Book Reviews
(category archive)
Focus on the New: Picture Books
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Posted in
Book Reviews, Children's
| Tagged with 2020, Community gardens, Dan Santat, Decemberists, fall, Haenyeo, halloween, Karen English, Meg Medina, Minh Lê, new, picture books, pumpkins
Picture books are equal parts text and illustration. All ages may delight in the settings and characters as pictures help tell the story. Here’s a baker’s dozen new titles available […]
Continue Reading
Focus on the New: Nonfiction
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Posted in
Book Reviews, crafts and hobbies, Health and Wellness, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with beekeeping, environment, gardening, graphics, immigration, nonfiction, parenting, teaching, writing
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nonfiction as “writing or cinema that is about facts and real events.” Nonfiction titles may express an author’s point of view. Some nonfiction attempts to inform […]
Continue Reading
This Hispanic Heritage Month check out what new books Hoopla has to offer
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
There is a nice variety of new fiction and nonfiction by Latinx authors that you can browse right now, from the comfort of your own home, on Hoopla. I’ve selected […]
Continue Reading
Focus on the New: Cookbooks
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
RVA is a foodie town and the Richmond Public Library has a wide range of cookbooks for everyone. Grilling to vegan, baking to soups, regional cuisines and more are available […]
Continue Reading
Reading and Listening Options for Low Vision, Blindness, and Other Physical Limitations
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
Posted in
Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Technology
| Tagged with blind, low vision
Are you too busy with projects to devote as much time as you’d like to reading? Perhaps you can’t hold a book for very long without your arms getting so […]
Continue Reading
Focus on the New: Embroidery and Fiber Arts
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
While Covid-19 is keeping us close to home, many folks are developing new skills or revisiting old ones. Baking, sewing, painting, writing, gardening and graphic arts are just a few […]
Continue Reading
Read #WIT this month!
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
Posted in
Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, women, women in translation
It’s only Women in Translation Month* for a few more days but I couldn’t let August go by without sharing a list of past and upcoming books you should add […]
Continue Reading
YA Graphic Novel Adaptations
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Posted in
Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #adaptation, #graphicnovel, #teenreads
There is one trend in YA lit that has been gaining momentum that I’m 100% here for — that’s graphic novel adaptations. Many authors are taking their YA hits and […]
Continue Reading
Browsing the New Books Shelves (While You Can’t) – New Biographies
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
Posted in
Book Reviews
At Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and now that we’ve moved back a phase to curbside pickup, you need a […]
Continue Reading
Stuck at home? Go on a YA road trip!
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Posted in
Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #ireadya, #roadtrip, #teenreads, #teens, #travel, #yabooks
It’s summer and many of us associate this time of year with traveling. Whether it’s a trip to the beach, a visit with family in another state, or a day […]
Continue Reading
You must be logged in to post a comment.