Read...Discuss...Repeat! - October 2009 - A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln

October 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln, by Alan Boye (3rd edition - 2003), one of the most popular local-history books in the libraries' collection. We encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it. Don't forget -- you, too, can suggest titles for future Read...Discuss...Repeat! discussions.

You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about My Life in France! Or...you can simply reply in a comment to this post on the BookGuide Blog.

As you enjoy perusing this extensive guide to Lincoln's haunted spots, we especially encourage you to not only share your opinions of this book, but also share your own ghost stories associated with our Capitol City. If you've had a local spectral experience and would care to tell us about it, you can reply as a comment on the Read...Discuss...Repeat pages on BookGuide, or here in the BookGuide Blog.

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - September 2009 - My Life in France

September 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is My Life in France, one half of the inspiration for the recent movie, Julie and Julia. We encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it. Don't forget -- you, too, can suggest titles for future Read...Discuss...Repeat! discussions.

You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about My Life in France! Or...you can simply reply in a comment to this post on the BookGuide Blog.

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - June - Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1

The literary form of Manga has been very popular in Japan for decades and is increasing in popularity here in the United States, especially in stories translated into English.

June 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is Ouran High School Host Club - Volume 1, our first dabble into the field of Manga. We encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it. We'd also love to hear from you about any other Manga you like and would recommend to other readers! The selection this month came as a reader suggestion -- you, too, can suggest titles for future Read...Discuss...Repeat! discussions.


You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about Ouran High School Host Club - Volume 1! Or...you can simply reply in a comment to this post on the BookGuide Blog.

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - April - Appaloosa

Bestselling thriller/mystery writer Robert B. Parker ventured into new territory in 2005 with the publication of a new western novel entitled Appaloosa. Since then, he's come out with two follow-up volumes, and Appaloosa itself was turned into a feature film in 2008.

April 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is Appaloosa, our first "western" in quite some time. If you enjoy gritty western fiction, then we encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it.

You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about Appaloosa! Or...you can simply reply in a comment to this post on the BookGuide Blog.

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - March - Team of Rivals

In February 2009, America (and especially Lincoln, Nebraska) celebrated the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.

March 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Goodwin appeared in Lincoln on February 15th as part of the city's Ten Score celebration. If you enjoy history books, political biographies, or books about our city's namesake, then we encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it.

You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about Team of Rivals!

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - February - Agnes and the Hitman

February 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is Agnes and the Hitman, the second light-hearted action-romance-comedy from Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. If you enjoy the types of books like the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum novels, or the Bubbles books of Sarah Strohmeyer, then we encourage you to read this book and then stop back at the BookGuide link above (or here at this Blog entry) to comment on it.

You can also stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalike" suggestions, and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about Agnes and the Hitman!

Read...Discuss...Repeat! for January - When You Are Engulfed in Flames

January 2009's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris' latest (2008) collection of biographical essays *. If you're a Sedaris fan, or or looking for a new author to sample who has a wickedly satiric (yet honest) view of the modern world, we encourage you to read this book and then stop back at BookGuide to comment on it.

Stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalikes", and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about When You Are engulfed in Flames!

* - sorry -- we neglected to post about this selection last week!

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - December - Speaks the Nightbird

December 2008's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection is Speaks the Nightbird, a 2002 historical suspense novel by Robert R. McCammon, something of a police procedural/forensic mystery/thriller but set during 1699 in a New England town obsessed with witchcraft.

Stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalikes", and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about Speaks the Nightbird!

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - November - The Perfect Storm

Dang...we let half the month of November slip by before posting about this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! selection.

November 2008's title is The Perfect Storm, a 1997 non-fiction title by Sebastian Junger, which chronicles the tragic events surrounding a once-in-a-century storm that occured in 1991, and the effects it had on the fishing industry off the U.S. east coast.

Stop by this month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalikes", and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about The Perfect Storm!

Also, even if you haven't read the book, you may be familiar with the 2000 film adaptation of The Perfect Storm, starring George Clooney!

Read...Discuss...Repeat! - October - The Exorcist

The October selection for BookGuide's Read...Discuss...Repeat! has been posted.

This month's title is The Exorcist, the classic 1971 horror novel by William Peter Blatty, based on true life events surrounding a demonic possession of a child in the 1940s.

Stop by the Read...Discuss...Repeat! page on BookGuide for background information about the book, a list of "readalikes", and links to web sites related to the book and author. Then (or now, if you've read the book), stop by and fill out our on-line comment form to share your thoughts and opinions about The Exorcist!

Also, since there's the classic 1973 film adaptation available to discuss, feel free to stop by and comment on that version of this story as well!

Read...Discuss...Repeat for October 2007

October 2007
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice [1976]

The October 2007 selection for Read...Discuss...Repeat! has been posted to the BookGuide site, and we're also going to posting it here in the BookGuide blog as well.

You can find some background information, including links to related websites and some "readalikes" for this month's title, by visiting: This month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page.

We then encourage you to leave your thoughts about this month's selected title either via the comments form on the linked page, or by replying in comments here in our blog!

Read...Discuss...Repeat for September 2007

September 2007
Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
James Swanson [2006]

The September 2007 selection for Read...Discuss...Repeat! has been posted to the BookGuide site, but we're also going to start posting them here in the BookGuide blog as well.

You can find some background information, including links to related websites and some "readalikes" for this month's title, by visiting: This month's Read...Discuss...Repeat! page.

We then encourage you to leave your thoughts about this month's selected title either via the comments form on the linked page, or by replying in comments here in our blog!