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Staff Recommendations
One of our November 2013 Staff Recommendations "As Doctor Who fans -- known as Whovians -- prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the premiere of this venerable science fantasy series on November 23rd, 2013, the publishing world is being flooded with a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles related to the world of this time traveling Timelord. One of the best of the non-fiction books is Who-ology: The Official Miscellany. The Doctor is a member of a long-lived species, the Gallifreyans, which have the ability to "regenerate" when they reach the end of a lifespan, whether by natural or unnatural causes. As a television series, this gives the writers/producers the ability to continue the series when the lead actor chooses the exit the role. Thus, as Whovians celebrate the 50th anniversary of the start of their s..."  [full comments]

Updated with ten (or more) new entries every month, including novels, non-fiction, audio/CD adaptations, DVDs and music-related items. Check out the October 2013 recommendations right now, submit your own review scores on our recommended titles, or browse the archive of all past Staff Recommendations, either by author/title or by reviewer!

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Customer Reviews
A new customer-reviewed title "The front inside flap of Everlost describes it as an imaginative novel that explores questions of life, death, and what might lie in between. As such, and especially because this is a book by Neal Shusterman, who likes to pose grand questions, I read Everlost with the afterlife on my mind. Meet Nick and Allie, whose families? cars crash head-on one fateful day, sending our hero and heroine hurtling down a tunnel towards a light. But instead of reaching that light, Nick and Allie bump into one another and a..."  [full comments]

Would you like to share your own reviews of books, CDs, DVDs, audio or video tapes, or read brief reviews from other local readers? Then stop by our Customer Reviews page, browse the existing reviews, and fill out our simple form to Submit Your Own Review! Go to the Customer Reviews page

Guest Reviews
A new customer-reviewed title Leta Powell Drake, Lincoln's star of television and stage, provides our latest Celebrity Guest Review...of the 2007 One Book One Lincoln finalist, Water for Elephants. Visit our Guest Reviews page, to see her review, plus a list of past Guest Reviewers. Go to the Guest Reviews page
Reader Lists
Dorothy's List
-- submitted in October by Dorothy K.


Nowhere is a Place The One Way Bridge House Girl Is This Tomorrow?
Do you have a short list of recommended books, recorded books, CDs or DVDs/Videos you would like to share with fellow BookGuide visitors? Then stop by our Reader Lists page, browse the lists submitted by other readers, and fill out our simple form to Submit Your Own List! Go to the Reader Lists page
Podcasts image book coverWant to listen to our weekly book review podcast -- 'Casting About? How about sitting in -- virtually -- on one of our past Books Talk book discussion groups? Then visit our Podcasts page for to sign up to receive our Podcats via RSS feed, and to browse our archive of recent and past podcast releases!

Latest Podcasts: 'Casting About Episode #53: Bennett Martin Public Library - Teen Advisory Board and Bethany BooksTalk - Feb 15 2013 - Remarkable Women
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Books, Movies and More!
Visit our new Books, Movies & More web pages, powered by BookLetters! Sign up to receive booklist newsletters in a wide variety of genres, check out the latest bestseller lists and view over 50 award-winner lists for adults and teens! Go to the BookGuides Blogs
Index to Sunday A.M. book reviews
book coverLooking for a listing of the books reviewed in the Lincoln Journal Star's The (402) 411 and/or Sunday A.M. literary section? Look no further...you'll find a list of them right here! We post the new ones at the beginning of each week, and we also have an index archive dating back to June 2004!
Archives: Current 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Go to the Sunday A.M. page
Books talked about on KFOR Book Chat episodes
book coverWant to track down the books talked about by library staff on the Book Chat episodes of KFOR 1240 A.M.'s popular Problems & Solutions talk show? We also still have an online archive covering March 2002 through the present!
Archives: Latest Episode 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
2003 2002 INDEX
Go to the KFOR Book Chats page
Books talked about on NET Radio All About Books episodes
book coverTrying to find books talked about on recent episodes of NET Radio 91.1 F.M.'s weekly All About Books review and discussion show show? Check our All About Books page. We've got an archive of listings starting in 2012, plus some advance listings as they become available.
Archives: 2012
Go to the KZUM BookTalks page
Books talked about on KZUM BookTalk episodes
Interested in the books talked about by library staff (and others) on episodes of KZUM 89.3 F.M.'s popular Wednesday evening (6:30 p.m.) BookTalk talk show? Check our KZUM BookTalks page. We've got an archive of listings going back to 2006, plus some advance listings as they become available. [Note: KZUM discontinued Book Talk in October 2009 -- however we will keep this archive up for reader interest.]
Archives: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Go to the KZUM BookTalks page
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