Zombies and Sea Monsters

If you haven't heard about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, you might want to get your name on the waiting list for it because a second Quirk classic is about to debut: "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters." Called a literary mash-up, the creative folks at Quirk Books take a classic novel and mix it with scary creatures and bloody mayhem. The result is hilarious, and the first Austen title became a bestseller. Watch a book trailer for the new title coming out in September. The library will be ordering it soon, so also watch for it in the library's catalog. Monsters set in a regency time period - classic...

CLEAN HOUSE!

I have a couple of friends who have moved recently or are planning a move and the topic of clutter has come up a lot. Seems like no matter how little you think you have, when you start packing it up to move, it seems like a whole lot more than you imagined. I know that there are several storage containers in my garage that have not been opened since 2005. So in keeping with the cleaning and decluttering theme, I thought I'd post some books here to help.

From Peter Walsh of TLC's "Clean Sweep" we have:

Enough already!: clearing mental clutter to become the best you

Does this clutter make my butt look fat?

It's all too much: an easy plan for living a richer life with less stuff

Gail Blanke has a very popular book out called: Throw out fifty things: clear the clutter find your life

And then there is Don Aslett. He has been writing books about cleaning and clutter for YEARS. When I was a teenager living at home in Indiana I remember finding one of his books on clutter underneath a pile of newspapers at my Grandmother's house. Here are just a few of his books:

Weekend makeover: take your home from messy to magnificent in only 48 hours

Is there life after housework

For packrats only: how to clean up, clear out, and live clutter-free forever!