Let’s Booktalk: Sense and Sensibilty and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters

After losing their father, the Dashwood sisters and their mother find themselves in need of new living quarters, as they cannot inherit the house or money left by their father. Sea monsters though can make finding suitable living quarters difficult, not to mention they do cramp a girl’s style when it comes to looking for romance.

England’s greatest triumph, the Submarine Station Beta. A dome structure located in the deep sea of the English channel, where the good citizens of England can live in harmony and safety from sea monsters. But it does not protect the Dashwood sisters from the pain of a broken heart. Will the Dashwood women find happiness and love? Or, will defeating a sea creature from the deep prove to be the easier task?

Let’s Booktalk: Chupacabra by Roland Smith

Nine is a creature of legend. But, he was made a captive by Noah Blackwood, a supposed animal conservationist with a secret taste for collecting the endangered and dangerous. Nine is one of the few Chupacabras in existence, and he is being used by Noah to hunt and kill those who come between him and his dark intentions.

Marty and Grace are twins, who are searching for their parents. Their Uncle Ted has vendetta against his former father-in-law Noah, and they will have to navigate through a terrifying world of prehistoric creatures and their masters.

“Nine licked the dried salty blood. Hunt! Fast! The commands shouted in his head. He hated the woman. He hated the box. He wanted to kill the woman. He wanted to drink the woman’s blood. But he could not.”




Get your nerd on!!! So, you've never heard of a chupacabra? Well the following is just one link to information about this creature. Is it real or is it just a legend?

Let’s Booktalk: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith

Elizabeth Bennet is a typical English lady. She is the second oldest of five daughters, and during a time when women do not inherit their father’s fortune, she must rely on finding a husband. This does pose a problem, for one her family lives in the country where there are few eligible men to choose from, and secondly most of England is overrun with the unmentionable creature, the zombie.

Hacking off zombie heads is hardly a way to find true love, then again you won’t meet anyone quite like Mr. Darcy. He is a man of good fortune, handsome features, zombie killing skills, and proud. Can Lizzy find love, a good marriage, and remain the strong zombie killing woman she enjoys being so much? Or, will prejudice and a few zombie attacks keep romance out of her grasp?

Let’s Booktalk: Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner

Growing up can be tough. Graduating high school can seem like the perfect escape. But, there is no real escape when your name is Shakespeare.

“It’s hard to imagine what my parents were thinking when they decided to name me Shakespeare. They were probably drunk…”

Shakespeare is a senior in high school, and like most high school seniors he is marking off the days until graduation. “Even though we don’t graduate until the middle of June, the sense of impending freedom has begun to sweep through the ranks of the senior class.” Between his parents, who are arguing with one another or criticizing his life choices, his violent younger brother Ghandi, and navigating the social scene that is high school; Shakespeare finds escape in his writing, much like his namesake.

So, you tell me, what’s in a name?

Let’s Booktalk: The Eye of the World : The Wheel of Time Vol. One, a graphic novel by Robert Jordan

In a land between the future and past. Where magic, dragons, queens and kings wage a war. Four young friends will find their destinies and have to wage battle in a war that was not theirs to begin with.

Rand al’Thor is a son of a farmer, but after his family’s farm is attacked by the creatures, Trollocs, he along with his friends Matrim Cauthon, Perrin Aybara, and Egwene al’Vere. This will only be the beginning of these four young friends’ journey within the Eye of the World.

Let’s Booktalk: Saint Vidicon to the Rescue by Christopher Stasheff

Father Vidicon may have been unorthodox for a priest in the Catholic Church. Vidicon was technologically savy, and his skills were put to good use in a time of crisis for the church. Sadly Vidicon was struck down working his tech-savy magic during a broadcast. Since his death whenever anything that could go wrong with technology, does go wrong people have prayed to Saint Vidicon for rescuing. Yet, some jobs need more earthly help.

Enter, Tony Ricci, a techy with skills, and Saint Vidicon’s earthly conduit. Ricci must navigate the world of evil tech issues, if the world is to remain safe from the powers of darkness using technology against us.