribillado by Francisco Martin Moreno.

Greg Iles’ stories have been described as terrifying, suspenseful, and intense, words which also describe Jefferson Bass's FLESH & BONE, DEJA DEAD by Kathy Reich, Alex Kava's A PERFECT EVIL, DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by  Jeff Lindsay, or  Karin Slaughter's BLINDSIGHTED.

Science fiction and fantasy can be much more than just chasing down spaceships and dragons. If you like books with quirky characters that don't always fit into a specific genre, give these books a look.

If you're in the mood for an adventure this summer, check out one of these versions of Robinson Crusoe.  Or, try the real life story of Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for the fiction tale.

Little Pea loves spinach but hates the fact that he has to eat five whole pieces of candy (for dinner) before he can have any spinach (for dessert). Little Pea is a very funny story that children will delight in reading over and over, especially the picky eaters. If you like Little Pea, be sure to check out some of our other books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal:

• Little Hoot (same style as Little Pea)
• Duck!

If you enjoy humor with your mystery, like Tim Cockey’s or Janet Evanovich’s stories, you might try Mischief in Maggody by Joan Hess,Carl Hiaasen's Powder Burn, Biggie and the Poisoned Politician by Nancy Bell, Sanibel Flats by Randy Wayne White, Bubbles Unbound by Sarah Strohmeyer, Murder Grins and Bears It: a Yooper Mys

The general reading public seldom gets a chance to vote for their favorite book and/or author but here's your opportunity to do so. The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel awards in July at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, England.  Laura Lippman, Mark Billingsham, Val McDermid, and Simon Kernick are among the 14 contenders. 

David Suchet is filming 4 new Poirot mysteries for PBS.  Hercule Poirot is Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective.  Mr. Suchet has portrayed Poirot for 21 years on public television's Mystery! series in over 60 episodes.

If you are interested in vampires and monsters with a hint of adventure and romance you may also be interested in the following book list that we put together based on one of our patron's request:

• Generation Dead by Dan Waters
• Kiss of Life by Dan Waters
• Jessica's guide to dating on the dark side by Beth Fantaskey
• Need by Carrie Jones
• Zombie Blondes by Brian James
• Suck it up by Brian Meehl
• Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
• Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
• Blood and chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
• The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

Does your audiobook listening include books by Jan Karon, Alexander McCall Smith, Rosamunde Pilcher, or Jane Austen? If so, you might like this list we put together for a patron looking for gentle and inspirational reads in book on cd format.

• Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
• A company of swans by Eva Ibbotson
• Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
• The house of mirth by Edith Wharton
• Mrs.

If you like Historical Fiction, especially books by Diana Gabaldon, Geraldine Brooks, or Philippa Gregory, you might like these titles as well:

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Gray by Alison Weir
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

If you like the authors Barbara Taylor Bradford and Nora Roberts, you will probably also enjoy:

• Barbara Delinsky
• Karen Robards

If you are interested in teen books with romance, action, and travel you may also be interested in the following book list that we put together based on one of our patron's request:

Ian Rankin, author of the Rebus series, has a new series which will debut in England this Fall.  He spoke about this and his venture into music recently on Scotland on Television (stv.tv).

It's a little known fact that during World War II the government recruited women to fly 'non-combat' missions. 'Tis true. In Flygirl, Ida Mae, an African American so light skinned she can pass for 'white', manages to enlist and does dangerous flying missions in a world set against her being black and being a woman.

Celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has won the third Man Booker International Prize. One of the richest and most prestigious international literary awards, Munro will take home £60,000.

Are you fantasizing about what you will read for fun when school finally ends? Why not escape into a realm where dragons are real and dreams come true? Here is a magical link to such adventures.