INDY Fever

Fans young and...okay, I'm not going say old...have been looking forward impatiently to the newest Indiana Jones installment. Some of us for nineteen years. Whether you want to re-live the original adventures or catch up on the new one, we have a variety of books for you. Novelizations of the original trilogy are available in one volume, and the popular author James Rollins wrote the novelization for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Hardcore fans will long for the DK release of Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide, which is packed with photos, artwork, and maps plus fascinating facts and features.

Seen all of the movies five times each? Join Indy on new adventures in the novels Indiana Jones and the White Witch, Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx, and Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth.

UGLY DOLLS

"From the creative minds of two love struck artists emerge the UGLYDOLL family! What started as a drawing of a playful orange character known as Wage has turned into a whole new world of fun!
The award-winning UGLYDOLL plush characters, are available in a variety of sizes & styles each with their own distinct personalities. UGLYDOLL characters inspire creativity while reminding us that we are all unique in our won special way."
Now available at Katy Budget Books!

Author Signing: Linda Barrett

May 23 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm - Linda Barrett, the author of over ten novels, signs her newest romance "Summer at the Lake".

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Last Lecture

I bought two copies of this book for Mother's Day - one for my mom and one for my mother-in-law. I had seen Randy Pausch's Last Lecture online and knew the book would be about living not dying.

I was not disappointed - this man makes me want to do better with my life, to be better. It is shocking that someone that is dying can be so upbeat, so vivacious, and so joyful.

I didn't want the book to end and I keep hoping for a last minute Hail Mary pass for Randy Pausch.

Tamara

The Edgar Awards

The Edgar Allen Poe Awards, presented by the Mystery Writers of America were announced last Friday. This year's awards go to:

• Best Novel: Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur)
• Best First Novel by an American Author: In the Woods by Tana French (Viking)
• Best Paperback Original: Queenpin by Megan Abbott (S&S)
• Best Fact Crime: Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi (Norton)
• Best Critical/Biographical: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley (Penguin Press)
• Best Short Story: "The Golden Gopher" in Los Angeles Noir by Susan Straight (Akashic Books)
• Best Juvenile: The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh (Hyperion Books for Young Readers)
• Best Young Adult: Rat Life by Tedd Arnold (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin)
• Best Play: Panic by Joseph Goodrich (International Mystery Writers' Festival)
• Best TV Episode Teleplay: "Pilot" for Burn Notice, teleplay by Matt Nix (USA Network/Fox Television Studios)
• Best Motion Picture Screenplay: Michael Clayton, screenplay by Tony Gilroy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Robert L. Fish Memorial Award: "The Catch," in Still Waters by Mark Ammons (Level Best Books)

Big Day for Book-Lovers

There are several big-name authors with new titles that go on sale today. Now available for purchase at the store or from our website are:

• The Hollow by Nora Roberts- Book 2 in the Sign of Seven Trilogy
• The Host: A Novel by Stephanie Meyer- her first science fiction stand-alone title
  
• From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris- Book 8 in the Southern Vampire series
• Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters
• Phantom Prey by John Sandford- latest in his bestselling Lucas Davenport mysteries
  
• Careless in Red by Elizabeth George- latest in the long running Inspector Lynley series
• The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan- Book 4 in Percy Jackson & the Olympians
  

We're still unpacking boxes, so more treats are coming.

Texas Big Skies

Katy Budget Books is now carrying a new greeting card line called Texas Big Skies. They are all Texas landscape photos shot by local Katy photographer Ana Roman. They are absolutely gorgeous! Not only are you getting a beautiful card to send someone, a part of your purchase will help the Nueces River Authority's Resource Protection & Education Program.