Celebrate Books For The Week - 10/30/2017- 11/03/2017

Books For The Week - 10/30/2017- 11/03/2017

It seems like everyday has some new theme to celebrate so I thought it might be fun to see what kind of interesting books I can find  (new, old, or coming soon) for everyday holiday.  

Monday October 30th 2017

National Candy Corn Day

Title: Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier

Genre: Fiction, Mystery

What’s It About?: The 22nd book in the Lucy Stone series. A cozy mystery taking place during Halloween, sleuth Lucy investigates a murder that is also connected to murder from many years ago.

Title: Count Candy Corn by Ruth L. Brugger

Genre: Fiction, Children’s, Picture book, Halloween

What Is It About? Maddix, a little boy not fond of Halloween because they spooky way people dress.  He finds a candy corn and his mom tells him about the candy corn bat.

Mischief Night

Title: A Mischief Night At Grandpa’s by Bradley Shane

Genre: Fiction, Children’s, Picture Book,  Halloween

What Is It About?: Siblings Billy and Susan spend mischief night at their grandparents house.

Title: Mischief Night by Paul Melniczek

Genre: Fiction, Juvenile, Horror, Halloween

What Is It About? The 3rd book in the Bad Moon Book’s Halloween series. Rusty and his friends find scary trouble when they visit the local haunted house on Halloween.

Tuesday October 31st 2017

Carve A Pumpkin Day

Title: Easy Pumpkin Carving: Spooktacular Patterns, Tips & Ideas by Colleen Dorsey

Genre: Non-Fiction, Crafts, Halloween

What Is It About?: This 2017 book goes into many ways on how to carve a pumpkin for Halloween.  It is for beginners and experts.

Title: Realistic Pumpkin Carving : 24 Spooky, Scary, And Spine-Chilling Designs by Lundy Cupp

Genre: Non-Fiction, Crafts, Halloween

What Is It About?:  This 2016 book teaches extreme pumpkin carving.  

Halloween

Title: B Is For Boo: A Halloween Alphabet by Greg Paprocki

Genre: Non-Fiction, Baby, Board Book, Halloween

What Is It About? Introduction to the alphabet for babies and toddlers told in Halloween theme.

Title:  Halloween by Richard Pratt

Genre: Fiction, Baby, Board Book, Halloween

What’s It About?: Tells the history behind Halloween with interactive flaps.

Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

Title: From Psychic To Soul: Discover The Psychic Within by Diane Lewis

Genre: Non-Fiction, New Age,

What Is It About?: Author says that everyone is psychic. She teaches how to use abilities more and how to connect with our soul.

Title: Discover Your Psychic Powers: A Practical Guide To Psychic Development & Spiritual Growth by Tara Ward

Genre: Non-Fiction, New Age

What Is It About?: Step by step guide to teach how to increase your psychic abilities.

Wednesday November 1st 2017

All Saints Day

Title: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Saints by Tessa Paul, and Reverend Ronald Creighton-Jobe

Genre: Religion, Christianity, Catholic

What’s It About?: An illustrated guide to over 500 saints.  To be published in December of 2017.

Title: Saints And Angels by Doreen Virtue

Genre: Religion, Christianity

What Is It About?:  A guide to saints and angels. Includes a chart on who to call on in prayer.

Thursday November 2nd 2017

All Souls Day/ Day Of The Dead

Title: Day Of The Dead:20 Creative Projects To Make For Your Party Or Celebration by Susie Hodge

Genre: Non-Fiction, Crafts, Holiday

What Is It About?: Inspirational crafts for Day Of The Dead celebrations.

Title: Day Of The Dead by Mark Roberts

Genre: Fiction, Mystery,

What Is It About?: A serial killer who tortures and kills pedophiles is on the loose. The police search this killer who is always one step ahead.

National Deviled Egg Day

Title: How To Make Deviled Eggs: The Easiest Guide To Make Delicious Deviled Eggs by David McGrath

Genre: Non-Fiction, Cookbook

What’s It About?: Teaches how to cook delicious deviled eggs.

Title: Sweet Tea And Deviled Eggs by Sandra J. Murphy

Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Short Story

What Is It About?: Parents don’t always think children have a say in their life when they are young but some kids disagree and make plans that they maybe should not get away with.

Look For Circles Day

Title: Prehistoric Adventure: Stone Circles by John Malam

Genre: Nonfiction, Juvenile, History, Europe

What Is It About?: History about stone circle like Stonehenge and how they came to be.

Title: Circles by David A. Adler

Genre: Nonfiction, Children’s, Science, Mathematics

What Is It About?: Intro to geometry of circles with activities and illustrations.

Men Make Dinner Day

Title: Men’s Cooking: From Hot Starters To Dangerous Desserts by Chris Mallard

Genre: Nonfiction, Cookbook,

What Is It About?: A cookbook for men who are beginners at cooking.

Title: Len Deighton’s French Cooking For Men: 50 Classic Cookstrips For Today’s Action Men by Len Deighton

Genre: Nonfiction, Cookbook

What Is It About?:  A revised cookbook for men on cooking french cuisine.

Plan Your Epitaph Day

Title: Epitaphs A Dying Art by Samuel Fanous

Genre: Nonfiction, History, Reference

What Is It About?: A look at past epitaphs on gravestones and their meanings and sometimes humor.

