Happy April Book Club Members!

Happy April, dear reader! We hope your spring is off to a great start. We’ve got some great book suggestions sent in by some of our members. Remember to let us know what you’re reading!

Dave J. is reading The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg. It’s a fantasy mystery about a magician who shed that profession due to failure and becomes a librarian/detective to find an assassin. Dave says “The premise sounded so innovative that I had to check it out, to very pleasing results.” The author, Carol Berg lives in Colorado.

Another local author, Mario Acevedo, wrote Werewolf Smackdown. Member Lisa W. is reading this one. To read a review of the book in the Denver Post, click here.

Erika B. is reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. “It’s a crazy mash-up of Lincoln’s true life experiences, but with vampires added in.”

Linda V. is reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. She says “It's a mystery, current day. I could not put it down. It is a very arresting story from the beginning.  It has a lot of twists from the 'same old, same old' and I honestly didn't know 'who done it' until the end.”

Kathy B. is reading A Reliable Wife. The book is set in 1907 and the lead character places an ad for "A Reliable Wife." But the woman who answers the ad has a secret plan that keeps you guessing. “I found the book to be very interesting and a lot like real life during hard times.”

Books made into movies:
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, now playing.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, now playing.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, now playing.

Clash of the Titans by Alan Dean Foster, now playing.

Looking for Eric by Paul Laverty, Ken Loach, Eric Cantona, opens May 14.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, opens June 30.

Library News

Washington Street Reads:
Community of Readers Book Club Tea
Wednesday, April 14, 4-5:30 pm
Anythink book club members from throughout the district, publishers and bookstores are invited to share their love of reading, listening and viewing during National Library Week. Tea will be served.

Book ‘n’ Brew Book Club
Tuesday, April 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Join this fun adult group as we discuss Richard Russo’s Bridge of Sighs. Refreshments will be served.

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call Anythink Thornton at 303-287-2514; visit us at 8992 Washington Street, Thornton, CO 80229; or go to anythinklibraries.org.

Huron Street Reads:
Tuesday, April 20, 2-3:30 p.m.
The English Major by Jim Harrison is discussed.

Watch for the spring Inside Thornton magazine in your mailbox this month, it features our next Book Club giveaway!

Don't forget to follow this link to our past book club enewsletters.