Those of you who pay attention to such things will note that today's featured book, was also the subject of a sponsorship a few weeks back. This seems as good a time as any to review how we choose which books we feature in the Unshelved Book Club. Namely, that we pick books we like that work in the Book Club format. Some are classics from our past. Some we pick up on our own in book stores or at the library. Some are recommended by our readers. Some are given to us by publishers who sponsor Unshelved, some by publishers who don’t.

So I wrung (wrang? wrunged?) my hands for a few weeks when HarperCollins decided to promote Racing, because it was my pick of the summer and I badly wanted to book talk it in our book club, but was afraid it would look like a paid placement. Finally Gene, who as a librarian finds it physically painful not to book talk a book that needs book talking, convinced me that I needed to follow my heart. I hope you love this book as much as I did.

Feb 20 morning Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library Staff Day (staff only)
Keynote (Gene & Bill)

Feb 20 7pm Columbia, SC
USC LISSA event
Program (Gene & Bill)

Mar 13-17 Philadelphia, PA
Public Library Association
Booth (Gene & Bill)

Mar 30-April 1 Seattle, WA
Emerald City Comic Con
Booth (Gene & Bill)

April 13-15 Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo
Booth & Talk (Gene & Bill)