Publisher's Weekly has compiled a listing of
Top Ten Books of 2010. This list was published on November 8, 2010.
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan published by Knopf
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux)
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (published by Random)
The Surrendered by C
hang-rae Lee (published by Riverhead)
The Big Short by Michael Lewis (published by Norton)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca
Skloot (published by Crown)
Just Kids by Patti Smith (published by Ecco)
Man in the Woods by Scott Spencer (published by Harper)
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall (published by Norton)
The Warmth of other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (published by Random)
The National Book Award Winners for 2010 are:
The Hamden Public Library is seeking a new logo design to represent the Library on print materials (fliers, newsletter, library cards, etc.) and on the Library’s website. The designer of the winning entry will receive a $200 honorarium. Deadline for submission is January 29, 2011. Click the links below to download contest rules and entry form.
Ted Sorensen, political adviser, speechwriter and White House counsel died October 31, 2010 in New York City, following a stroke. He was 82 years old. He served in the White House from January 20, 1961 until February 29, 1964 under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson.