Tuesday, February 10, 2009

iHCPL #52 What to Read

1. Using Novelist Plus, I entered Lilian Jackson Braun as a cozy mystery writer and the results included Rita Mae Brown, Nancy Atherton and M C Beaton. I have read all these authors and agreed with the results as being read alikes. The lists from What Should I Read Next and Fiction_L Booklists were not the same, however there were some authors on each that I have read and I do agree that they are cozy reads. I like Diane Mott Davidson from What Should I Read Next, and Jeff Abbott from Fiction_L Booklists.

2.Using Novelist Plus, I found The Cat Who Wished to be a Wise Man, by Alexander Lloyd and The Good Dog by Avi for the fourth grade girl. I also found Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger, and Restless: a ghost story by Rich Wallace for the 13 year old brother.

3.For the customer who has read all of Koontz's books, using What Should I Read Next, I would recommed Iris Johansen or F. Paul Wilson; using Novelist Plus, I found Greg Bear and John Saul.

4.Using the What's Next website, Alanna:the First Adventure comes from the Song of the Lioness Quartet series. Book 2 is In the Hands of the Goddess; book 3 is The Woman Who Rides Like a Man; & book 4 is Lioness Rampant.

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