BTB is published quarterly.
Free printed copies of BTB are available
at Middletown Thrall Library.
Check out our Booklovers Web Guide
for sites especially helpful to readers: book clubs, reading groups, book discussions, reviews, reading advisories, publishers, bookstores, and more!
Keep up with forthcoming titles and new authors
by visiting our Booklovers Blog.
Looking for something "good" to read? Or is there a book you really like and want to tell
others about? Check out Thrall's own free RAVES!
service for readers.
Have you tried NOVELIST yet?
Find books and authors based on ones you like. Login using your Thrall Library card.
Looking for suggestions?
Stop by our Readers' Advisory Center
by Reference or ask a librarian
for recommendations on what you
might like to read next.
Also check out our
Random Reads
and
Random GREATS
pages for random popular and awarded
titles, authors, as well as
topics you might find interesting.
Click here to view current bestseller lists
and other award-winning books.
Previous Issues
Click below for previous BTBs and more reading recommendations:
Free Services
for Booklovers!
- Booklovers Web Guide - Websites, forthcoming titles, book reviews, reading advisories, and more! Also check out our blog and "Booklover's Lane" on our home page.
- eBooks / eAudio / eVideos - Freely download books, audio eBooks, and videos at home! Please be sure to log into the eBooks catalog to search and see all Thrall's offerings!
- Future Title Watch - View monthly lists of notable new titles and future bestsellers!
- Literature & Poetry - Enjoy classic and contemporary writers and poets and much more! Also check out our literary criticism databases
- Novelist Database - Locate books and authors based on ones you like.
- Reader's Advisory Center - Visit our Reference Department and enjoy specialized guides designed to help you locate books and authors you might enjoy reading.
- Random Greats! - Explore randomly selected awarded books and authors!
- RAVES! for Readers - Discover fresh and different books and authors, suggest titles to other readers, and comment on books. You can also quickly check if a book is available in the library catalog!
- Reading Plans - Members of Middletown Thrall Library can request their very own reading plans for free. Tell us what you like to read, and we will present reading suggestions tailored to your tastes!
- Virtual NewsStand - Enjoy easy access to magazine articles and more on the Web.
- Virtual Reference Library - History, culture, religion, and more titles freely available online.
|
|
Beyond the Bestsellers highlights new and notable authors
not often found on bestseller lists.
To learn more about a book and check on its availablity within the library system, click on a title below.
You can also click on an author's name to find any additional titles by that author in the library system.
Jump to:
For even more reading possibilities, browse...
General Fiction
 Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See - Juliann Garey
Greyson Todd is a high-rolling Hollywood executive with well-kept secrets: a hectic past with an unstable father and his ongoing struggle with bipolar disorder. Overwhelmed with the constant pressures of his job and the stresses of keeping disorder at bay, Greyson leaves his wife, children, and home behind to travel the world from Rome to Thailand and then to Uganda. After a decade abroad and a nervous breakdown, New York City, stability, and treatment are the new destinations..
Other titles to consider:
Historical Fiction
 The Kashmir Shawl - Rosie Thomas
While sorting through her deceased parents possessions, Mair Ellis discovers an exquisite kashmir shawl once belonging to her grandmother Nerys Watkins. Wrapped in the garment she finds an envelope containing a single lock of hair. Her curiosity piqued, Mair traces the history of the shawl to its first owner, trekking across the globe from Wales to India. Connected by the shawl, the tales of two generations - Mair and a young WWII-era Nerys - intertwine in trials of love, longing and growth, all in the beautiful and romantic locale of Kashmir..
Other titles to consider:
Science Fiction & Fantasy
 Nexus - Ramez Naam
Taking place in the not-so-distant future, an illicit nano-drug known as Nexus gives users the ability to link minds. Revered for its potential by some and detested by others, this drug, in the wrong hands, can be used to turn ordinary people into killers. With a killing spree on their hands, the American government turns to Nexus dabbler and grad student Kade Lane to infiltrate the suspected mind-control organization and take it down. But will Kade stay loyal to his government, or will he sympathize with the manipulators?.
Other titles to consider:
Mysteries
 The Bubble Gum Thief - Jeff Miller
What does a stick of pilfered bubblegum and a bank robbery have in common? Answer: a note left behind at the crime scene with the ominous warning of "This is my first crime. My next will be bigger." With the crimes escalating, the FBI takes notice putting thousands of agents on the case - all but agent Dagney Gray. Fighting her own demons and deemed unstable, Gray is relegated to desk work and menial tasks. But that does not stop her, her counterterrorism mentor "the Professor," and his partner Victor from sleuthing on their own. The memorable cast of characters and unpredictable plot turns can leave readers hoping this will lead to a series.. The Boy in the Snow - M. J. McGrath
The second in the series by McGrath (following White Heat), an exciting and enlightening high-arctic adventure, follows half-Inuit Edie Kiglatuk and her propensity for uncovering a mystery. An expert hunter and guide, Edie finds herself playing support-staff for her ex-husband's participation in the famous 1,150 mile Iditarod Dog Race across Alaska until she comes upon the body of a frozen infant in the wilderness. With the help of fellow Inuit, policeman, and friend Derek Palliser, Edie is determined to uncover the truth behind the child. The frozen environment comes to life as you read, making this the perfect winter read for any mystery / thriller buff..
Other titles to consider:
Thrillers
 Intercept - Dick Wolf
Creator of Law & Order Dick Wolf enters the literary scene with this action-packed thriller, the first in a series revolving around NYPD anti-terrorist Intelligence Division Detective Jeremy Fisk. Just days before the dedication of the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero, a plane hijacker is overtaken by passengers. Crisis averted? Perhaps not: another dire plot is afoot. With just 36 hours until the July 4th dedication, a citywide manhunt is set in motion with a Saudi art dealer and suspected terrorist as its target.. The Right Hand - Derek Haas
So top-secret that even most American intelligence agencies know nothing of his existence, Austin Clay is the guy you call when you need to get things done... silently. To rescue missing agent Blake Nelson (deemed an intelligence risk by the CIA), Austin must travel to Moscow undercover (but with a beautiful Russian informant at his side, of course) and undertake a dangerous mission. When a high-ranking CIA double-agent and an assassination plot enter the mix, the stakes are raised even higher!.
Other thrillers to consider:
|
