Book Reviews
(category archive)
Reading and Listening Options for Low Vision, Blindness, and Other Physical Limitations
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
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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 […]
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Focus on the New: Embroidery and Fiber Arts
Posted about 5 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 […]
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Read #WIT this month!
Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper
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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 […]
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YA Graphic Novel Adaptations
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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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 […]
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Browsing the New Books Shelves (While You Can’t) – New Biographies
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
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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 […]
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Stuck at home? Go on a YA road trip!
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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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 […]
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So nice I read it twice
Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with literary fiction, rereads, science fiction, staff picks
Show of hands–who rereads books? I’ll wait. … I don’t, as a rule, reread novels. My TBR list is miles long, and as long as new books are being written, […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves: Learn Something New
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
At the Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website. And now that we’ve moved into the phase of limited re-opening, the new book shelves […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves: new nonfiction books about your brain
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
At Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and now that we’ve moved into the next phase of limited re-opening, the new book shelves […]
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2020 Queer YA Books to Add to Your TBR
Posted about 5 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with lgbtq, pridemonth, queer, tbr, yareads
Readers, this year’s Pride post is going to be a little different. I always strive to include a diverse group of books and authors whenever I create a booklist; however, […]
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