Mystery Award Winners

Last week I wrote about upcoming Mystery Awards. Here's an update:

The Agatha Award went to Louise Penny for Bury Your Dead.

The Edgar Award went to Steve Hamilton for The Lock Artist.

Both of these books are being purchased for the Library.

Congratulations to the winners! Now there are 2 more books on my TBR* pile!
*=To Be Read

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May Displays

My how quickly the days fly by. It seems like yesterday that I put up a list of our April Displays, and now, here it is May already!

We have some great displays going up this week.

In the First Floor look for these displays:

• Authors of the Month
  Michael Lawson who writes the Joe DeMarco thrillers,
  Graham Masterton who is known for his Sissy Sawyer mysteries, and
  George Pelecanos who writes compelling and powerful crime novels.
• Jane Austen If you love Jane Austen, check out these books written and inspired by her! We'll also showcase movies produced from her books.
• Fictional Weddings (check for the non-fiction display about weddings on the Second Floor)
• The Golden Age of Mystery  Read mysteries set in the period between WWI and WWII, known for their British setting, clever plots, and well-drawn characters with intelligence wit and style!

On the Second Floor look for these displays:

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month:
  Nonfiction Books about various mental health diseases, and
  Teen Fiction about mental health and suicide
• Wedding Planning (check for the First Floor display about fictional weddings)
• Gardening  Books and resources to help you have the most beautiful and plentiful garden on your street!
• Teen Top Ten Nominees Read these books that are in the running for the Young Adult Library Services Association and then vote online! Voting instructions will be available; Teens only get to vote!

Library staff members are working hard to bring you displays of materials that encourage you to read and explore the vast array of materials available to you with your Library Card! Thanks to Helen, Gail, Joanne, Jill, and Jeannine for putting together some of these displays!

Happy Reading!

Mystery Awards

Library Journal informed me that April hosts two major mystery book awards. The Mystery Writers of America sponsor the Edgar Awards and Malice Domestic sponsors the Agatha Award. If you are a mystery reader, you've probably heard of these awards, and probably read most of the nominated titles.

According to their sites, the Edgar Award is awarded to the best fiction, non-fiction and television mystery, crime, suspense and intrigue works. Named after Agatha Christie, the Agatha Awards honor the best "traditional" mystery in a variety of categories.

Here are the nominees for the Edgar Award, Best Novel:

Caught by Harlan Coben
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Faithful Place by Tana French
The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

Here are the nominees for the Agatha Award, Best Novel:

Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber



Have you read these titles? What do you think? Care to predict a winner? Let us know your thoughts!

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