Start the New Year With a Book Signing

Murder By The Book is one of my favorite escapes. It's a wonderful and cozy little bookstore that specializes in mysteries. There's definitely something for every reader waiting to be found amongst the shelves. I recently realized that it is also one of the nation's oldest and largest specialty bookstores. They are well-known for the talented authors they bring to Houston for book signings each year.

If you're a fan of Sue Grafton, Kimberley Frost, Jaye Wells, Nevada Barr, Jordan Dane, Tracy Deebs, C.C. Hunter, Patricia Cornwell, Robert Crais, Elizabeth George, Michael Connelly, Patricia Briggs, Kim Harrison then you'll be happy to know that you may have the chance to meet them in-person. It's a truly wonderful experience to stand before your favorite author and tell him/her how much you enjoy reading their works.

Murder By the Book is starting 2012 off with several author signings you can view their complete January 2012 Author Signing schedule. (Click Here)
 

John Lescroart and T. Jefferson Parker on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 6:30 pm.

Val McDermid on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:30 pm.


Nevada Barr on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm.

Jordan Dane, Tracy Deebs and C.C. Hunter on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 4:30 pm.

Robert Crais on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm.

New York Times Best Seller List (1/8/2012)

FICTION BEST SELLERS

1       1/22/63 by Stephen King

2       The Litigators by John Grisham  
 
3       Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson

4       Locked On by Tom CLancy and Mark Greaney

5       Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James  
6       The Best of Me by James Patterson

7       Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell

8       Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

9       V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

10     The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

11     The Drop by Michael Connelly

12     1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

13     Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston

14     The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
 
15    A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

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NON-FICTION BEST SELLERS

1      Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

2      Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

3      Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

4      Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker

5     Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews

6      Being George Washington by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

7      Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

8      Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie

9      Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

10    Then Again by Diane Keaton

11    Boomerang by Michael Lewis

12    In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson     

13    Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

14    Bossypants by Tina Fey

15    Back to Work by Bill Clinton

16    The New New Rules by Bill Maher
 

Note: Titles highlighted in BLUE are currently available for checkout. 

New Movies

Blindness

A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago.

Saw IV

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.

She's Out of My League

An airport security guard gets involved with a girl who's very obviously of a higher caliber than himself, and schemes to make the relationship last as his friends and family watch along in disbelief. Kirk (Jay Baruchel) was languishing in a dead-end job as an airport security agent when he somehow managed to earn the affections of the successful and drop-dead gorgeous Molly (Alice Eve). Even Kirk isn't exactly sure what Molly sees in him, though he's willing to do whatever it takes to make the relationship work. With his friends, family, and ex-girlfriend all watching stunned from the sidelines, Kirk discovers that he'll have to work overtime in order to convince Molly that he's worth hanging on to.

Note: Our movie collection is available due to patron donations. If you would like to donate to the collection, we would greatly appreciate it.

New York Times Best Seller List (1/1/2012)

FICTION BEST SELLERS

1       1/22/63 by Stephen King

2       Locked On by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

3       The Litigators by John Grisham

4       Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson

5       Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
 
6       The Best of Me by James Patterson

7       Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell

8       Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

9       The Drop by Michael Connelly

10     V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

11     The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

12     1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

13     Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston

14     A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

15    Zero Day by David Baldacci

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NON-FICTION BEST SELLERS

1      Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

2      Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

3      Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

4      Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews

5     Being George Washington by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe

6      Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker

7      Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

8      Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie

9      Then Again by Diane Keaton

10   Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

11    In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson     

12    Boomerang by Michael Lewis

13    A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

14    Bossypants by Tina Fey

15    Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

16    Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy by Carolyn   Kennedy

Note: Titles highlighted in BLUE are currently available for checkout.