World’s Most Beautiful Bookstores?

Although we’ve already posted a link to one set of photographs of the world’s most gorgeous bookstores, here’s another set.

Found at The Book Bench, a blog maintained by The New Yorker

Books That Spawn Movies

According to a recent blogpost at The Private Library, every year approximately 30 English-language movies that are based on books are released in the United States.

To keep up with the newest releases – such as several movies that will be premiered in Atlanta theatres later this month - you can consult Bookreporter.com’s Books into Movies.

To check on the bookish origins of older movies – according to the Internet Movie Database, over 28,500 of them – you can check one of the numerous databases listed in the Booklover’s Toolbox under the heading “Movies Based on Books.”

The Central Library (and the Sandy Springs Branch) also own a printed resource that you could check for information on book-based films released between 1928 and 2001: Enser’s Filmed Books and Plays.

You might just find yourself including in your reading for 2010 the book that inspired one of your favorite films. Chances are that your local library will own a copy of it; if it doesn’t, you can ask for it via inter-branch or interlibrary loan.

Newest Fiction Arrivals at Ponce

        

Newest Nonfiction Arrivals at Ponce

     

Science Fiction for People Who Don’t Usually Read It

Back in 2007, the bookish blog maintained by the Washington Post  posted an annotated list of science fiction titles for non-fans of science fiction.

As with most blogged lists of recommended titles, the blog’s readers weighed in with their indignantly-offered additional titles.

If you’ve thought of plunging into science fiction but wondered where to begin, you might consider one of these titles, all of which are available at your local public library.

Newest Nonfiction Arrivals at Ponce

 

Newest Fiction Arrivals at Ponce

     

A Capella Bookstore: 20 Years Old

A Capella Bookstore is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a lineup of 20 author appearances the first weekend in December. See the bookstore’s website for schedule details, and/or read about A Capella’s survival as one of Atlanta’s few independent bookstores at Access Atlanta, Creative Loafing, and American Booksellers.

Found at VERB 

Newest Arrivals at Ponce

              

Recommended Book Review Sites

In our Booklover’s Toolbox under the heading “Reviews,” you’ll find links to a host of Internet sites devoted to posting book reviews.

This past June, makeuseof.com posted a list of its eight most-highly-regarded book review sites, with extensive commentary for half of those.