Have you read . . .

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon? What an interesting book! Of it, BookPage says, "Imagine having the capacity to calculate every prime number up to 7,057, but an utter inability to express anger, love or fear. That's the brilliant, bewildering reality for Christopher John Francis Boone, the 15-year-old narrator of Mark Haddon's whimsical first novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

Haddon's small volume will be the focus of the Happy Bookers book discussion on Tuesday, October 4, at 6 p.m. at the library. Copies of the book are currently available at the library. It's a quick read, and we'd love to hear your opinion!

R.I.P.?

I hadn't realized how many authors are writing novels posthumously these days. The Reflective Librarian, Stephen Leary, lists V. C. Andrews, Robert Ludlum and others, points out the growing gap between deceased authors and "their works," and ponders the validity and boundaries of this practice. Is Kurt Vonnegut next? Is the public aware, or just some of us librarians and book dealers? Is the a good thing for the reading public, or something designed to mislead us and increase sales? I fear it is the latter.

Thank you, Stephen, for raising this question. I think it is Deception for Dollars, and the public has the right to know.