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Did any of you come to the Manga Recon event last year?  Well, such a fab time was had by all that we're doing it again.  There will be art competitions, quizzes, sneaks, cosplay and more.

Tickets aren't on sale yet but you can register your interest at the Central Libray in Scunthorpe and we'll be in touch as soon as they are!

Check out the link above for more details, or go to our photo album to see what happened last year.

Until next time

 Suzanne

Following on from the PLR data about the most borrowed library books nationally, we now have some data about the books you have been borrowing from North Lincolnshire Libraries.

Most borrowed authors (Adult fiction)

1. James Patterson
2. Nora Roberts
3. Josephine Cox
4. Clive Cussler
5. Dick Francis
6. Terry Pratchett
7. Agatha Christie
8. Jack Higgins
9. Margaret Dickinson
10. Alexandra McCall Smith

Most borrowed titles (Adult fiction)

1. Cross by James Patterson
2. Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
3. White Tiger by Avarind Adiga
4. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
5. Overlook by Michael Connelly
6. Killing Ground by Jack Higgins
7. Journey by Josephine Cox
8. Agatha Raisin and kissing Christmas goodbye by M C Beaton
9. Hettie of Hope Street by Annie Groves

The most popular children's authors include Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Stephenie Meyer, J K Rowling, and Francesca Simon.  Doctor Who is written by different authors, but is also hugely popular with children.

Paul O'Grady At My Mother's Knee and Dear Fatty by Dawn French have been the most popular non fiction titles.

Being my usual, unusual self I must confess to not having borrrowed any of the top ten titles or authors... how about you?

Hello

Have you heard of the PLR? - It's the body the pays royalties to authors according to how many times their books are borrowed from libraries.

The latest figures came out this week and it has been revealed that the most borrowed author from UK public libraries in 2007/08 was James Paterson with children's author Jacqueline Wilson in 2nd place.

The most borrowed fiction book was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows followed by Kate Morton's The House at Riverton.

For the full details follow the link above the the PLR website.

Suzanne

Hello

Although the snow might be horrible if you need to get somewhere, if you are able to just stay at home it's the perfect time to curl up on the sofa with a good book (or even a not so good one!).

My latest read has been 'Never Never' by David Gaffney (although I did alternate it with a little light relief in the form of Mary Poppins - which, unbelievably I had never read before).

Anyhow, Never Never was again outside my comfort zone, but a gripping (ish) read nonetheless. 

If you are struggling with your finances you'd be well advised to keep clear of Cumbrian debt advisor Eric MacFarlane, a man for whom the phrase ‘Physician, heal thyself' was surely invented.  Lurching from the sublime to the ridiculous this roller-coaster read takes you on a journey of mysterious caravans, body piercings and bingo.  And it's not for the faint-hearted as there's plenty of stomach-churning violence along the way.  You'll certainly take an active dislike to at least one, if not all of the characters, but that won't stop you getting hooked as you are drawn along into Eric's bizarre world and towards the even crazier, heart-stopping, finale.

The next book on my to-be-read pile is a modern day take on Pride and Prejudice (much more my usual type of book), so I'll keeo you informed.

Until next time

Suzanne