Title: Cut These Words Into My Stone: Ancient Greek Epitaphs by Michael Wolfe

Genre: Nonfiction, History, Literary Criticism

What Is It About?:  Collection of Greek Epitaphs.

Friday November 3rd 2017

Housewife Day

Title: American Housewife by Helen Ellis

Genre: Fiction, Short Stories

What Is It About?: A collection of short stories about some unlikely housewives.

Title: A 1950’s Housewife: Marriage And Homemaking In The 1950’s by Sheila Hardy

Genre: Nonfiction, History, Women Studies

What Is It About?: How different housewives in the 1950’s are compared to today’s housewives.

Sandwich Day

Title: Daddy’s Sandwich by Pip Jones and Laura Hughes

Genre: Fiction,  Children’s, Picture Book,

What Is It About?:  A little wants to make her father the perfect sandwich.

Title: Frederik Sandwich And The Earthquake That Couldn’t Possibly Be by Kevin John Scott

Genre: Fiction, Juvenile,

What Is It About?: A earthquake send Frederik on an adventure to forbidden places.

Celebrate Books For The Week - 10/23/2017- 10/27/2017

Books For The Week - 10/23/2017- 10/27/2017

It seems like everyday has some new holiday or theme to celebrate so I thought it might be fun to see what kind of interesting books I can find  (new, old, or coming soon) for everyday holidays.  

Monday October 23rd 2017

National Mole Day

Solving Mole Problems by Melanie Fine

Genre: Non-Fiction, Science, Chemistry

What’s It About?: A quick guide teaching what a mole in chemistry is, along with what it weighs

and how many particles are in one.

TV Talk Show Host Day

Title: The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker, and Dick Locthe

Genre: Fiction, Mystery

What Is It About?: Start of a cozy mystery series.  Talk show host Billy Blessing is accused of murder.  He searches for the real killer before he becomes the next victim or ends up in prision.

 

Title: Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions by Stephen Colbert

Genre: Humor

What Is It About? Based on skit that US talk show host Stephen Colbert does on his nightly talk show.

Tuesday October 24th 2017

National Bologna Day

Title: Farming, Friends, And Fried Bologna Sandwiches by Renea Winchester

Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir, Food and Drink

What Is It About?: A memoir on growing up on a farm and how times have changed.

Title: Melvin Beederman Superhero: The Curse Of The Bologna Sandwich by Greg Trine

Genre: Children, Fantasy, Comic, Superhero

What Is It About?:  Melvin is a superhero saving Los Angeles even though a little clumsy. His only weakness is bologna.

United Nations Day

Title: The Parliament Of Man : The Past, Present and Future by Paul Kennedy

Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Politics

What Is It About? History of how the U.N. came to be and what is now.

Wednesday October 25th 2017

Punk For A Day Day

Title: Punk Avenue: Inside The New York City Underground 1972 - 1982 by Phil Marcade

Genre: Non-Fiction, Music, Biography

What Is It About?: The author, Phil Marcade, time in the punk scene told sometimes humorously..

Title: Legends Of Punk: Photos From The Vault by Rikki Ercoli

Genre: Non-Fiction, Music Photography

What Is It About?: Photos from Punk concerts around world.

World Pasta Day

Title: Homemade Pasta Made Simple by Manuela Zangara

Genre: Non-Fiction, Cookbook

What Is It About?: How to make fresh pasta.

Title: Pasta Wars by Elisa Lorello

Genre: Fiction, Romance

What Is It About?: A successful CEO, Katie Cravens, is on the brink of greatness at work and about to marry. Then everything falls apart.  

Thursday October 26th 2017

National Mincemeat Day

Title: Mincemeat: The Education Of An Italian Chef by Leonardo Lucarelli

Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir

What Is It About?: Chef Leonardo Lucarelli shares about his life behind the scenes of the Italian restaurant world.

Title: The Unknown Courier: The True Story Of Operation Mincemeat by Ian Colvin

Genre: Non-Fiction, History, World War II

What Is It About?: About a true operation that misled Hitler to divert forces.

Friday October 27th 2017

Frankenstein Friday

Title: The New Annotated Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Genre: Fiction, Classic, Horror

What Is It About?: A scientist creates a monster from dead body parts.

Title: Frankenstein Dreams: A Connoisseur’s Collection Of Victorian Science Fiction by Michael Sims

Genre: Fiction, Sci-Fi, Anthology

What Is It About?: A group of science fiction short story from authors Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe and more.

National Tell A Story Day

Title: How To Tell A Story And Other Essays by Mark Twain

Genre: Non-Fiction, On Writing, Essays

What Is It About?: Mark Twain’s humor filled essays on what not to do as a writer.

Title: Tell Me A Story: An Inspirational Book For Creative Writers by Emily Bannister

Genre: Children's, Picture Book,

What Is It About?: A book encouraging children to create stories and write.

Navy Day

Title: The U.S. Navy by Jennifer Reed

Genre: Non-Fiction, Juvenile,

What Is It About?: Learn about the U.S. Navy and where they protect and the equipment they use.

Title: Way Of The Warrior Kid: From Wimpy To Warrior The Navy Seal Way by Jocko Willink

Genre: Fiction, Juvenile

What Is It About?:  Marc struggles through middle school as he is bullied.  His Uncle, a navy seal, comes to stay for a while and promises to turn Marc into a Warrior.