Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Library Journal's Reader's Shelf

Like a Rolling Stone: Music on the Page

Books recommended by editors at Library Journal

Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time



Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
By Sheffield, Rob
2007-12 - Three Rivers Press (CA)
9781400083039 Check Our Catalog

Sheffield relates the two important love affairs of his life, the first with music and the fine art of the perfect mix tape, and the second with a woman who changes him forever. …More

Cassette from My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves



Cassette from My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves
By Bitner, Jason
2009-10 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312565527 Check Our Catalog

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A Visit from the Goon Squad



A Visit from the Goon Squad
By Egan, Jennifer
2010-06 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307592835 Check Our Catalog

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From one of today's boldest writers comes a sly, surprising, and exhilarating novel about time, survival, and the electrifying sparks ignited at the seams of our lives by colliding destinies. …More

High Fidelity



High Fidelity
By Hornby, Nick
1996-08 - Riverhead Books
9781573225519 Check Our Catalog

In "as funny, compulsive and contemporary a first novel as you could wish for" (GQ), a young pop music junkie finds that his myriad diversions after the breakup with his longtime girlfriend are not as entertaining as he thought they would be. "A total howl".--Mirabella. …More

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist



Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
By Cohn, Rachel
Author Levithan, David
2008-08 - Alfred A. Knopf
9780375846144 Check Our Catalog

Told in alternating chapters, this he said/she said romance is a sexy, funny roller coaster of a story about one date over one very long night with two teenagers who are just trying to figure out who they want to be. …More

Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture



Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture
By Oakes, Kaya
2009-06 - Henry Holt & Company
9780805088526 Check Our Catalog

As the signature style bleeds into mainstream fashion, the individuality of the indie movement seems to be losing ground. Oakes demonstrates how this phase is part of the natural cycle of a culture that reinvents itself continuously to preserve its core ideals. …More

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