Library news: April 6

Film series

The Two Harbors Public Library’s international film series continues Tuesday at 6 p.m. with a showing of a documentary about Afghanistan.

What Americans consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary in Afghanistan. The documentary film “Afghan Star” tracks four young finalists—two men and two especially daring women—as they hazard everything and even risk their lives to become the nation’s favorite performer on Afghan Star, their television version of our American Idol. Millions of Afghanis are tuning in — music is freedom and cell-phone voting is democracy. Shown in English, Dari, and Pashto with English subtitles, the film is 88 minutes long. Afghan Star is part of the ongoing Changing Lives, Changing World international film series sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The documentary is intended for adults.

March Madness winners

Sherlock Holmes came out on top as the Cleverest Detective—the original master detective still comes out on top. Harry Potter won for best young people’s series in a close contest with the Hunger Games trilogy. For the Evilest Villain, Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter stories was the winner. Thanks to all who submitted votes.

Booklists

Hottest new titles

Fiction: “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben and “Letter From a Stranger” by Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Non-fiction: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson “The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream” by Suze Orman.

Juvenile: “Penny and Her Song” by Kevin Henkes and “Beyonders: Seeds of Rebellion” by Brandon Mull.

Young adult: “Beautiful Chaos” by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl and “Daniel X: Game Over” by James Patterson

New material

New adult fiction: “On Canaan’s Side” Sebastian Barry; “In Zanesville” Jo Ann Beard; “Letter From a Stranger” Barbara Taylor Bradford; “Stay Close” Harlan Coben; “The House I loved” Tatiana De Rosnay; “The Last Werewolf” Glen Duncan; “Erasure” Percival Everett; “The Art of Fielding” Chad Harbach; “The Fear Index” Robert Harris; “Highway 61” David Housewright; “The Healing” Jonathan Odell; “Guilty Wives” James Patterson; “Fall From Grace” Richard North Patterson; “The Tragedy of Arthur” Arthur Phillips; “Ghost Hero” S.J. Rozan; “There But for the” Ali Smith; “By George” Wesley Stace; “Betrayal” Danielle Steel; “Vaclav & Lena” Haley Tanner.

New adult non-fiction :”Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” Susan Cain; “Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength” Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney; “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business” Charles Duhigg; “The Arrogant Years” Lucette Lagnado; “Steve Jobs” Walter Isaacson; “Tobacco and Smoking” Kelly Wand; “The Bird Watching Answer Book” Laura Erickson; “Eating Disorders” Roman Espejo; “Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep & Enough Wool to Save the Planet” Catherine Friend; “Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates” Debbie Lonnee; “Zelda, Queen of Paris: The True Story of the Luckiest Dog in the World” Paul Chutkow; “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend” Susan Orlean; “Hunt, Gather, Cook” Hank Shaw; “The Long Goodbye: A Memoir” Meghan O’Rourke; “Some Assembly Required” Anne Lamott; “The Nerdiest Way: How To Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)” Chris Hardwick; “Lost Girls: Three Friends, Four Continents, One Unconventional Detour Around the World” Jennifer Baggett; “A World on Fire: Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War” Amanda Foreman.

New juvenile and young adult :”Blood Song” Cat Adams; “Enclave” Ann Aguirre; “Extra Yarn” Mac Barnett; “Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes” Lauren Child; “City of Ashes” Cassandra Clare; “City of Fallen Angels” Cassandra Clare.; “City of Glass” Cassandra Clare; “Clockwork Angel” Cassandra Clare; “Nutcracker and the Mouse King” Gail DeMarcken; “Dark Fire” Chris D’Lacey; “Fire Eternal” Chris D’Lacey; “Fire Star” Chris D’Lacey; “Fire Within” Chris D’Lacey; “Benny Says, “Achoo!”“ Farrah McDoogle (Dora); “Beautiful Chaos” Kami Garcia; “Beautiful Creatures” Kami Garcia; “Beautiful Darkness” Kami Garcia; “Way of the Samurai” Geronimo Stilton; “Lord of the Flies” William Golding; “The Fault in Our Stars” John Green; “Penny and Her Song” Kevin Henkes; “Torn” Amanda Hocking; “Firelight” Sophie Jordan; “Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mythology” Lise Lunge-Larsen; “Legend” Marie Lu; “Soul Bound” Mari Mancusi; “Beyonders: Seeds of Rebellion” Brandon Mull; “Beyonders: World Without Heroes, by Brandon Mull; “Dewey’s Christmas at the Library” Vicki Myron; “Daniel X: Demons and Druids” James Patterson; “Daniel X: Game Over” James Patterson; “Witch & Wizard: The Manga” James Patterson; “Rumble Tum” Stephanie True Peters; “A Ball for Daisy” Chris Raschka; “Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?” Louise Rennison; “Love Is A Many Trousered Thing” Louise Rennison; “Dinosaur vs. The Library” Bob Shea; “Twisted, by Gena Showalter; “Unraveled” Gena Showalter; “Killer Pizza” Greg Taylor; “Dragon Ball Z, volume 1” Akira Toriyama; “Dragon Ball Z, volume 2” Akira Toriyama; “Dragon Ball Z, volume 3” Akira Toriyama; “Extraordinary” Nancy Werlin; “Paranormalcy” Kiersten White; “The Alchemy of Forever” Avery Williams.