WEEK 5: BUILDING BASE KNOWLEDGE (Part II)

Had originally chosen GoodReads as the source to monitor but I have already described in the Week 4 assignment entry what I explored and enjoyed on that site.

Exploring Early Word has really been fun. It contains an amazing amount of information--a real treasure trove. I discovered so much including:
Display ideas
Chats with authors
Movie/TV show tie ins with books
Book Club Ideas
Reviews from TV/Radio/Magazines--all in one place.

Every time I look at it I find something interesting that I missed before.  Because it is so enjoyable I will definitely visit the site often and recommend it to other readers. Have signed up for the newsletter.

White Marsh has a diverse group of readers. Many mainstream readers but the genres that are popular are quite diverse. Will be beneficial to have good sources to keep informed.

Assignment 3--Coming Soon:

English Girl by Daniel Silva to be published July 16, 2013.

A beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, the British Prime Minister's career is threatened with destruction and recently retired Israeli spy Gabriel Allon is enlisted to enter the high stakes story.

Latest book in best-selling spy thriller series featuring Gabriel Allon. All the books in the series have made the NYT Best Seller List. Series is rapid paced, contemporary international intrique. Fascinating complex main character who is both an art restorer and a spy. Should appeal to current readers of this series and  also those who  enjoy John LeCarre, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Alex Berenson. 

Huge number of people on GoodReads  (400 +)  are looking forward to reading it. BCPL has a very large hold list (more than 200).