Book Reviews
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LAMAR GILES – “Trapping people in stories since 1987…”
Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
There are very few things in life that I geek out about. Meeting a very awesome author like Lamar Giles is one of them. Giles is a two-time Edgar Award […]
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Reading Challenges: Are They for You?
Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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As you all know, I completed the 2019 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge this past year. This is not the first book challenge I’ve attempted, but it is the first […]
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PODCASTS – THE ART OF CURIOUS LISTENING
Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
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One time, not that many years ago, my sister called me on a Friday night and asked me what I was doing. “Knitting and listening to the radio” I said. […]
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Read Harder Challenge #23: Susanna’s Midnight Ride & Read Harder Challenge #24: Please Excuse this Poem
Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Prompt #23: A self-published book Alright folks, we’ve reached the end of our 2019 Read Harder Challenge and lucky for me the last two prompts were straightforward. After having Libby […]
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Biography Buzz: Jonathan Van Ness
Posted about 6 years ago by Nico D'Archangel
Welcome to the inaugural Biography Buzz! This will be a monthly posting reaching into the lives of some notable people. All of 2020 I will be digging into the experiences […]
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Best of 2019! The annual ultimate pre-holiday mega-list of RPL staff picks
Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper
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What’s the best book you read this year? We asked our staff and this is what they had to say: Tonya Tyler, Senior Library Technician, Belmont Library: I read anything […]
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Hopper-esque Reads
Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Like many, many other people, I visited the Edward Hopper exhibit now on display at the VMFA over Thanksgiving. Hopper is one of my favorite artists so I was especially […]
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YA Family Drama…Just in Time for the Holidays.
Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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It’s no secret. For many, the holidays are associated with a time of stress and drama, particularly with family. It’s as if conflict and stress is part of the tradition. […]
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Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That – Reading When There’s No Time to Read
Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Now that the days are shorter, and the nights seem endless, you would think there would be time to sit on the sofa with a big thick book – perhaps […]
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Read Harder Challenge #20: Writing Our Way Out, Read Harder Challenge #21: As the Crow Flies & Read Harder Challenge #22: Full Cicada Moon
Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
Prompt #20: A book written in prison First, a warning. I know I’ve been writing about YA books for the Read Harder Challenge; however, Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs From […]
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