book discussions
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YA Reads: Dark Academia
Posted about 1 month ago by Genevievre Wood
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Are you drawn to the dark academia aesthetic — the intellectual and artistic pursuits, the reverence for classic literature, or the allure of all things somber, mysterious, and atmospheric? While […]
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So, You Want to Read Horror…
Posted about 2 months ago by Louis Maranski
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Adult, book discussions, ghosts, haunted houses, horror, Inform * Enrich * Empower, reading suggestions
Horror is an interesting genre of fiction. All stories are meant to elicit a response from us, for our enjoyment or education. Comedies make us laugh, mysteries intrigue us, thrillers […]
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong
Posted about 4 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “All Systems Red” by Martha Wells
Posted about 6 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers
Posted about 8 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
Posted about 9 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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The Busy Parents’ Book Club – “The Three of Us” by Ore Agbaje-Williams
Posted about 12 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Welcome to the first installment of the blog post series “The Busy Parents’ Book Club.” I decided to start this series after having my second baby in two years and […]
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Let’s Celebrate Black History!
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Audiobooks, Biographies, Black History Month, book discussions, celebrations, Children's, Comics, diverse reads, Events, Families, For Teens, Graphic Novels, History and Preservation, Picturebooks, Poetry, reading suggestions
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Let’s celebrate Black History through the arts at the Richmond Public Library!
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Sailing Into 2024 With A Good Book
Posted about 2 years ago by Adam Zimmerli
I’m a sucker for history non-fiction. If I come across a book in the history section that has a splashy image on the front, an intriguing blurb, and some fast-paced, […]
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Author Talk: Margaret Edds & “What The Eyes Can’t See”
Posted about 3 years ago by Ben Himmelfarb
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Margaret Edds will discuss her new book and sign copies available for purchase from Book People. Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm in the Gellman Room at the Main Library […]
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