Our Next Book is...

Next month, we'll be reading The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling.  Her first book for adults, this is a very different story than Rowling's previous books- the eternally popular Harry Potter series.  Instead of magic, The Casual Vacancy is more about real life in a small English town.  We'll be meeting to discuss the book on Saturday, April 13th from 1-3pm at the Ladysmith Branch Meeting Room.  I'll be posting the review and discussion questions online the same day.  Hope you all enjoy this book and happy reading!

Zen and the Art of Vampires Review and Discussion Questions

When we meet Pia Thomason in Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister, she's about to turn 40, alone, and taking a singles tour of Europe.  Challenged by one of her tour mates to approach two hot guys, she chickens out at the last minute and ducks into a book store.  From that moment on, her life is never the same- filled with vampires known as Dark Ones, a cult devoted to wiping out the Dark Ones, and a whole village's worth of ghosts tagging along behind her.  Zen is a fun, guilty pleasure sort of book with plenty of steamy sex scenes and hot guys.  However, anyone who expects the happily-ever-after ending will be disappointed.  Although most of MacAlister's previous books in the Dark Ones series were stand alone novels, Zen and the Art of Vampires is the first in a two-part miniseries.  Other than that, I think that it is a good novel for those who are into the paranormal romance genre.  It's not too cheesy and the heroine thinks for herself, even if her brain sometimes lands her in trouble.

Reminder- Zen and the Art of Vampires is THIS SATURDAY!

You cannot believe how hard it is to find a photo that's appropriate!

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that our in-person meeting for Zen and the Art of Vampires is THIS SATURDAY from 1-3pm at the Ladysmith Branch Library!  I will also be posting the review and discussion questions online at the same time.  Hope to see everyone there or online!

Library Business- Are You Feelin' Crafty?

She doesn't really have anything to do with the project; I just think she's cute!

Hello everyone! I hope you all are enjoying Zen and the Art of Vampires!  Carolyn, the Branch Manager at Ladysmith, has asked if any of us would be interested in helping out the Library by doing some crafts for Ladysmith Day.  She had originally planned for the Teen Club to do these crafts, but attendance for that group has dropped off and she is opening it up to anyone who wants to help out.  I don't really have too much information at this point, but this is not going to be a part of our meeting, so if you don't want to help out, you don't have to.  If anyone's interested, please let me know and I'll pass it on to Carolyn.  I'll also try and get some more information if anyone is on the fence.  Thanks!

Our Next Book is...

We're going for a walk on the dark side this March and reading Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister.  It is the sixth book in MacAlister's "Dark Ones" series.  You can check out the GoodReads page for the book here and a list of all the books in the series here.

I will post the review and discussion questions for this book on Saturday, March 9th.  That will also be the day of our in-person meeting, held from 1 to 3pm at the Ladysmith Library.  Hope to see you all there and online!  Happy reading!