Thanks to all who attended the RAVALA Interest Group meeting last Thursday and a special thanks to Cheryl & Alice for their interesting talks about non-fiction RA and trends in fiction. We also talked a little about the idea of a "Genre Study" and we'll discuss that more in January. For those who weren't able to make the meeting, we're sorry that we didn't get to see your smiling faces, but we'll hopefully catch you at the next meeting - likely sometime in March.
There won't be a blog posting next week, but will pick things up again for January.
We opened the meeting last week by sharing our "best of 2008" picks in Fiction, Non-fiction, Audio, Music, Movies & DVD's and as we discussed during the meeting we'd like to have the RAVALA members share those picks on the blog.
The rules are simple - We just want to know what you liked best in 2008 in any of the formats listed above. If possible the title should have been released/published in 2008 (noting that some 2007 movies are released on DVD in 2008) - but if you have a favorite you want to add that wasn't from this year we won't mind at all.
So what was your favorite(s) from this year? You can list a bunch or share only one, we don't care. We just want to hear about the best of what you've been reading/viewing/listening to.
Happy Holidays to all - and wishing you lots of great reads, views and listens in the new year!
Peace!
Andrew
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My best of list includes:
DVD: Juno
Music: Debut self-titled release from the band "Vampire Weekend"
(note: it appears my pick "Made of Bricks" by Kate Nash was a 2007 release... oopsy).
Non-fiction: "America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy" by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft (former National Security Advisers for the Carter & Bush I administrations)
Soooooo many good ones, but here goes..... Some of the ones I liked-
Fiction: Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Nonfiction: Dewey: the small town library cat who changed the world by Vicki Myron
The Wonder Crew by Susan Saint Sing
Movies: The Express: the Ernie Davis Story
The Boy in Striped Pajamas
Oh, I just remembered another one that I loved--not sure if it's a 2008 or not.
Lars and the Real Girl--DVD loved it!
Not that I don't have any original ideas, but I agree with two of Andrew and Cheryl's favorites:
DVD: Juno
Fiction: Skeletons at the Feast
Nonfiction: Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
Another nonfiction: The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
The best of 2008 from THE best of Librarians!!!
DVD: "P.S. I Love You"
"August Rush"
Adult Fiction:
CD "Touchstone" by Laurie R. King
Book: "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein
YA Fiction: CD "Bloody Jack" by L.A Meyer
OOPS!!! I'M not the best....we ALL are! Sorry about my wording...
Here are my favorites from this past year (not that they came out last year).
Fiction: Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon.
Movie: August Rush and Mamma Mia
Music CD: Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Sherry
Fiction: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Non-fiction: The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
Music: Rough Guide to Klezmer Revolution (with a yiddish version of Sympathy for the Devil)
Thanks for all of the great picks. Alyson and I created some Best of 2008 lists for the website and I added many of your recommendations to the Staff Picks area.
I have to admit that I've spent most of the year re-listening to the Harry Potter books in anticipation for the movie that never came...(grrrr) but a couple of favorites that came to mind were The Host and Graceling.
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