Barnes and Noble Author Event/ Jill Gregory & Karen Tintori

On Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. authors, Karen Tintori and Jill Gregory spoke about their new book Illumination, answered questions and signed copies for us.

A summary of their intriguing novel: Having received a mysterious necklace with an evil eye pendant from her sister, museum curator Natalie is shocked by her sister's subsequent murder and pursues a suspicion that the necklace is somehow involved, in a case that draws her into an international battle between powerful religious factions.

Barnes and Noble Dr. Seuss Storytime March 2009

On Sunday afternoon, March 22, guest readers Adina Applebaum and Yitzhak Applebaum read the Cat and the Hat in Hebrew and in English in honor of Dr. Seuss Month in the Children's area at Barnes & Noble. This was part of our Book Fair Event. You can see from the pictures how much fun the kids had.

Barnes and Noble Music Cafe Event - David Nefesh singer/songwriter

On Saturday, March 21 David Nefesh, singer/songwriter performed in the cafe at Barnes & Noble. Everyone enjoyed his original music.

Barnes and Noble Book Fair / Think Fun Event March 2009

Our Think Fun Game Event on Thursday evening, March 19 at Barnes & Noble on Orchard Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield was a blast. Some of the games we played were Rush Hour, River Crossing, Zingo, and Toot and Otto. The kids entered a contest to win a free game.

New Books

New Books Ready to Check Out!

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge.

by Edward Kritzler

http://www.jewishpiratesofthecaribbean.com/

"In ships bearing names such as the Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther, and Shield of Abraham, Sephardic Jewish pirates plundered Spanish and Portuguese possessions for riches and revenge. The seventeenth century began with Jews outlawed in the New World and most of Europe, and it ended in their freedom." (from book jacket front cover)

http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/2008/10/jewish-pirates-of-caribbean.html

Check out the Book of Life Podcast at http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/ Many author interviews about their latest works and more!

Have you Read any Good Books or Seen any Good Films Lately?

The movie "Defiance" is playing in the theaters and there are 2 books in the library that you can check out related to the film.

The Bielski Brothers: the True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Saved 1,200 Jews, and Built a Village in the Forest by Peter Duffy.

Defiance: the Bielski Partisans by Nechama Tec